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Talent vs. Pay. Deserving vs. Non-Deserving. Achieving vs. Failing. We love to debate these things as if success is a neat formula of hard work plus skill. But a couple of real incidents from my early career still make me laugh — because they showed me that even the greatest leaders know the truth: most […]
In the golden era of India’s White Revolution, a quiet but remarkable man stood tall at the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). His name was PG Gore. He joined NDDB in 1966 as an Apprentice Engineer at a stipend of Rs 300 per month , fresh out of IIT Mumbai, at a time when the […]
The blog chronicles Dr. Verghese Kurien’s efforts to expand Operation Flood in Maharashtra amid bureaucratic opposition.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In my tribute to Dr. Michael Halse, that I posted under the title “ Michael Halse:My Guru”, I have mentioned about an exercise that we, the original team of the Management and Manpower Development (MMD) division did to churn out two basic documents on Operation Flood titled White Book Section-I and White […]
Once upon a time, in the vibrant city of Toronto, a heartfelt gathering took place on the night of September 13, 2024. Friends and colleagues, united by a shared history, came together to reminisce and celebrate the bonds they had forged over the decades. In one picture, taken with the latest iPhone 15 gifted by […]
डाक्टर हेमेन्द्र जोशी डाक्टर जोशी, 1977 से 2000 तक एनडीडीबी और साबरमती आश्रम गौशाला प्रोजेक्ट में कर्तव्य पालन करते थे। कर्तव्य निर्वहन की उनकी दूसरी पाली 2001 से 2012 तक बनास डेयरी में रही ।गीत, संगीत ,लेखन, पठन, पाठन मे अभिरुचि । संप्रति पालनपुर वासी डाक्टर जोशी वृक्षमंदिर के लिये समय समय से लिखते रहते […]
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 […]
आज से एक दैनिक लेख शृंखला का हिंदी में कहूँ तो आरंभ या प्रारंभ कर रहा हूँ। ज्योंही यह पंक्ति लिखी अंदर से भोजपुरी मन बोला “मरदेसामी प्रारंभ नांहीं आरंभ कहल जाला। प्रारंभ तब कहल जाला जब कउनो चीज फिर से सुरू कइल जा।” सुधार आज से एक दैनिक लेख शृंखला का हिंदी में कहूँ […]