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{{about|the scholar of grassroots innovation|the geologist|Anil Kumar Gupta (scientist)}}
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[[File:Anil K gupta Erudite Conclave Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.JPG|thumb|Gupta addressing at [[Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram]]]]'''Anil Kumar Gupta''' is an Indian scholar in the area of grassroots [[innovations]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.global-innovation.net/projects/grassroot/mediareports.html | title=Global Innovation: A Research Project of TIM @ TUHH }}</ref> He is the founder of the Honey Bee Network. He retired as a full-time professor at the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad]] in 2017, where he served for about 36 years.<ref>{{cite news |title=IIM-A gives Professor Anil Gupta pyaau farewell gift |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/iim-a-gives-prof-anil-gupta-pyaau-farewell-gift/articleshow/58438685.cms |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=30 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Prof. Anil Gupta: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad |url=https://faculty.iima.ac.in/~anilg/ |access-date=2020-01-19 |archive-date=2020-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729083318/https://faculty.iima.ac.in/~anilg/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He was a member of the governing board at the National Innovation Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=Governing Board - National Innovation Foundation-India |url=https://www.nif.org.in/governing_board |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304030202/https://www.nif.org.in/governing_board |archive-date=2024-03-04 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=National Innovation Foundation - India}}</ref> He is also a fellow of the [[World Academy of Art and Science]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldacademy.org/view/general_listing?field_name_value=gupta&field_country_value=&field_city_value= |title=General Listing |publisher=[[World Academy of Art and Science]] |access-date=5 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728190815/http://www.worldacademy.org/view/general_listing?field_name_value=gupta&field_country_value=&field_city_value= |archive-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2004 for his contributions to management education.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sristi.org/cms/padmashri_award_congerred_prof |title=Padma Shri award conferred on Prof Anil K Gupta | SRISTI |access-date=2015-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105156/http://www.sristi.org/cms/padmashri_award_congerred_prof |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Most innovations are scouted by volunteers: Anil K Gupta |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/innovation-nation/most-innovations-are-scouted-by-volunteers-anil-k-gupta/50095/1}}</ref>

Gupta has developed courses for students at the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad]]. One of his most popular courses included S''hodh Yatra,'' (meaning 'research walk'), under which he took management students to different parts of the country to learn from local communities and study their knowledge systems.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prof. Anil K. Gupta: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad |url=http://faculty.iima.ac.in/~anilg/facultypage.php?facultyid=anilg&menuno=2&pageid=8&menuname=My |access-date=2020-03-23 |archive-date=2020-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729083318/http://faculty.iima.ac.in/~anilg/facultypage.php?facultyid=anilg&menuno=2&pageid=8&menuname=My |url-status=dead }}</ref> This course was derived from his larger concept of walking through the length and breadth of the country, interacting with farmers, [[traditional knowledge]] holders, grassroots innovators, innovative students, etc. It started in May 1998 in the western Indian province of [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite news |title=How One Man Traveled 19 States, Studied 6 Crore Plants and Planted 5200 Varieties |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/119922/gaffarbhai-qureshi-nursery-gir-gujarat/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=The Better India}}</ref>

== Education ==
Upon finishing his bachelor's degree (Hons) in [[Agriculture]], he went on to complete his master's degree in Sciences (Biochemical Genetics) from [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University|Haryana Agricultural University]] in 1974. In 1986, he earned a Ph.D. in management from the [[Kurukshetra University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Academy of Agricultural Sciences |url=https://naas.org.in/detail.php?id=160 |access-date=2026-01-07 |website=naas.org.in}}</ref>

==Research==
He authored the book, " Garssroots Innovations"- minds on the margins are not marginal minds published by Penguin India, which details his work with the Honey Bee Network.[https://www.penguin.co.in/book/grassroots-innovation-2/#:~:text=A%20moral%20dilemma%20gripped%20Anil,ISBN:%209780143497387] The book won the Best Business Book Award at the '''Tata Literature Live! Festival''' in 2018.[https://vitatales.com/anil-kumar-gupta/] He is Honorary Secretary of GIAN (Gujarat Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network) and Co-Ordinator of SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiative for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions).<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Anil K Gupta |url=http://www.sristi.org/anilg/profile.php |access-date=13 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209171020/http://www.sristi.org/anilg/profile.php |archive-date=9 December 2011 }}</ref> He was a speaker at [[TED (conference)|TED]] India in November 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anil Gupta: India's hidden hotbeds of invention|url=https://www.ted.com/talks/anil_gupta_india_s_hidden_hotbeds_of_invention|access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref> Since 2011, he is an advisor on issues pertaining to innovation, environment, and sustainability to Fair Observer, an online magazine covering [[global issues]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A.Gutpa{{!}}Fair Observer |url=http://fairobserver.com/profile/agupta |access-date=13 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111212164159/http://fairobserver.com/profile/agupta |archive-date=12 December 2011 }}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Year of award or honour !! Name of award or honour !! Awarding organisation
|-

| 2004
| [[Padma Shri]] National Award (management education)
| [[Government of India]]
|-
| 2004
| Science-in-Society Award
| [[Indian Science Congress Association]]
|-
| 2000
| Asian Innovation Award Gold
| [[Far Eastern Economic Review]]
|-
| 1993 - 96
| Pew Conservation Scholar Award
| [[University of Michigan]], USA.
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.iimahmedabad.org/ IIM Ahmedabad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822024134/http://www.iimahmedabad.org/ |date=2015-08-22 }}
*[https://faculty.iima.ac.in/~anilg/ Prof. Anil K. Gupta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729083318/https://faculty.iima.ac.in/~anilg/ |date=2020-07-29 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110614150533/http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/~anilg/ Presentation page on Indian Institute of Management]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130730003215/http://www.sgiquarterly.org/feature2012Jan-5.html Interview with Anil Gupta on Grassroots Innovation in India]
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LeonorColangelo at 16:13, 21 March 2026