Anil Gupta

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Professor Anil K Gupta is a visiting faculty, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, after retiring in 2017, and and Academy Professor, AcSIR. He is also the founder of Honey Bee Network, NIF, SRISTI and, GIAN; Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS); Fellow, the World Academy of Art and Science, California; FINSA; Hon Fellow, ISAE; CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow, 2018-21.

Mission is to expand the global as well as local space for innovations from and for grassroots, link technological ideas in informal and formal sectors, ensure recognition, respect, and reward for creative communities, individuals, children, and tech students; augmenting open innovations by individuals, institutions, corporations, and countries through frugal & flexible empathetic platforms. Unlocking institutional creativity through empathetic open responsible innovations, support strategic organizations for making breakthroughs innovations;

He facilitated Festival of Innovation (2015-2017) and Festival of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (FINE) through NIF, hosted by the office of President of India at The President's House (2018). SITARE-GYTI awards & SRISTI GYTI awards given to bright technology students every year in collaboration with BIRAC, DBT; HBNCRIIA awards given by GIAN and HBN to outstanding innovation around the world starting from 2021. Coordinated five International conference on Creativity and Innovation at Grassroots-ICCIG (1997-2025) with the support of CMA, IIMA.

Research interests: conservation and augmentation of biodiversity, building global value chain to get the grassroots and youthful creativity its due; promote originality and innovation at different levels through various platforms like techpedia.in, techpedia.in/patent, grid.undp.org.in, gian.org/giannidhi.php; Public policy for inclusive development; He has pursued Shodhyatra, learning walk in every state of India at least once, some multiple times, covering more than 7000 km during 1998-2025 with Honey Bee Network volunteers.

Lectured on unleashing innovation potential at Viacom, Endurance Technology, DHL, JCB, SAP Labs, ORACLE, CISCO, HP, GE Research Centre, Siemens, Volvo, Biocon Bristol-Myers Squibb Research Center, Dr Reddy’s Lab, Zydus Cadilla, JSW, D E Shaw investment firm, Tata Innovation Awards, ZEF, CGIAR, FAO, IFAD, World Bank, LBSNAA, IISc, ISI, IITs, JNU, Harvard, MIT Boston, Indian Oil, Global IP Convention 2018,Tata Steels, Collins, National Conference on Technological empowerment of women, Barclays Speaks, Welcome Trust/DBT India Alliance, THSTI, NIPGR, NII, IIMs etc., apart from numerous top academic and public policy institutions worldwide.

His book, Grassroots Innovation: Mind on the margin are not marginal minds, New Delhi Penguin Randomhouse; 2016, http://www.amazon.in/Grassroots-Innovation-Minds-Margin-Marginal/dp/8184005873, received best Business Book Award at Tata Lit Live festival, Nov 20, 2016.

Positions: Member, National Innovation Council, Chaired by Adviser to Prime Minister (2010-2013); Director, Dena Bank, 2006-09; Kasturbhai Lalbhai Chair in Entrepreneurship, IIMA (2003-2008); Chairperson, Ravi J Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation, IIMA, 1993-1994; Chairperson, Research and Publications, IIMA, 1990-92; Exec Vice Chair, National Innovation Foundation (2000-2018); Coordinator, SRISTI and GIAN.

Teaching: PPIDI with Hon'ble Former President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee jointly with Prof VS Chand, Globalising and Resurgent India through Innovative Transformation (GRIT) with Bharat Ratna Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, former President of India (2008-12), Shodhyatra (learning walk in Himalayan region), Strategic Management of Intellectual Property Rights (SMIPR), Indian Social and Political Environment (ISPE, 1995-2007), Design and Development of Development Organizations (DDDO, 1981-90), Economic Environment and Policy (1981-1994), "Understanding Creativity, Innovation, Knowledge Networks and Entrepreneurship (CINE), Introduction to Agriculture & Agri-Business Leadership.ISIKG (Institutions, social innovations and knowledge at grassroots), Meeting the unmet Needs, for doctoral scholars of CSIR labs, AcSIR with Dr Anamika Dey; MIIST (Management of Inclusive Innovations for Social Transformation also with Dr Dey for 91 UNDP acc labs in 115 countries.


Honours: CSIR Bhatnagar Fellowship 2018-21, Best Researcher award at IIMA, 2015, Humanistic Management Lifetime Achievement Award by the Humanistic Management Network, at the 73rd Annual meeting of the Academy of Management, USA, 2013; Ph.D Honoris Causa, San Martin de Porres University, October, Peru 2015; Doctor of Letters from Central University of Orissa, July, 2012; Hermes Award European Institute for Creative Strategies and Innovation.

Employment

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Visiting professor
  2017 - Present
• Gujarat Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network (GIAN) Founder & Honorary Secretary
  1997 - Present

Education

• CSIR Fellow
  2018 - 2021
• Kurukshetra University Ph.D.
  1980 - 1985
• Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar BSc Hons. Agri
• Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar Master of Science

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