Press & Media

This page is dedicated to all the various media agencies and  newspapers who have written about us over the years! 

The Better India
From Flying Wheelchairs to Smart Bands, DIY & Build Your Own Tech at This ‘Asylum’
Hello World Magazine
“It was so much more than just face shields”
Geneva Solutions
The Engineer Challenging Intellectual Property For Better Health​
World Economic Forum
How France and India can unleash the power of “frugal innovation”
The Economic Times
How makerspaces are helping startups and a new breed of entrepreneurs to innovate new products
World Economic Forum
5 post-COVID trends from Indian entrepreneurs
The Hindu
Maker’s Asylum develops face shields for healthcare workers
The Asian Age
A creator’s paradise
Architectural Digest
These face shields by Maker’s Asylum are helping medical workers combat Covid-19
History TV 18
Maker’s Asylum - मेकर्स असाइलम - OMG! Yeh Mera India
Guitar World
The Armstrum is an accessory that helps single-handed musicians play guitar
Hackaday
Indian Makers respond to COVID-19 pandemic by producing oxygen concentrators
Vogue
Vogue Warriors: Meet the woman who has helped design half a million face shields to help frontline and essential workers
Homegrown
When Creativity Meets Purpose: The Clever Innovations Of Maker’s Asylum’s Young Talent
Red Bull
Once Upon An Idea: How Vaibhav Chhabra and Maker's Asylum help people learn

Read about what academics have to say about maker's asylum

Research Papers & Books Citations

National Case Study: India’s Maker Response Against COVID-19

Open Source Medical Supplies

Do Better With Less

Authors Navi Radjou & Jaideep Prabhu book is India's guide to claiming global leadership in frugal innovation.

Frugal innovation in a crisis: the digital fabrication maker response to COVID-19

Paper by Lucia Corsini, Valeria Dammicco, James Moultrie

A digital ecosystem as an institutional field: curated peer production as a response to institutional voids revealed by COVID-19

Paper by Soumodip Sarkar, Anna Waldman-Brown, Stewart Clegg

Innovation, development and COVID-19: Challenges, opportunities and ways forward

By Ben Ramalingam, Overseas Development Institute, and Jaideep Prabhu, University of Cambridge

The Millennials Exploring the World of the Largest Living Generation

With case studies of pioneering organizations, and holistic, multigenerational narratives, The Millennials will give you a glimpse into the future by explaining the goals, motivations and dreams of an inspired generation.

deep dive into the world of making

Features & Interviews

A League of Extraordinary Makers

A walkthrough the Makerverse, a world where artists, inventors and hackers come together to make almost anything. A docuseries by Channel News Asia

MG Changemakers

Where would you find an engineer, an artist, a doctor and a designer working together? Take a sneak peek into the world of Maker's Asylum, meet the pioneers of India’s maker movement, and see the mind-blowing innovations developed by this diverse community of creators!

Public Interview at Geneva Health Forum

Had an amazing opportunity to present about our work at Maker's Asylum via the #M19initiative on the impact of open source innovation in accelerating global health solutions. Our interview was one of the 7 public interviews at the forum in 2022.

This ‘Asylum’ In Mumbai Is A Hub For Innovation

People bitten by the creativity bug yearning for the right tools & expertise to turn their ideas into reality may have an outlet.