Dairy Development | Dr V Kurien | Mike, Dr Michael Halse | National Dairy Development Board, NDDB | Reminiscences
Protected: Remembering Mike: Dr Michael Halse (1929–2003)
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
-
-
Vashi Amar Rahe: A Tribute to a Cooperative Leader Who Shunned the Spotlight
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…
-
Jab We Met: Then and Now
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,…
-
Luck Wears Many Masks: My Undeserving Days in Dr. Verghese Kurien’s Office
Talent vs. Pay. Deserving vs. Non-Deserving. Achieving vs. Failing. We love to debate these things as if success is a neat formula of hard work plus skill. But a couple of real incidents from my early career still make me laugh — because they showed me that even the greatest leaders know the truth: most…
-
Overcoming Red Tape
The blog chronicles Dr. Verghese Kurien’s efforts to expand Operation Flood in Maharashtra amid bureaucratic opposition.
-
डाक्टर मुकुंद नवरे के मूल मराठी लेख का हिंदी अनुवाद “आजकल की बातें”
भैंस कि गाय कि भैंस ? यह घटना इसी वर्ष के सितंबर महीने की है। घर में एक युवक मेहमान दो दिनों के लिए आया था। उसका नाम अजय है। वह कई वर्षों बाद हमारे यहां आया था, विषयों पर गपशप चल रही थी और फिर चूँकि मै डेयरीवाला हूँ , उसने आखिरकार मुझसे दूध…
-
India Dairy Stories -3
The Third Chapter in Dr. Mukund Naware’s Three-Part Blog Series The year 2025 is now underway, and this is a story from the month of September. A young man had come to the house as a guest for two days. His name was Ajay. Since he had come after many years, conversations were flowing on…
-
Indian Dairy Stories – 2
The Second Chapter in Dr. Mukund Naware’s Three-Part Blog Series A Story from Yesterday This is a story that happened in October-November 1996. For a specific purpose, I had arrived at a bank branch in Rajgurunagar, Pune district. Dr. Sane, my colleague, was with me. We had come without prior notice, and since it was…
-
Indian Dairy Stories -1
The First Chapter in Dr. Mukund Naware’s Three-Part Blog Series To set the stage, let’s kick things off with that letter to Dr. Naware. Dear Dr. Naware, Greetings!I hope this email finds you in good health.I would like to know your thoughts on the English translation of your evocative memoir article “Stories from Yesteryears and…
-
Second virtual zoom meet of some former NDDB employees at Vrikshamandir held on 6 September, 2021
I wrote an email to all those who participated in the meeting thanking them for their presence and their contributions.My email message and reactions, suggestions received from many of them are given below. One of the many high points during this emotion filled virtual meeting, like last time, were the songs by Dr…
-
About meals and place of milk in diet
The year 1970 had begun very well for me. On 1st of January I had landed in Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar, as a Trainee Officer deputed by Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF) to undergo three months’ Advance Course in Physio Pathology of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination. That course was usually meant for Captains and…
-
A Milk Moustache for the Economy
This article earlier appeared on http://www.IndiaDairy.com Published on Vrikshamandir with the authors permission By SHARAD GUPTA Editor & Publisher, Dairy India Yearbook, New Delhi & Co-Founder, http://www.IndiaDairy.com The Indian dairy sector has been registering a consistent annual growth of over 6 percent for the last several years. We account for some 22 percent of the…
