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This is second part of the article by Nagar. In order to access the first part of the two part article on poverty and public distribution system please click here. So, How poor are the poor that need PDS support? Two important points to be noted here are: A ration card entitles the card holder […]
यह कहानी जिसे मैं अपनी मां से बचपन मे सुना करता था आज भी याद है! मैंने ये कहानी उनसे पहली बार उस समय सुनी थी, जब मैं कोई पाँच साल का था। उसके बाद ये सिलसिला कोई चार-पाँच वर्ष और चला होगा। पर इस कहानी के बारे में विशेषता ये है, की मैंने ये कहानी हर बार गहरी […]
मानव सभ्यता के कुछ बुद्धिजीवी विशेषज्ञों का मानना है कि ”विकास” का पृथ्वी पर अवतरण सर्वप्रथम जंबूद्वीप के भारत खंड मे हुआ था। चूँकि बुद्विजीवी विशेषज्ञों का एक मत होना लगभग असंभव सा है, स्वाभाविक है कि बहुत से बुद्विजीवी विशेषज्ञ ऐसा नहीं मानते। उनके अनुसार, विकास सबसे पहले अफ़्रीकी-भू भाग में अवतरित हुआ और […]
Nagar had sent this article to me several months ago. Of late, I have not been paying much attention to Vrikshamandir. Since the beginning of this year, I have had some health issues. Now that the situation is fast normalising, I thought, what better way to start regular posting on Vrikshamandir than posting this from […]
With the arrival of winter, some birds bid adieu for the season. They were the House Finch, Finch, Grackles, Blue Jays and American Robin. Those who decided to stay with us through the winter were the Cardinals, House sparrows, Doves and Chickadees. Downy Woodpeckers, on the other hand, remained ‘occasional visitors’, suddenly showing up for […]
आप में से बहुतों ने शायद यह कथा पहले भी सुनी या पढ़ी हो । मैंने इस कथा को एक नए संदर्भ में प्रस्तुत करने का दुस्साहस किया है। अगर पसंद आये, तो आगे बढ़ाइयेगा अन्यथा आप ने तो पढ़ ही ली है! क्योंकि कथा युगों पुरानी है, स्वाभाविक है कि इसका प्रारम्भ वैकुंठ से […]
The Government’s recent move to amend the NDDB act 37 of 1987 has drawn a lot of attention. In this article, I have attempted to analyse how the proposed amendments can be more effective by restructuring NDDB in the larger interest of the entire agricultural sector, including the dairy sector. In the last few days, […]
I have not been active on Vrikshamandir for some time. I have not been keeping well. It all started in mid November. One thing led to another. I sent a letter to some friends about my current health condition and also shared a link to a story which I read yesterday and liked most. I […]
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 […]
एगो कहानी सुनाते हैं, बात तब की है जब हम ओरिजनल काशी वासी थे। एक इंटरव्यू देने गये थे दिल्ली CSIR में, Senior Research Fellow का । ससुरा बोर्डे में मार कर दिए, वो इसलिए कि एगो वैज्ञानिक महोदय जो इंटरव्यू ले रहे थे उन्होंने ये कह दिया की लेड को प्लंबम नहीं कहते हैं […]
Rajesh Nair started teaching at IRMA in 1999 and I left NDDB in 2000. We never met. Thanks to Facebook we connected. I have great pleasure in posting, with his permission, three reminiscences that he wrote about Dr V Kurien. 26 November 2020 The board room of IRMA’s ETDC was cram-full that morning. Two management […]