Kurien’s Magic
Can we show gratitude, from deep within, for our existence? For the life? For the relationships? Gratitude appreciates. Happiness base is augmented. Thoughts are more directed. We keep going. We are more away from anxiety and loneliness. Health improves. Meditation, reflection help us in being grateful and showing gratitude. We remain connected intensely and deeply with ourselves deep within.
Corona: 62M/9.4M||1.5M/0.14M. Wave 2, fear of wave 2 is gripping the world. World is gearing-up for vaccines. We have got into work hybrid mode of working. After CoVID-19, whenever that is, we may have some of ‘work hybrid’ for good. All for some %, and some % all the time. Office management costs can be less, and logistics and travel can be differently wired. People may need differential customized support, support services. This is dependent on the role, distance, transport, technology-internet, health, home situation, interest.
Constitution: 71 years of enacting Constitution. “WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation; IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this 26th day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION”.
Let us, all of us, remain committed to this resolve.
While we say practice 7R, including read, write, arithmetic, can we somehow stop valuing people around this? Is it not a crime not to do this? Is it possible? Then what will be the alternative portfolio of indices of ‘valuing’?
Dr Verghese Kurien’s centenary year starts. Is he getting Bharat Ratna? In any case, a Viswa Ratna.
Dr VK was a master. Relentless pursuit is the primary astra. Portfolio Entrepreneur. 4-tier dairy institutions. Vidya Dairy. Cattle feed factories. Dairy Board. IRMA. 3-tier oilseeds cooperatives. Indian Immunologicals. Bidaj Farm. IDMC. HPCL. Sabarmati Salt. Tribhuvandas Foundation.NTGCF-FES. Aanandaalaya.
His mantra: faith in farmers, cadres and professionals; lifelong associations – highest weightage to loyalty, integrity, willing to work; if not ok, no delay in firing; low/no initial overheads, fixed costs; establishing a workable routine, with a management committee; shared vision and values; lasting partnerships.
I remember: One-page notes for approval. Fewer meetings, shorter meetings, with less number of participants. Out-of-the box interactions with young professionals. Lateral thinking sessions. Knack with numbers. Insistence on agreed quality. Choosing the leaders.
His birthday is considered milk day. Operation Floods came and we became milk self-sufficient. Significant contribution to poverty reduction. Philosophical Extension to more products, services, and geographies. Producers and Farmers’ Organizations can be in various hues. How can we say only the organizations registered with MoA&FW are Farmer Producers’ Organizations? What about existing dairy and other commodity cooperatives? PACS? Producer Companies? MACS? Their federal entities? Informal groups?
And these so-called deregulations can benefit marginal and small farmers only when collectivisation, aggregation and local value-addition in their various hues, including the existing, is facilitated. 150 million farmer-farm worker families would need some 100,000s of collectives-collective enterprises. A robust architecture(s) are needed for this. We need animators. We need professionals. We need leadership, management and technical institutes. 2020-30 should be a decade of people’s collectives. Interest subvention has to be universalized for them. India can budget a mere Rs.10,000 per family for this purpose. Rs.1.5 lakh Crore or Rs.1500 Billion over 10 years. Rs.15,000 Crore a year, about 1% of National Budget. We may need more ‘instruments’ that support the poor-vulnerable-marginalized and their institutions. Zero interest subvention? Angel investment, venture capital? Zero tax, or tax holiday? Professionals? National Mission? Political Will?
Kurien’s Magic will unfold again. May be two decades of magic. May be ‘Kuriens’, the Arjunas and Ekalavyas of Kurien take charge and do the magic.
Please join the Kurien’s movements of animation and facilitation of collectivization, enterprises, communitization for and in local value-chains. Local useful coexistence, portfolio of works and freedom. For Simple Happy Life, with splendid hues, spontaneous emotions, moments of Nature, People, Life.
Give the life. Life gives us, splendid 10,000+ hours, in N, with N. For 7L.
Join us in the world of yoga of freeing lifework leading local useful coexistence – swechhajivayoga for 7L.
G Muralidhar