Innovation......

Innovation.... What comes to mind on seeing this word???

To me, innovation is not some fancy stuff done in posh buildings... To me, the real enterpreneur is the man on the street... The toy makers and sellers in the flea-market are real innovators - they donot use fancy materials or have fancy prices on what they sell, yet their toys never fail to amaze me with the variety they have to offer - if you want to see some real fancy toys, this is the place to be...

Then, there are the numerous small-time vendors, who use a range of ideas to sell their goods - from a set of wares laid out on a cloth in the ground, to setting up an umbrella (inverted) with their goods to displaying their wares on makeshift shops, and hanging bags and sheets on shoulders, backs and hands, like Enid Blyton's Saucepan Man, these vendors have a unique way of selling... And they are people you can haggle with... They are also friendly people with whom you can share some gossip and catch some hot news...

There are also a few enterprising individuals, who deliver tea and piping hot snacks to the busy working people (especially bachelors atying away from family), in the early hours of the day...

Innovation is not restricted to these people... As I read somewhere, you can find these people among your fellow travellers on train journeys - they almost create a house within their compartment... They make you stare with wonder with the ease they go about their chores even during journeys...

They are everywhere, the innovators... They donot always get the credit they deserve... But they continue with their innovations... Kudos to them and their imaginations... May they continue the same for a long time to come...