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PREFACENational Innovation Foundation has been has been pursuing pursuing the mission theof mission making of India making innovative India innovative and a creative and society a creative since society 2000with since the 2000 active with the support active support of Department of Department of Science of Science andand Technology, Government of India. of India. We have Till date not NIF been has equally beensuccessful able to scout in innovations scouting and documenting traditional knowledge innovations practices andtraditional from 507 knowledge district across practices India. in every state.Thanks to the support of of volunteers of of Honey Bee Bee network, wehave we have been been able to able discover to discover many unsung many unsung heroes and heroes heroines andof heroines our society of who our have society solved who local have problems solved without local any problems outsidehelp. without any outside help.Despite various constraints, NIF has put together a small bookcelebrating creativity, innovations and and traditional knowledge knowledge fromGujarat. from Punjab. I am conscious I am conscious of its limitation of its limitation in terms of in coverage terms ofand coverage outreach. and But outreach. if we could But uncover if we could so many uncover examples so many ofexamples of the ability of local communities and individualsto solve problems on their own without outside help, howthe much ability more of local can communities be done if state and and individuals private to sector solve agencies problemson join their hands own without NIF outside actively. help, how much more can be doneif state and private sector agencies join hands with NIF actively.I invite the state government and its various organs to activelysupport our quest to uncover many more creative communitiesand individuals in in rural and and urban areas. NIF NIF will will then then help help inbuilding in building value value chain chain around around them. them.The book is divided in three parts. The mechanical innovationsdeveloped by innovators from from Gujarat Punjab are are covered covered in part in one. partSelected one. Selected examples examples of herbal of traditional herbal traditional knowledge knowledge are given are inpart given two. in The part innovations two. The innovations from other parts from of other country parts suitable of thefor country the development suitable for of the Gujarat development are given of in Punjab part three. are given inpart three.By no stretch of imagination, could we claim that we haveachieved By no stretch a great of deal. imagination, We have could merely we made claim a that simple we point. haveachieved a great deal. We have merely made a simple point.There are a large number of knowledge rich people whoPUNJAB INNOVATES 4
PUNJAB INNOVATESThere may not are a have large been number educated of people much, who may may not in have fact beeneducated economically much, poor may also, in fact but be still economically have the ability poor also, to solve but still ahave few problems the ability so to solve well. a few problems so well.The challenge really is to is work to work out a out synergy a synergy so that so no creative that novoice creative remains voice unheard, remains and unheard, no solution and remains no solution localized remains andunrecognized. localized and By unrecognized. adapting public By policy adapting support public of grassroots policy ininnovators support of grassroots and traditional innovators knowledge and holders, traditional we knowledge can makeeconomic holders, we development can make economic process more development inclusive and process sustainable. moreinclusive and sustainable.This book on innovations has been compiled at the request ofDr This Vijay book Kelkar, on innovations Chairman, Finance has been Commission compiled at and the Member, requestGoverning of Dr. Vijay Council Kelkar, of Chairman, the National Finance Innovation Commission Foundation andas Member, a tribute Governing to the creativity Council and innovation of the National grassroots. Innovation Thispresentation Foundation as is a part tribute of a to series the creativity of innovation and innovation compendiumatprepared grassroots. for This each presentation State of India. is part We hope of a series this will of be innovation followedcompendium prepared for each State of India. We hope thiswill be followed up in the form of concrete policy andup institutional the form initiatives of concrete in policy each and State institutional to empower initiatives creative ineach people State to improve to empower the creative quality of people life of to common improve the people quality and oflife thus of promote common inclusive people and growth. thus promote inclusive growth.It is is my my belief that that such such examples will act will as act spur as spur for other for other Stategovernment State government departments departments to look for to creative look for efforts creative of their efforts staff ofand their users staff at and ground users level. at I hope ground that level. NIF will I have hope the that opportunity NIF willto have work the closely opportunity with the to State work closely government with the in future State government and expandknowledge in future and base, expand add knowledge value to selected base, technologies add value to and selected helpthem technologies diffuse through and help commercial them diffuse and through non commercial social andchannels non-commercial for improving social the channels livelihood for of the improving majority the of the livelihood people.of the majority of the people.R. A. Mashelkar, FRSChairperson, Governing CouncilNationalR. A. Mashelkar,InnovationFRSFoundation, AhmedabadChairperson, Governing CouncilNational Innovation Foundation, Ahmedabadmashelkar@nifindia.orgPUNJAB INNOVATES 5
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