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वृक्षमंदिर में आपका स्वागत है। यादों, लेखों, कविताओं और कहानियों की एक छोटी-सी बगिया, एक नौसिखिए ब्लॉगर और उसके साथियों की।
Today’s Anand is no longer a sleepy overgrown village that it was when I first landed here on 23rd July 1969 to join NDDB as Apprentice Executive. Although I had visited Anand twice before- for the first time as a student of agriculture on a college tour in 1964 which was essentially a day trip,…
Hindu religious belief talks of 10 forms in which Lord or the creative power manifests itself. Whereas the first three avatars- Fish (Matsya), Kurma (Tortoise) and Wild boar (Varaha) are linked with the creation of earth and life on it, later avatars beginning with Narsimha-the fourth to Gautam, the ninth are all about saving the…
We all remember “Guest Programmes” an important activity of at the National Dairy Development Board, Anand. Guest Programmes were designed to expose and brief the guests about the genesis, mandate, programmes and activities of the Dairy Board as well as that of Anand Pattern Milk Cooperatives. One of the most important part of a guest…
We remember his tenure as Chief Election Commissioner. However, as a man of action and great simplicity right from the beginning of his career he had a way of doing things differently which set him apart from the rest. On 10th November 2019, the news of the death of Mr. T N Sheshan brought to…
रश्मिकांत नागर का पहला हिंदी लेख । वृक्षमंदिर के लिये विशेष ! जब स्वतंत्रता की अभिव्यक्ति और स्वच्छंद व्यवहार को भी मानवाधिकार मानने का चलन एक तरह से फ़ैशन बन चुका हो, जब राजनीति में पक्ष और विपक्ष दोनों एक दूसरे पर सिर्फ़ बे सिर पैर के बेतुके आरोप प्रत्यारोप लगाने को ही राजनीति मान…
Why we write what we write? The question is why we write what we write? Well, first of all one must know how to write only then one can think of writing what to write. Speaking comes easily at least speaking for daily usage. Speaking to others known or unknown and in front of others…
मेरी माँ सब माँओं जैसी है । पर हर “अपनी” माँ हर “अपने” लिये विशेष होती है। अम्मा की कथा लिखने की कोशिश शुरू की है मैअम्मा हूं ! अम्मा ने खाना बनाने का काम बहुत कम उम्र से किया पहले अपने घर फिर शादी बाद हमारे गाँव में संयुक्त परिवार में सालों तक रहीं…
श्री दिनेश सिंह का गोरखपुर से स्पोर्ट्स विशेषकर पहलवानी के क्षेत्र में जाना पहचाना नाम है । सामाजिक कार्यों और व्यवसाय से भी जुड़े रहे हैं । गोरखपुर शहर मे सिनेमन रेस्टोरेंट के मैनेजिंग डायरेक्टर है। अखाडा से ज्ञान सिंह व्यायामशाला तक का सफ़र उन्हीं के शब्दों में । पिपरेतर के बाबू लोगों के…
It has been fifty years since I have witnessed the most controversial and highly emotional issue raise its head again and again without any visible sign of early resolution. Yes, I am referring to the issue of cow slaughter. Although at this point in time, the issue is in cold store and no one (including…
MARISAMY THE ROLE MODEL The question uppermost in your mind now is “who is Marisamy”? Mari (I take the liberty to prune the name) is not a rabble-rousing politician with a gift of the gab who commands his followers by the use of words. Nor is Mari an actor who impresses the audience using a duplicate. He is…
मैं उनसे २०१७ में पहली बार मिला । मिलने के बाद मैंने नीचे लिखा मेल उन्हें भेजा था । फिर भोपाल होते हुये उनकी कर्म भूमि नर्मदा जी के तट पर लगे मालवानी ट्रस्ट के बजबाडा, देवास स्थित फार्म पर फ़रवरी / मार्च २०१७ में गया और दो दिन रहा भी। उनके गुरू डाभोलकर जी…
My contribution to the Souvenir brought out on the occasion of the 75th birthday of Charutar Arogya Mandal , Chairman Dr. Amrita Patel. I will try an English translation and post the same later. The souvenir was brought out in English, Gujarati and Hindi. I chose to write in Hindi. अगस्त या सितंबर १९६८ का…
