A demonetisation did take place, much before most of us heard of ‘Demonatisation’ few years ago when currency notes in the denominations of Rs 1000 and 500 suddenly became scrap. People have differing views on that demonetisation. There have been lengthy debates whether it was needed and/or was successful. I do not intend to ignite…

During my tenure in NDDB I learnt a lot of lessons in austerity. If I say that the first phase of Operation Flood (OF) had an outlay of around 100 crores Crores many in the present generation would not believe. But in that outlay there were Action Items targeted at Expansion of existing Metro Dairies,…

साझी कहानियाँ श्रद्धेय महाशय, प्रातः वंदन  !   श्री मान, मेरी तीन कहानियाँ आपके पास लम्बित है l इनका विवरण निम्नवत है : – 1) बरौनी डेयरी मे हुए strike से सम्बंधित, इसका शीर्षक नही दिया गया है  2) NDDB Coordinator से संबंधित कहानी जो फाइनल स्टेज मे है l 3) ” स्टोरी ऑफ एन इनफरटाइल…

I met Ganeshji not in the century that I was born but had to wait for the onset of the new millennium plus almost eight years for  the planets to synchronise and be  at the right position to create a  favourable grah dasha.  When the three of us Ganesh ji, Virindra Behla ( Viru) and…

It is a fact that a NDDB State Coordinator regardless of the state he was posted in, would soon find himself interacting with a large number of people in his official dealings. That was the nature of the job that a State Programme Coordinator had. It is also true that over a period of time,…

In my short tenure at NDDB from the year 1992 to 1997, I must have met Dr. Kurien (who was the chairman at the time) probably only about a couple of times. One evening I was walking with my then 3 year old son towards the campus exit. We were on our way to run…

We all know late Shri Tribhuvandas Patel or Tribhuvan kaka as the founder chairman of Amul. We all have heard the story of shy young man sitting in a corner was picked up by Sardar Patel to lead the cooperative movement of the dairy farmers of Kheda district against the exploitation by the private dairy…

Formation of Erode District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union The next step towards implementation of Operation Flood Programme was formation of the Producers’ Union, the apex body of the primary milk producers’ cooperatives to which all primary cooperatives will be affiliated. The Union will set up milk processing and product manufacturing facilities and provide production inputs like Animal…

How do I remember Dr Kurien So much has been written about Dr. Kurien the person and his work that any writing on Dr. Kurien which I am trying to attempt here may appear to be a compilation or repetition of material already available. So how do I remember Dr Kurien …. What better a…