The unfinished Blog: Finally Completing the Story of Meeting Rajeev Deshmukh

In August 2022, Dr. Mukund Naware sent me a message informing me that Rajeev Deshmukh, who had worked with the Farmers Organization and Animal Husbandry (FO and AH) Division of the National Dairy Development Board would be visiting Toronto and would like to meet me. Dr Naware and I had a telephone call after that. … Continue reading The unfinished Blog: Finally Completing the Story of Meeting Rajeev Deshmukh

Random reminisces of a forgetful old man-2; Vancouver, July 2023

We were in Vancouver from July 7th to 16th, 2023. The occasion was a sort of reunion of three families: the Anejas, Behlas, and mine. The three of us first met at Anand in the late sixties where we worked for many years with the then nascent National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) of India. Virindra … Continue reading Random reminisces of a forgetful old man-2; Vancouver, July 2023

Speech by Dr V Kurien on 4 April 1988 at 23rd Convocation of IIM Ahmedabad as Chief Guest

Dr Narayan R Sheth, Director IIMA, Dr V Kurien , Chairman NDDB and Dr V Krishnamurthy Chairman SAIL (Photo courtesy IIMA archives) Dr TP Benjamin MVSc, Fellow IIMA , Bengaluru, a former colleague at NDDB and IRMA and a dear friend sent a whatsapp forward about a speech that Dr Kurien delivered as Chief Guest … Continue reading Speech by Dr V Kurien on 4 April 1988 at 23rd Convocation of IIM Ahmedabad as Chief Guest

On the proposed amendments to the NDDB act; A view point

The Government’s recent move to amend the NDDB act 37 of 1987 has drawn a lot of attention. In this article, I have attempted to analyse how the proposed amendments can be more effective by restructuring NDDB in the larger interest of the entire agricultural sector, including the dairy sector. In the last few days, … Continue reading On the proposed amendments to the NDDB act; A view point

Vinod Huria Writes on amendment to NDDB Act; Another view point

Vinod Huria worked with NDDB from 1983-1997. Post NDDB he worked at CFTRI and retired in 2013 as Professor, Deputy Director & Senior Principal Scientist All along we have subscribed to the notion, and Dr Kurien was very firm on this, that the job of the Government is governance and not business. We at the … Continue reading Vinod Huria Writes on amendment to NDDB Act; Another view point

Dr HB Joshi appears for a job Interview at NDDB 1977

Dr. Hemendra Joshi Dr.Hemendra Joshi – NDDB/ SAGP 1977-2000, Banas Dairy / 2001-2012 My job interview with NDDB and lessons learnt ! Slipping back to the den of glorious past in 1975, I had graduated from Gujarat College of Veterinary Science Anand and had obtained prestigious degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry … Continue reading Dr HB Joshi appears for a job Interview at NDDB 1977

I wrote in the minutes book of the NDDB Dairy Development Board

I enjoyed the task and it has become one of the many fond remembrances of my past with NDDB After joining the service at NDDB in January 1974, I underwent a “training” at village level milk producers cooperative societies affiliated to the Kheda District Milk Producers Union Ltd ( Amul Dairy). However, my training was … Continue reading I wrote in the minutes book of the NDDB Dairy Development Board