Vrikshamandir
So much has been written about Dr. Verghese Kurien—his remarkable contributions and the profound impact he had on the dairy industry in India—that any new reflections on his life and work might seem like mere repetitions of existing material. Yet, the question remains: how do we truly remember Dr. Kurien? Recently, Shri Mariappan, a former […]
On the night of August 24, 2024, in Toronto, I was winding down, ready to slip into the comforting embrace of sleep, when a WhatsApp message from Nakshatri, my former colleague at the National Dairy Development Board, jolted me awake. Nakshatri had been part of the Oilseeds and Vegetable Oil wing, a team I had […]
Every Saturday, a group of my seniors and former colleagues, all over the age of 75, gather on Zoom for a free-flowing discussion session that we have affectionately named “Gupshup” (Idle talk). This tradition has been going on for about two years now, and it never fails to bring us joy and laughter, while also […]
Thank you Dr Joshi for your kinds words about Vrikshamandir. I had written a blog in 2020 titled “Why Vrikshamandir”? I quote below the last paragraph of that blog. One can read the full text by clicking this link “Why Vrikshamandir” “I decided to launch this website and post blogs documenting life experiences, incidents, and […]
Rajesh Nair started teaching at IRMA in 1999 and I left NDDB in 2000. We never met. Thanks to Facebook we connected. I have great pleasure in posting, with his permission, three reminiscences that he wrote about Dr V Kurien. 26 November 2020 The board room of IRMA’s ETDC was cram-full that morning. Two management […]
मेरे जैसै अनेक लोग जो डा कुरियन के सान्निध्य मे आए, मेरी समझ के अनुसार, उनका संबन्ध “विक्रमादित्त्य” और “बैताल” की तरह का है। हर बार उस बैताल के चरित्र के एक पहलू को किसी एक पीपल के पेड़ पर टांग कर आते हैं । वही बैताल एक बिल्कुल नये चरित्र में हमारे कन्धे पर […]
एक दिन पार्क के उस छोर पर जहां मैं अक्सर घूमने जाता हूँ, पत्थरों पर लिखे यह प्रेरणादायी शब्द दिखे। साधारणत: यह पार्क सूना ही रहता है । यहाँ से दूर कुछ लोग अकेले अथवा बच्चों या कुत्ते के साथ दीखते हैं पर इस छोर पर शायद ही कभी कोई मिला हो। एकांत में यहाँ […]
As remembered bv G. Rajan, former PS to Secetary,NDDB “Rajan, could you please come over to my house quickly” Dr. RP Aneja (Secretary, NDDB ) was on the intercom. It was on an early Sunday morning. It had rained the previous night. Dr.Aneja seemed concerned about something. I anticipated that there was something serious. From […]
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 […]
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 […]
This blog is an attempt to document my life experiences, to introspect upon the life I have lived, reflect on my current life and contemplate how the current of life will flow for the remainder of my life.