IITs need to be more practical to change India

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 01:04 IST   |    5 Comments
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IITs need to be more practical to change India
Chennai: The competency of the Indian Institutes of Technology can play a major role in changing India. "But they must be more practical," said Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan. For a significant contribution to the role, IITians need to convert their problem solving training into knowledge, which is possible through research into subjects, which are of importance to India. The assertion by Gopalakrishnan was made at the Lemelson Recognition and Mentoring Program (L-Ramp) Award of Excellence - a joint initiative of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras and Rural Innovations Network, supported by The Lemelson Foundation USA. Moreover, in the event, Chief Executive Officer of Rural Innovations Network Paul Basil said that the number of women applicants were more, thus implying that the future may see more number of women innovators. During the award function, many awarded under the different categories including Naman Sanghvi, who won the first prize under the Young Category and K Moha, who was given the Certification of Appreciation for an innovative Herbal mosquito repellent. Under the Women's category, Malavika Vinod Kumar won the first prize while K Uma won the top prize for a Market instrument for System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Self Employed Women's Association Founder Ela Bhatt won the Lifetime Achievement Award. In the Grassroots category, T Muthu Ayyapan won the Certificate of Appreciation Award, while S Alphonse won the award for a device to attract mosquitoes and electrocute them.

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