On August 17 & 18, Sandbox Startups’ Makers Lab hosted their 24-hour Hackathon at the new Incubation Center in Hubballi. The event titled ALEXATHON, engaged participants in voice application through an 8-hour workshop led by Alexa developer & evangelist at Amazon Sohan Maheshwar, followed by...
The fifth edition of Talaash was successfully completed recently at KLE Institute of Technology, Hubballi.
Talaash is all about identifying brilliant technical ideas from the young minds, especially who are passionate about technology and entrepreneurship. KLEIT Lead Cell and Deshpande Foundation organises this event every year to provide an accomplishable platform to the passionate technocrats. The three-day event held on...
Eventful April at Ek Soch Sandbox
The two-day conclave of micro-entrepreneurs was a refreshing and much-needed event for 150 Navodyamis at Varanasi, which held on April 26th and 27th. At the “Navodyami Summit” the mentors Nitesh Dhawan, Assistant Commissioner, Handloom Department, Varanasi; Karuna Rai, Assistant Commissioner DIC, Varanasi; Mustkeem Ansari, Handloom...
Novodyami is a ray of hope to me: Vishwanath Kenchi
At the tender age of 10 years, Vishwanath Kenchi started his journey in the handloom industry to support his family. Now he owns 50 looms in Gajendragad, Karnataka. Kenchi never lost hopes and continued with weaving, which is a traditional profession in North Karnataka and now around 120...
Ajay Suman Shukla ‘TEDx Talk’ call on youth to be innovative
Our Ajay Suman Shukla, Team Leader LEAD and Ek Soch Sandbox featured in the very popular talk show in the world - 'The TEDx Talk'. In his talk under 18 minutes, Ajay successfully captured the attention of the audience through his soulful talk, which described his...
Famers’ Mart – A one-stop solution for farmers
Famers’ Mart was inaugurated at Navalgund taluk of Dharwad District and Hulgur of Shiggaon taluk, Haveri District in Karnataka. The first Farmers’ Mart Kalmeshwara Farmer Producer Company Ltd (KFPC) was inaugurated by Sheela M Bhandarkar, Dharwad District Development Officer, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural...
The celebration of social entrepreneurship at the 2018 Hubballi Sandbox Development Dialogue
Development Dialogue 2018 was a vibrant gathering of India’s sung and unsung heroes who have made a difference to millions of lives. The Deshpande Foundation’s annual conference and allied ecosystem conferences brought together over 5,000 delegates, 500 organizations, 200 startups and 2,500 students to connect...
Youth LEADer Yuvaraj Patil invents Arecanut Robot
The LEaders Accelerating Development program of the Deshpande Foundation provides a conducive platform for young college students to invent and innovate solutions for local problems. LEADer Amruth S. interviewed Yuvaraj Patil about his arecanut robot invention and has summed up his comments in this week's...
Register now for Development Dialogue 2018
Development Dialogue is a vibrant gathering of India's heroes in the development sector. Hosted by the Deshpande Foundation, this annual conference brings together over 500 delegates and 200 organizations to connect and collaborate to create greater socio-economic impact. In its 11th year, Development Dialogue continues...
Delhi Deputy CM, Shri Manish Sisodia drawn to Deshpande Foundation, Hubballi
Deshpande Foundation has always attracted interest from across India and the world for their achievements in creating vibrant ecosystems to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship. Fellows from the Tata-Center at MIT and researchers from Stanford University visited the Foundation's activities last month to learn how we...