Gujarat Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network

Our office is tucked away in Bungalow No. 1 inside the Satellite Complex. It’s near the Satellite Tower on Premchandnagar Road. It’s a bit different from a standard office because it used to be a home, so it has a more relaxed feel to it. We work on grassroots innovations here. This means we spend a lot of time looking at ideas from people who might not have a formal education but have found a clever way to solve a problem. The rooms are filled with prototypes, drawings, and old files. It’s a bit of a maze inside with all the stuff we’ve collected over the years. We have a small garden area where we sometimes sit to talk about new projects. It’s a quiet neighborhood mostly, which helps when we need to concentrate on technical details. We aren't a high-tech lab with shiny white floors. It’s more like a workshop or a library. People often drop by to show us things they’ve built in their backyards. We listen, take notes, and see how we can help them out. It’s slow work sometimes, and it takes a lot of patience. We don't wear uniforms or follow a strict corporate schedule. We just come in, see what needs to be done, and spend our time trying to make sense of new ideas. It’s a unique place to work and the atmosphere is very different from the rest of the busy streets in Jodhpur.