Parliament restructured its standing committees with the formation of 24 key committees, assigning significant roles to prominent political leaders across party lines. Rahul Gandhi is on the defence committee. Shashi Tharoor is chairing foreign affairs committee. Charanjit Singh – Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing. Saptagiri Ulaka – Rural Development and Panachayat Raj. Kanimozhi – Public Distribution. Rajiv Pratap Rudy – Water Resources.
Minimum wages in the country are revised, effective from 1 October. Across sectors – building construction, loading and unloading, watch and ward, sweeping, cleaning, housekeeping, mining, and agriculture. Unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled levels. Across geographical regions – A, B, and C. Rs.783 to Rs.1035 per day.
Are we going towards Body Roundness Index (BRI), based on height and waist, instead of Body Mass Index (BMI), based on height and weight? Waist is a better predictive indicator, than weight. BRI is calculated as: 364.2 – 365.5*sqrt (1-4*waist radius (cm) square/height (cm) square). Generally, the score is between 1 and 20. Extreme values are dangerously harmful, with high health risks. BRI less than 3.4 might signal underweight risks. BRI between 3.4 and 5.5 is the healthiest. BRI between 5.5 and 6.9 seeks healthier habits. BRI between greater than 6.9 reflects very high visceral fat and is a risky situation.
Can we learn to narrate, tell a story? Results and processes as a story, or a series of stories. Data, work in story form? For better connection. Emotionally, socially, and human level. Facts when turned into a narrative – they become more memorable; influence opinions, perspectives, and actions; link with people, communities, and partners; build ecosystems for change; amplify experiences; resonate with audiences at large. Can we have more stories, more case studies, and more documentation? Maybe more songs, videos too. Can we get storytelling, narrative building catalysts for lasting social impact? Can we get writers, directors to tell stories of influence?
The story of collective action. The stories of collectives. The story of dairy cooperatives, AMULs. The Dairy Board. Commons. Land and water. Livelihoods, Civil Society, SERPs, NRLM, and NULM. Self-help movement. The stories of building agency for women and the marginalized. Natural farming. Learning, Leading, and Caring.
How do we spend the next pushkar or two? For Amrt Bhaarat, Viswam. Travelling, walking around. Conversing with people. Seeing and listening to inspirers on the ground. Building more and more cohorts of practitioner-learners. Writing notes, books. Being with communities, organizations on ground, boards, teams and individuals. Movements, Missions, Platforms, Forums, and Networks. Resource persons to those who seek time and energy. India 100 plan, and taking the plan forward. Field stations, partners needing support. Taking young professionals, leads through immersions, inductions, internships, fellowships, start-ups et al. Curriculums, inducting the teachers for the new curriculums. Policy notes, advocacy. Visioning, strategy, systems, scaling deep, up, in, and out. Natural farming, living, and livelihoods – N-way. Can we continue to be useful, for ourselves, our nextGen?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flow with Viswasudha. In N? anantayoga for 7L.
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