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Dr. Nitin Maurya

Designation : Scientist E , Head-DSD

Qualification : Ph. D. Bioological Anthropology - Human Genetics

Department/Project : Dissemination and Social Diffusion

Location : Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Email : nitin@nifindia.org

Dr. Nitin Maurya, holding a Doctorate from the University of Delhi, currently leads the Dissemination and Social Diffusion Department at the National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), where he also oversees incubation activities in its Jammu & Kashmir, North India, and North-East India Regional Offices in Srinagar, Dehradun, and Guwahati respectively. With a career spanning over eighteen years in innovation, entrepreneurship, and knowledge management, Dr. Maurya is deeply committed to driving societal change through grassroots innovation. His primary focus is on harnessing the potential of grassroots innovations to address local challenges and create livelihood opportunities. Dr Maurya has extensively travelled across and worked in all the States and Union Territories of the country, building case studies on grassroots innovators, identifying technological interventions, networking with eco-system partners or sharing his learnings with others. Through his work at NIF, he has helped a number of grassroots innovators get national level recognition, technical and financial support for their innovation, for starting or scaling up their grassroots innovation based enterprises. Advising various Govt. Departments and Institutions on innovations, he has also published nationally and internationally. At the NIF, he has contributed to over sixty-five innovation compendiums, National award books and annual reports. He actively contributes to Faculty/Innovation/Entrepreneurship Development programs, imparting his knowledge and expertise to nurture the next generation of innovators. He has delivered a number of key note lectures and invited talks at IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Guwahati, NITs, LBSNAA and at various other national and international institutes & forums. Dr Maurya has also served as an adjudicator in the international BRICS Innovation Competition and various other Innovation & Start up competitions. As a young student and researcher he has also been a National Talent Search Scholar (NCERT) and Junior & Senior Research Fellow (ICMR). A TEDx speaker, Dr. Maurya embraces a philosophy of lifelong learning, viewing every interaction and activity as a potential learning opportunity.

Publications

Maurya, N., Kumar, V., Suting, A., Swer, W., Behphat, G. & Kumar, V. (2023). Conserving a creative living tradition - the Living Root Bridges of North East India (Meghalaya). London Journal of Research in Science: Natural and Formal, 23 (19), 1-8.

Patel, M., Pant, V., Sikligar, H., Quadri, S., Bachar, N., & Maurya, N. (2023). Harnessing conventional wisdom for rainwater harvesting to mitigate the risks of climate change. Environment Conservation Journal. 24(1), 157-162. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.11412295

Maurya, C., & Maurya, N. (2021). Ancient Indian ergonomics wisdom and its contemporary significance. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 23(2), 245-258. https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922X.2021.1898061

Maurya, N., Ravikumar, R.K., Mili, R., Prasad, M., Raturi, V. & Kumar, V. (2017). Conceptual Design in Integrating Informal Knowledge System: A Specific Reference to Livestock Science. Ruminant Science, 6(2), 357-360. 

Maurya, N. & Ravikumar, R.K. (2017). Complementing Livestock Health Service through Indigenous System: Case Studies from West Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India. International Journal of Livestock Research, 7(10), 254-260. http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/ijlr.20170801054925

Kumar, V., Patil, D., Maurya, N. (2015). A Study of Attack on PHP and Web Security. Communications on Applied Electronics, 1(4), 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5120/cae-1518

Maurya, N., Kumar, V., Patel, R., Mahanta, H., & Gupta, A. (2014). ICTs in support of grassroots innovation. Information Technologies & International Development, 10(1), 21-25

Maurya, N., Sachdeva, M.P., Singh, U.P., Kalla, A.K. (2012). Taste sensitivity to PTC among the Car Nicobarese. The Asian Man, 6(2), 163-165. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/j.0975-6884.6.2.010

Gupta, A.K., Gautam, P., Patel, R., Patel, H., Patel, P., Patel, C., Patel, A., Sahay, N., Sinha, R., Vivekanandan, P., Sahu, B., Verma, S., Kumar, V., Maurya, N., Patel, M., Lalmuanzuala, C., Kumar, V., Prakash, T.N., Pandey, R.R., Pogula, G., Ahmed, J., Kalita, K. and others. (2012, June). Values in vogue: Institutional pathways for sustaining grassroots innovations for creating public goods (IIM Ahmedabad W.P. No. 2012-06-06). https://www.iima.ac.in/sites/default/files/rnpfiles/15082386562012-06-06.pdf

Pandey, A.K., Patel, M., Maurya, N. (2011, March). Grassroots Experiences: IP Protection Cases. IP Community Journal 14 (Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation & Japan Patent Office). 

Maurya, N., Sachdeva, M.P., Kalla, A.K., Diwakar, S. (2006). Study of some genetic parameters of the Car Nicobarese. Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics, 25(1): 7-9.

Maurya, N. (2005). Molecular Anthropology: Tools and Techniques. Oriental Anthropologist, 5(2): 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/0976343020050202

The Indian Genome Variation Consortium. (2005). The Indian Genome Variation database (IGVdb): a project overview. Human Genetics, 118, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-005-0009-9. Maurya, N., Member of the Consortium

Maurya, N., Sachdeva, M.P. & Kalla, A.K. (2005). Contraceptive prevalence in an isolated population of Bay of Bengal. Anthropologist, 7(1), 53-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/09720073.2005.11890883

Maurya, N., Sachdeva, M.P. & Kalla, A.K. (2004). Incidence of Color Blindness among the Nicobarese of Car Nicobar. Anthropologist, 6(4), 299.

Articles

Maurya, N., & Kumar, V. (2019, Sep 30-Oct 6). Gandhian thought for grassroots innovation. University News, 57(9), 92-94. Association of Indian Universities.

Kumar, V., Maurya, N., Maheshwari, R., Patel, R. & Gupta, A. (2011). Erfindungen von der basis: Innovationen aus Indien sind einfach gut, Indien Contact 5, 22-23. (German language)

Maurya, N. (2006, Dec). Fieldwork in Anthropology: reflections from working in Nicobars. Anthroglobe. http://anthroglobe.org/docs/mauryan_fieldwork_061212.html.

Book Chapter

Maurya, N. (2021). Design and Innovation for Drudgery Reduction: Perspectives from Grassroots. In: Ergonomics Methodologies for Management of Drudgery in Agriculture (pp. 73-79). IDP-NAHEP MPUAT, Udaipur.

Maurya, C.M. & Maurya, N. (2021). Green Ergonomics for sustainable agriculture in India. In: Ergonomics Methodologies for Management of Drudgery in Agriculture (pp. 97-102). IDP-NAHEP MPUAT, Udaipur.

Maurya, C.M., Maurya, N. & Das, A.K. (2019). Awareness, Availability, and Accessibility of Assistive Technologies for the Elderly in India: A Review. In: Chakraborti, A. (Eds.), Research into Design for a Connected World. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies (pp. 537-547). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5977-4_46

Singh, P.K., Kumar, V., Maurya, N., Choudhary, H., Kumar, V. & Gupta, A.K. (2014). Grassroots Solutions to Overcome Abiotic and Biotic Environmental Stress in Agriculture. In: Singh, S.B., Prabhakar, N.R., Pentyala, S.N. (Eds.), Translational Research in Environmental and Occupational Stress (pp. 11-16). Springer India.

Maurya, N. (2014). Grassroots innovations for drudgery reduction- Experiences from Country. In: Singh, S., Rathore, H., Meena, SS. (Eds.), Drudgery reduction technologies for farm women and farm workers through enhanced efficiency productivity and occupational safety in agriculture (E-book). ICAR, New Delhi.

Maurya, N., Sachdeva, M.P. & Kalla, A.K. (2006). Health Practices among Car Nicobarese of Car Nicobar. In: Mohan, J., Sehgal, m. (Eds.), Health Psychology: Recent Perspectives (pp. 290-296). Abhijeet Publications, Delhi.

Case Study

Maurya, N., Manoranjan, K., & Ansari, A.H. (2011). Rozadeen's coffee machine for chai wallah. In: Sharma, L.K. (Eds.), The India Idea (pp. 78). Wisdom Tree Books, New Delhi.

Dhar, S., Sharma, P., Maurya, N., & Sharma, K. (2008). Flora Design Academy: A Success Story? The Case Centre. https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=81791

Books

Noushad, P., Chaudhary, H., Maurya, N. (Eds.). (2020). An apple travels - diffusion of low chilling apple variety, National Innovation Foundation-India, Gandhinagar. ISBN 9788194665304.

Contribution to Book

Business Entrepreneurship in North East Region of India. (2019). Department of Education in Social Sciences, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi.

Articles (for National Innovation Foundation - India)

'It's raining umbrellas this monsoon!', Yojana, Sep 2009 

'Touched, yet untouched!', Yojana, May 2009

'Let no water come in the way: travelling the amphibian way', Honey Bee 19(4): 16-17, 2008