The blog titled ‘Aching Joys’which appeared a few days back in Vrikshamandir contained two photographs of a lady attired in a blue dress,surrounded by three others.Clearly,the lady in blue sort of looked out of place in the midst of three city slickers (an expression which I learned from Prof. Michael Halse!). Soon after it’s publication,a…
Here I am not talking about a flowering or ornamental plant surviving a harsh winter following the ‘fall’ season. I am talking about a man made device for entertainment. And the device- not one but two under reference here are a Radio and a Harmonium. But why these two poor lifeless things should deserve such…
Kerala got its first outstanding and highly qualified Veterinary Professional : A Practioner , Educator , Scientist , Manager , Development Specialist and Administrator : all rolled into one , in 1955 : when the then Travancore-Cochin Government Found and Appointed Sri K Sankaran Nair : (Dr.KS Nair) GBVC (Bombay) , MRCVS (UK) , DTVM…
Year 1982. I was in Karachi with Mike (Dr. Michael Halse, my guru). We were members the Pakistan Dairy Sector Review Mission fielded by the World Bank and led by Dr. V. Kurien. The evening we reached Karachi, Mike told me that he had a call from the principal of his high school in London…
On 23 August some of us “Former NDDB Employees” had our first meet at “Virtual Vrikshamandir ”. We had two meetings that day first at 0700 am and the second at 0730 pm (India Time). Eighteen of us spent an hour and half during these two meeting each lasting well over ninety minutes. Participation at…
On 23 August some of us “Former NDDB Employees” had our first meet at “Virtual Vrikshamandir ”. We had two meetings that day first at 0700 am and the second at 0730 pm (India Time). Eighteen of us spent an hour and half during these two meeting each lasting well over ninety minutes. Participation at…
Some days ago I read a message from a friend on Onam. I don’t know why that social media message posted on the occasion of Onam attracted my unusual attention . I have read it several times and each time I read it touches me deeply. And I then indulge in one of my favourite…
Every year since last five years when we first placed a bird feeder in our backyard garden in Toronto, we are visited by a number of beautiful, playful birds throughout spring-summer. We invariably leave the feeder in a covered part of the yard even during peak winters for the occasional visitors as most of these…
श्री रश्मि कांत नागर के सहयोग के लिये आभार ~ वृक्षमंदिर
I am sharing a very fond memory of that single major influence in every one’s life – “father”. This is an event that occurred about 13 years ago but is still vividly available in my memory as if it had happened just last evening! As time passes by, the rapport between two generations also seems…
