Human development is often spoken of as programmes, schemes, and budgets. Sometimes the quieter truth is older: people move when something binds them — a shared interest, a shared faith, a shared sense that “we” can act. Two Gujarati experiments of the last century show this with unusual clarity. One organised millions around milk….
Tushaar Shah , Emeritus Professor, Institute of Rural Management, Anand In 1977, I was ready to leave NDDB. I had joined as a young economist. Within two weeks, I had seen a senior officer publicly dressed down by the CEO. In another division, five young officers were doing sit-ups for arriving late. IIMA had taught…
The year 1991. I was still nine years away from leaving the National Dairy Development Board. I had always thought that God willing I will retire and live in Anand till I breathe my last and be taken to Kailash Bhoomi for cremation. I had my former colleagues and friends in the great City, the…
Here is a small trip down the memory lane.For many of the Junior Officers who resided in the NDDB campus at Anand in the early 1970’s,the ubiquitous table pictured below is sure to bring about nostalgia. These handcrafted tables were on sale during the evening hours just outside the Baroda railway station. And the price?…
श्री दिनेश सिंह का गोरखपुर से स्पोर्ट्स विशेषकर पहलवानी के क्षेत्र में जाना पहचाना नाम है । सामाजिक कार्यों और व्यवसाय से भी जुड़े रहे हैं । गोरखपुर शहर मे सिनेमन रेस्टोरेंट के मैनेजिंग डायरेक्टर है। अखाडा से ज्ञान सिंह व्यायामशाला तक का सफ़र उन्हीं के शब्दों में । पिपरेतर के बाबू लोगों के…
यह आभासी वृक्षमंदिर का हिंदी घर है। यहाँ संस्मरण हैं, कविताएँ हैं, बातचीत और विमर्श हैं — कुछ अपने लिखे, कुछ उन “अपनों” के लिखे जो जीवन की राहों पर में मिले फिर जुड़ गए !
I was watching a YouTube short the other day. Avadh Ojha talking about a liquor bottle caught in school and how his father handled it. Reminded me of an incident in the early 1980s. Babuji was visiting Anand and I was staying in the C-10 flat of NDDB. Anand* for us in those days revolved…
I wonder about the many dimensions of existence that I am only now beginning to truly notice. Yet the fundamental question remains: Who am I? Perhaps I will never know for certain. Or perhaps I do know, but simply cannot express it fully. So am I only “that” which I can express? And what about…
I read somewhere that tales are born out of related stories. Or is it that stories carry tales within themselves. Also stories never die. They change, resurface with different actors, situations and modified events, and reappear as new stories or tales. Within every story there are hidden stories that require care to notice. Learning Canada…
By Dr Mukund Naware The News That Was Hard to Accept Narendra Vashi ( January 8, 1948 – 29 July, 2026) Narendra Vashi passed away on 29 July 2026. The news was difficult to believe. Once confirmed, like many others, I felt a deep sorrow. Although Vashi is no longer with us, I hope the…
By Dr Mukund Naware Reunion in California – July 2026 When we met now It was a wonderful gathering of both our families. Pramod Kumar (PK) Sinha had come with his wife Renu and was staying at their daughter Shilpa’s place. When I learnt that this old friend of mine was only thirty minutes away,…
98 की उम्र में आ चुका हूँ और अभी भी जितना कमाता था उससे ज़्यादा कमा रहा हूँ, लोग मुझसे पूछते हैं कि मैं ये कैसे करता हूँ। वे मुझे लंबी उम्र का एक्सपर्ट मानते हैं। मैंने इस विषय पर पहले भी कुछ कहा था; अब पिछले दो साल के अपने अनुभव के आधार पर…
मै अपना मौन हूँ I AM MY silence. 1 am not the busyness of my thoughts or the daily rhythm of my actions. 1 am not the stuff that constitutes my world. I am not my talk. 1 am not my actions. 1 am my silence. 1 am the consciousness that perceives all these things….
I first visited the ITC e-Choupal in Bhaukhedi, Sehore, in 2004, where I met Sanchalak Shri Gulab Singh. After 32 years with NDDB, I had been working since 2000 with Grow Talent Company Limited (a precursor to the SOIL Institute of Management). My visit to Bhaukhedi was part of a small consulting project with ITC……
