Prof. Anil Kumar Gupta, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Management, Kurukshetra University
Research Interest
- His primary focus is on ensuring recognition, respect and reward for grassroots inventors, and protection of their Intellectual Property rights.
- His other research interests include the amalgamation of formal and informal science, ethical issues in conservation,
and prosperity of biodiversity. - Every summer and winter for more than twelve years, he has spent more than a week walking approximately 6000 km across India in order to learn from grassroots teachers as part of Shodh Yatra.
- Shodh Yatra, a second year course,
is one of the most popular courses taught in IIM-Ahmedabad. - Through the Honey Bee Network, he has aimed to demonstrate that the ideas and knowledge of economically poor people are important for the sustainable progress of developing countries.
Experience
- Since 2011
Advisor
He is an advisor on issues pertaining to innovation, environment, and sustainability to Fair Observer, an online magazine covering global issues
- November 2009
Co-ordinator, Speaker
He is a Co-ordinator of SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiative for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions). He was a speaker at TEDIndia
- 1981
Professor
Centre for Management in Agriculture, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Honours
- Padma Shri National Award (management education) from Government of India (2004).
- Science-in-Society Award from Indian Science Congress Association (2004).
- Asian Innovation Award Gold from Far Eastern Economic Review (2000).
- Pew Conservation Scholar Award from University of Michigan, USA.