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।
नेशनल डेयरी डेवलपमेंट बोर्ड (NDDB) के पूर्व कर्मचारियों ने अपना पहला स्नेह मिलन 2015 में आयोजित किया था, दूसरा 2020 में और तीसरा 2023 में। मैं तीनों में शामिल हुआ था। अब वे फिर मिलने वाले हैं—चौथा स्नेह मिलन 7-8 फरवरी 2025 को होने वाला है। कुछ दिन पहले जब मैंने एक पुराने दोस्त से…
भैंस कि गाय कि भैंस ? यह घटना इसी वर्ष के सितंबर महीने की है। घर में एक युवक मेहमान दो दिनों के लिए आया था। उसका नाम अजय है। वह कई वर्षों बाद हमारे यहां आया था, विषयों पर गपशप चल रही थी और फिर चूँकि मै डेयरीवाला हूँ , उसने आखिरकार मुझसे दूध…
मैंने “महादेव दा का राजनैतिक वध” अपने मित्र श्री मनीष भारतीय के फेसबुक पेज पर पढ़ा था। ऐसी घटनाएं सच जैसी लगती हैं, लेकिन जब तक खुद अनुभव न करें, तो कभी कभी अविश्वसनीय सी भी लगती हैं। मन में सवाल उठता है “क्या सच में ऐसा होता है?” धन्यवाद मनीष का, जिन्हें यह कहानी…
The former employees of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) organised their first reunion in 2015, the second in 2020, and the third in 2023. I attended all three. They are meeting again—the fourth reunion is scheduled for 7–8 February 2025. When I mentioned it to an old friend the other day, neither of us…
Arvind came from a family that belonged to the kind of history you read about in old books. His father, Mr. T. Swaminathan, had been an ICS officer and later rose to serve as Cabinet Secretary and Chief Election Commissioner. His elder brother ran things at Humphreys and Glasgow, a British multinational, married with children….
The Third Chapter in Dr. Mukund Naware’s Three-Part Blog Series The year 2025 is now underway, and this is a story from the month of September. A young man had come to the house as a guest for two days. His name was Ajay. Since he had come after many years, conversations were flowing on…
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…
