The Celebrity Next Door

G. Krishnan started his career in the NDDB  as an Apprentice in 1973 and subsequently worked in the Planning Division and the Oilseeds and Vegetable Oil Wing. In 1978, he went on deputation to CLUSA and worked in the  vegetable  oil project for a brief period. This is a strange, real-life story. In the early 1980s, we usedContinue reading “The Celebrity Next Door”

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Dr HB Joshi shares his views on the why, what and how of Vrikshamandir

Thank you Dr Joshi for your kinds words about Vrikshamandir. I had written a blog in 2020 titled “Why Vrikshamandir”? I quote below the last paragraph of that blog. One can read the full text by clicking this link “Why Vrikshamandir” “I decided to launch this website and post blogs documenting life experiences, incidents, andContinue reading “Dr HB Joshi shares his views on the why, what and how of Vrikshamandir”

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Meeting of former NDDB employees at Anand on 21/22 January 2023

I visited my home country, Bharat, from 14 November 2022 to 6 March 2023, after nearly two years and four months. There was so much to do during the four-month trip to Bharat; So many people to meet—so many places to visit. I was excited but tired too. After all, I had just gotten overContinue reading “Meeting of former NDDB employees at Anand on 21/22 January 2023”

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खलबली

खलबली अचानक एक दिन मच गई शरीर के तंत्रो मे अजब सी खलबली , हम में से है बडा कौन, इस गंभीर मुद्दे पर अति उग्रता से बहुत बातें चली । सुनो, जीभ बोल पड़ी, “मैं सब से बडी” , “बिना स्वाद सब एक नमकीन हो या रबड़ी”, अन्न नली ने कहा चल हट, तेराContinue reading “खलबली”

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पृथ्वी सौंदर्य – पृथ्वी प्रकोप

कल खेल में हम हों न हों नीला आकाश रहेगा सदा झिलमिल सितारे रहेंगे सदा सूरज जग रोशन करेगा सदा जलचर जल क्रीड़ा करेंगे सदा नभचर कलरव करेंगे सदा थलचरों की नाद गूंजेगी सदा कल खेल में हम हों न हों बाढ़ आँधी नाश करेंगे सदा ज्वालामुखी क़हर ढायेंगे सदा बवंडर घरों को गिरायेंगे सदाContinue reading “पृथ्वी सौंदर्य – पृथ्वी प्रकोप”

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मेरा अमरोहा का दोस्त और उसकी फ़नकारी

मैंने एक अमरोहवी दोस्त को लिखा, पेशे ख़िदमत है जौन एलिया का एक शेर, मै भी बहुत अजीब हूँ, इतना अजीब हूँ कि बस खुद को तबाह कर लिया और मलाल भी नहीं” ग़ौरतलब हो कि “जौन” अमरोहा के बड़े ऐसे घराने से थे जिसने कई पुश्तों तक अदब, शायरी, फ़िल्मों आदि में अपने योगदानContinue reading “मेरा अमरोहा का दोस्त और उसकी फ़नकारी”

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किसानी की व्यथा कथा

एक २००८ विडियो क्लिप यहाँ लिंक कर रहा हूँ। फ़ेसबुक पर था । कुछ दिन पहले अचानक मिल गया। यह विडियो उस समय का है जब मैं गाँव अक्सर हर दो तीन महीने में एक बार हो आता था। सोचा था रिटायर होकर वहीं रहूंगा। पर ऐसा हुआ नहीं। कुछ मित्रों का भी कहना थाContinue reading “किसानी की व्यथा कथा”

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चिंता, आशा, ममता और मैं

A couple of days ago, my dear friend and former colleague, Dr SC Malhotra, sent me a whatsapp message forwarding a video clip. He has done many audio stories for Vrikshamandir which can be accessed here. Dr Malhotra is a prolific commentator on blogs that are posted on Vrikshamandir. His text message forwarding the videoContinue reading “चिंता, आशा, ममता और मैं”

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Adventures of Ramanujam, at the young age of sixty four

Ramanujam cycled from Manali to Leh in 10 days and then wrote his first blog. I had an easy job. I with his permission copy-pasted it on Vrikshamandir! This is my first ever blog. I had always wanted to write about my first 50k cycling which I did at the age of 56 and halfContinue reading “Adventures of Ramanujam, at the young age of sixty four”

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Million stars under my feet

  There has been rather a long gap in posting blogs on Vrikshamandir. The monotony was broken as Nagar sent this blog. While forwarding this Nagar wrote, “Shailu, I guess this is, as of now the last write up that I have. I seem to have lost the rhythm to write more. It seems you too haveContinue reading Million stars under my feet

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