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…
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…
An architect designs buildings and cities. But this one also writes poems about them. This blog shares three poems—straightforward and honest. They mix the sharp edges of city life with the gentle flow of memories. The poems “Whiplash”, “सूनी राहें” and “आओ तो जरा” bring together busy streets, quiet paths, and everyday feelings. I am…
This web page is made for practice by a Team of Sahajmarg Abhyasis for practice as a part of the Gitopdesh Course 2025.
For Hindi translation of this blog click here ——————————————————————————————————————— This story takes us back to the early 1980s, a time when the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) had not yet revolutionized India’s edible oil market with its “Dhara” brand, nor had the Indian government approved NDDB’s Market Intervention Operation (MIO). During this period, the Indian…
ना फ़ना मेरी न बका मेरी Dear Friend, You asked me some time ago about improving and deepening the quality of gratitude in your life. I’m sorry I did not respond sooner — I find forgetfulness increases with age. Gratitude (कृतज्ञता) is a quality that distinguishes a human from other animals, though some domesticated animals…
चेला – गुरू जी बहुतै चिंता हुइ रई है, तबियत भी ठीक नाईं चल रई, कमाई का कोई साधन नही, बैंक में रखे कुछ पैसों के व्याज से घर चल रिया है।सोच सोच कर दम घुटता है। चिंता खाए जा रई है। गुरू- बेटा, चिंता को भुलवाने की कोचिस तो कर के देखो…
A story related to the world known scientist Newton goes like this. While working in his laboratory during nights he often used to be disturbed by mother cat and her offspring as they scratched the door from outside to allow them entry. So he called a carpenter and asked him to saw two holes in…
In the internet era, TRP (Television Rating Points) can make people do just about anything 😂. Here in the Indian subcontinent—our beloved Hindustan—internet access is easy and dirt cheap. The TRP game runs on a massive scale. You won’t find many eager to toil in the fields, but there’s an abundance of folks dreaming of…
एक नए युग की शुरुआत तब हुई जब सोशल मिडिया जन जन तक पहुँच गया । भारत में अस्सी करोड़ लोगों को पाँच किलो हर महीने सरकारी अन्न दान की अद्भुत घोषणा के पहले ही विश्व में सबसे कम से कम दर पर जनता को इंटरनेट की सुविधा देने वाले देशों में भारत अग्रणी है।…
गोरखपुर के गोरखनाथ मंदिर परिसर में हर वर्ष नागपंचमी के शुभ अवसर पर कुश्ती का आयोजन परंपरागत रूप से किया जाता है। समय के साथ, मिट्टी के अखाड़े की जगह अब गद्दे ने ले ली है, और पहलवानों को अखाड़े पर घुमा-घुमाकर जोड़ मिलाकर कुश्ती दंगल की जगह प्रतियोगिता का आयोजन किया जाने लगा है।…
R K Nagar Former General Manager National Dairy Development Board Completion of OF-I took nearly ten years against planned 7 (including 2 pre-project years). There were too many unknowns that needed to be dealt with. Midway through the project, for example an action item- ‘Resettlement of city kept cattle’ had to be dropped and funds…
