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Interested in working on rural innovationsAbhishek Kumarabhishekkumar.jgd@gmail.comMy name is Abhishek Kumar and I am an entrepreneur from New Delhi. I have an experience of around seven years in fashion industry. I want to work for the development of rural India by identifying and developing innovative ideas. I have been travelling across the country for the past seven to eight months to get a better understanding of rural issues. I have worked with different organisations focusing on various rural issues. I would like to work under your guidance and learn in the field of rural innovations. I am ready to travel anywhere for work.We do need your support for an important initiative in North Sikkim. In Dzongu region, SRISTI is supporting the few surviving artisans knowing the art of nettle fabric. We are helping them teach seven ladies in the same locality and providing stipends for three months to learn this art. What we need is to bring fashion design and modern applications to this fabric’s aid. There is abundant growth of nettle in the hills. You can visit Tshering Lepcha, a dynamic local village leader, who has hired a small team for this experiment. -Ed.Honey Bee Network in the GulfJo Yee Yung Fungjo.fung@arup.comI am very impressed with the Honey Bee Network and the concept of ‘frugal innovation’. Do you have any branches in the Gulf Region? Or know of other similar NGOs that you could recommend? I am a transport engineer with an international engineering company and would like to work with a local NGO to support frugal innovations here in Qatar, UAE and other Gulf countries. Given the significant portion of local residents in this region are from India and other southeast Asian countries, I wonder if this concept would be able to help improve the living conditions here.Many thanks for your thoughtful mail. We did not have an active network in Gulf countries so far but with your mail, we hope to have closed the gap. Please share your ideas and we will work to build partnerships. -Ed.Invitation to organise a short shodhyatraMaganbhai H PatelBadodara, Hansot taluka, Bharuch I was part of the shodhyatra organised by SRISTI in 2007. Afterwards, I joined my organisation’s activities. Here, our organisation works for the dissemination, propagation and conservation of organic farming as well as cow-based farming. We also have a small library where we wish to display SRISTI’s publications and literature. I extend my humble invitation to organise a short shodhyatra at a place called Aliya Bet area situated in our region. We request you to use practices published in Loksarvani during the dissemination of organic farming in your area. Your suggestion for a shodhyatra is welcome. We will plan and think about it. -Ed.No jugaad but professional skillsThakor Babubhai PopatjiVav, Banaskantha I was forced to introspect after reading the main story of Loksarvani’s in the Jan-Feb 2015 issue. What is the difference between jugaad, research and findings? I was struggling to understand this. When we are unsuccessful on trying to solve a problem repeatedly, our attitude is shaped by that experience. Whenever any innovation is open for public use, people shower blessings on the innovator for his hard work. The innovator either attains fame and fortune or faces financial crisis. Only an innovator can identify with another innovator’s painful situation as if they are in the mouth of a snake a la snakes and ladders game.. Absence of professional knowledge is disappointing but, there is also an enthusiasm to develop something new.Your letter has been selected as an award-winning letter. Many congratulations –Ed. Depleting biodiversity |
