Author: Vrikshamandir
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Meeting of Former NDDB Employees, 21 and 22 January 2023; Session – 1
On January 21 and 22, 2023, nearly 200 former employees of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and their spouses met in the Tribhuvan Das Auditorium at NDDB, Anand, to celebrate their association with the organisation and the years and years of work life they spent together at the NDDB in Anand. I had earlier…
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Cow, Dung and Gold
Rashmi Kant Nagar On 1st June, 2023, Shailendra shared a video with me in which a scientist Dr. Satyaprakash Varma is showing (in some agricultural fair held in Rajkot during 24-28th May) how an income of ₹ 8000 to ₹85000 can be earned from one kilogram of Cattle /Buffalo dung. Yes, ₹ 8000- 85000 from…
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गाय, गोबर और “गोल्ड”
रश्मि कांत नागर गाय, गोबर और “गोल्ड” एक जून को शैलेंद्र ने एक वीडियो साझा किया। इस वीडियो में एक वैज्ञानिक डॉ सत्य प्रकाश वर्मा गाय/ भैंस के गोबर से प्राप्त उन दो उत्पादों के बारे में (२४-२८ मई के दौरान राजकोट हुए किसी मेले में) जानकारी दे रहे है, जिसमे एक किलो गोबर से…
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सहिष्णुता, असहिष्णुता, विज्ञान और सामाजिक विज्ञान
सहिष्णु का विपरीत है असहिष्णु । सहिष्णु वह जिसमें हो सहन करने की क्षमता, जो हो क्षमाशील , जो पीड़ा सहन कर सके आदि । वैसे आधुनिक वैश्विक समाज मे अपेक्षित है कि किसी भी कार्य व्यवहार, बातचीत आदि मे असहिष्णुता न हो। यह आदर्श अच्छा तो लगता है पर क्या वास्तव मे ऐसा है…
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क ख ग घ
क से कबूतर, क से कमल, क से किताब बात उस जमाने की है जब मुझे केवल बोलना आता था । पढ़ना लिखना नहीं। ज़ाहिर है उम्र तब बहुत कम थी । अब यह सब बताने की क्या ज़रूरत ? जीवन के संध्याकाल में जब अक्सर यादें भी याद आ कर भूलने लगती हों तब…
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Random Reminiscences of a forgetful old man-1; late 1960’s-early 1970’s
Luxury Living in Amul Dairy Campus My first “home” in Anand in May – July 1968 was a room in the bungalow of Prof Michael Halse in the Amul Campus opposite Dr Kuriens’s House (Amul 1). I had a fully furnished air-conditioned room with an attached bath full of shelves filled with books. Yes, I…
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Whatsapp University
WhatsApp now functions in over 180 countries. Only countries that forbid/have imposed restrictions on WhatsApp use are; China, North Korea, Syria, Qatar and the UAE. However, there are ways to unlock WhatsApp and VoIP services in Qatar and other countries as well. The low-cost phone and video call services offered by WhatsApp have been a…
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Five Minutes of July 22nd, 1969
Rashmi Kant Nagar Former General Manager, National Dairy Development Board Father’s Day is a new celebration for most Indians. We in India do not earmark a specific day to remember our parents- be it Mother’s Day or the Father’s Day. Shri Hem Shankar Nagar For us every day is the ‘parents day’ or it used…
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No sir, you can not “drink” !
This funny incident also happened in 1982 in Pakistan. The scene- Hilton, Lahore. This was our second week in Pakistan. After first week in Islamabad, which was mostly meetings with policy makers and senior bureaucrats in the government of Pakistan, we were now to undertake field visits to the proposed project areas in the Punjab province. Dr. Kurien left for India…
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Speech by Dr V Kurien on 4 April 1988 at 23rd Convocation of IIM Ahmedabad as Chief Guest
Dr TP Benjamin MVSc, Fellow IIMA , Bengaluru, a former colleague at NDDB and IRMA and a dear friend sent a whatsapp forward about a speech that Dr Kurien delivered as Chief Guest at IIM Ahmedabad at 23 Convocation of the institute in 1988. Text of the WhatsApp forward is given at the end of…
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Nivedita Corporation
Dr AS Abani Former University Professor, Director, and Dean for 50 years including tenure with NDDB In 1989, Dr AS Abani created a “situation description” as a “role play” exercise to educate students on organizational politics and behavioral aspects. The scenario involves a professional leaving a well-known, internationally renowned organization after over a decade of…