Welcome to Vrikshamandir. A small garden of memories, essays, poems and stories, tended by a novice blogger and shared by friends.
वृक्षमंदिर में आपका स्वागत है। यादों, लेखों, कविताओं और कहानियों की एक छोटी-सी बगिया, एक नौसिखिए ब्लॉगर और उसके साथियों की।
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…
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…
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…
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…
अक्तूबर२०२२ के बाद डाक्टर मुकुंद नवरे से मई २०२३ मे पुनः संपर्क स्थापित हुआ। उनके जन्मदिन पर फ़ोन पर बातचीत भी हुई। मेरी उम्र के लोगों की बातों मे सलाम दुआ, एक दूसरे के स्वास्थ्य आदि की बातों के बाद ज़्यादा समय बीते दिनों की बातें करने में बीतता है। जो बीत गया उसे बयान…
अंत के बाद के अंतहीन विवाद समस्याओं से सामना होने पर मेरे गाँव “चतुर बंदुआरी” के छोटकू काका यदि आज हमारे बीच होते तो शायद कहते “ अरे बाबू बहुतै बादरेसन है बायुमंडल मे” ! भगवद्गीता भगवद्गीता के अनुसार आत्मा कभी नहीं मरती और इसे काटा, सुखाया, जलाया या गीला नहीं किया जासकता…
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 used…
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, and…
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 over…
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 सदा…
