India’s two-thirds are below 35 years. 12 January is the youth day, the janmatithi of Swami Vivekaananda. Feeling is life, the strength, the vitality, without which no amount of activity can reach our vision, our destination. India 2047 Amrt Kaal Vision and destination would be achieved by India’s youth, if they feel for it. There is no reason to believe otherwise.
Raamaayana is the first kaavya, Mahabhaarata is the next (four times the size of Raamaayana), with 100,000 shlokas/verses. It has 18 parvas/books, and 100 sub-books overall. Adiparva to Svargaarohanaparva followed by an additional Harivamsaparva. It is largely about the 18-day Kurukshetra war, great war, preceded by the context and the story leading to war – Adi (beginning), Sabha (assembly), Vana (forest), Virata (agyaat -incognito), Udyoga (effort). Bhisma, Drona, Karna, Shalya – the war. Bhagavadgeeta is part of the first book of the kurukshetra war, Bhisma Parva. Sauptika (sleeping warriors) – extermination of all warriors except 10 – 7 on Pandava side, 3 on Kaurava side. Isn’t this the grand plan of Krsna as an attempt towards the rule of people? Stree – the women – lamenting the dead. Shanti, Anusashana and Ashvamedhika – instructions on society, economics and politics. For the people. This includes peaceful world conquest, and Anugita. The last four sub-books focus on their last journeys – Dhritaraashtra et al, Yadavas, Pandavas. A final supplement on Hari – Krsna. Is Krsna next in line?
The NRLM system confirms 100 Million members in 90 lakh women self-help groups and 4.7 lakh village organizations across 2.7 lakh GPs, 7115 Blocks, 742 Districts and 34 States/Union Territories. 4.1 lakh Community Resource Persons work with them. 22 lakh elderly in 3 lakh elderly SHGs. Around 40 million members would be additional in urban areas across 35 lakh women SHGs. This is to say 1 in 10 of India are in women SHGs. 1 in 2 families of India are in women SHGs. On this mobilization, collective action and livelihood layers need to be added. Some 30+ are possible. Here we go!
100g 300g milk per capita is good, but we need to double up to catch the global consumption trend. We Indians are fond of milk and milk products. Demand is not the issue. More the merrier. Can we become a land of milk? Can we link the supply with the demand? Can we have natural milk and natural milk products?
The Himalayas are becoming snowless. Ecological fragility is on our face. Climate change is attacking. Winter Western Disturbances with moisture moving towards the Himalayas from the Mediterranean are decreasing in frequency and intensity. Now, they seem to be moving North towards the pole. Arctic ice is also melting. While summer occurrences are increasing, winter occurrences are decreasing, leading to lower winter precipitation and higher summer rainfall. Winter temperatures are increasing in the Himalayas. These will accelerate Himalayan glacial melt. Forest fires multiply. What do we do?
Body language can reveal. Like we are interested; we are bored; I am not truthful, bluffing, making up a story; I am not comfortable, tense, at unease, insecure; I am happy, excited; I am comfortable, connected; I am feeling safe; I am open, willing et al. Can we observe and make notes? Can we try and avoid wrong body language signals?
Coexistence with hope, faith, promise, love requires practice. It requires love. Truth. Openness. Curiosity. Humility. Unhurtful. Forgiving and forgetting. Sensitivity and ignorance. Truthful sorrys. Presence. Give and take. Being right. It is ok not to be perfect every time. Unlearning and learning from all corners, directions, and situations. Follow-up^n. Can we reflect, review, plan, support, and follow-up? Can we feel it? Can we follow-up?
Yes, we can. That is our strength. That is our weakness. In following-up the possibilities are relentless. If we be, give, and love. In the flow of N. For 7L.
Join us in the yoga of relentless reflection, follow-up in nature and people – gamayayoga for 7L.
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