Anil Kumar Gupta Explained

Anil Kumar Gupta is an Indian scholar in the area of grassroots innovations.[1] He is the founder of the Honey Bee Network. He retired as a full-time professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 2017, where he served for about 36 years.[2] [3]

He was a member of the governing board at the National Innovation Foundation.[4] He is also a fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.[5] He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004 for his contributions to management education.[6] [7]

Gupta has developed courses for students at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. One of his most popular courses included Shodh Yatra, (meaning 'research walk'), under which he took management students to different parts of the country to learn from local communities and study their knowledge systems.[8] This course was derived from his larger concept of walking through the length and breadth of the country, interacting with farmers, traditional knowledge holders, grassroots innovators, innovative students, etc. It started in May 1998 in the western Indian province of Gujarat.[9]

Education

Upon finishing his bachelor's degree (Hons) in Agriculture, he went on to complete his Masters in Sciences (Biochemical Genetics) from Haryana Agricultural University in 1974. In 1986, he earned a Ph.D. in Management from the Kurukshetra University.

Research

He is a Co-Ordinator of SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiative for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions).[10] He was a speaker at TED India in November 2009.[11] Since 2011, he is an advisor on issues pertaining to innovation, environment, and sustainability to Fair Observer, an online magazine covering global issues.[12]

Awards and honours

Year of Award or Honor Name of Award or Honor Awarding Organization
2004Padma Shri National Award (management education)Government of India
2004Science-in-Society Award Indian Science Congress Association
2000Asian Innovation Award GoldFar Eastern Economic Review
1993 - 96Pew Conservation Scholar AwardUniversity of Michigan, USA.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Innovation: A Research Project of TIM @ TUHH .
  2. News: IIM-A gives Professor Anil Gupta pyaau farewell gift . 23 March 2020 . The Times of India . 30 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Prof. Anil Gupta: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad . 2020-01-19 . 2020-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200729083318/https://faculty.iima.ac.in/~anilg/ . dead .
  4. Web site: 2024-03-04 . Governing Board - National Innovation Foundation-India . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304030202/https://www.nif.org.in/governing_board . 2024-03-04 . 2024-07-08 . National Innovation Foundation - India.
  5. Web site: General Listing . . 5 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728190815/http://www.worldacademy.org/view/general_listing?field_name_value=gupta&field_country_value=&field_city_value= . 28 July 2011 . dead .
  6. Web site: Padma Shri award conferred on Prof Anil K Gupta | SRISTI . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105156/http://www.sristi.org/cms/padmashri_award_congerred_prof . 2015-09-24 . dead .
  7. Web site: Most innovations are scouted by volunteers: Anil K Gupta .
  8. News: Prof. Anil K. Gupta: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad . 2020-03-23 . 2020-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200729083318/http://faculty.iima.ac.in/~anilg/facultypage.php?facultyid=anilg&menuno=2&pageid=8&menuname=My . dead .
  9. News: How One Man Traveled 19 States, Studied 6 Crore Plants and Planted 5200 Varieties . 23 March 2020 . The Better India.
  10. Web site: Profile of Anil K Gupta . 13 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111209171020/http://www.sristi.org/anilg/profile.php . 9 December 2011 .
  11. Web site: Anil Gupta: India's hidden hotbeds of invention. 14 December 2011.
  12. Web site: A.GutpaFair Observer . 13 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111212164159/http://fairobserver.com/profile/agupta . 12 December 2011 .