Nobel Prize 2024 in Medicine goes to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for ‘the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation’. Literature, Peace and Economics are on their way.
Chairman, Tata Trusts, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, Padma Vibhushan Ratan N Tata (28 Dec 2037 – 9 Oct 2024), 86, rests. Sadgati. Bharat Ratna would be coming this legend’s way soon. Grace, dignity, simplicity, and humility personified. A visionary, but a person of perhaps, probably, and possibly. A teetotaller and a nonsmoker. He pursued flying, racing, and scuba diving when time permitted. Qualified engineer and architect from Cornell, he joined Tata Group in 1962 as an assistant; joined the Tata Sons Board in 1974; completed Advanced Management Programme from Harvard; drafted Tata Strategic Plan in 1983; served Air India as its Chairman – 1986-89. In three decades, he started leading Tata Group. Chairman of Tata Sons and Chairman of Tata Trusts. Since 1991. This was when India’s economic reforms began too. He steered the Group towards 14-digit turnovers/revenues (Rs.800,000 Crore); brands; most trustworthy; Indian and global. In 2012, on turning 75, he became Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, with an exceptional intervention for a year to be Chairman again; and continued as Chairman, Tata Trusts. Tata Trusts have a 66% stake in Tata Sons. Tata Sons controls the Tata Group.
With less than 1 percent of the group, he is a titan – mega icon, most powerful businessman in India and most influential in the world. He was a 2013 Cornell Entrepreneur. Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. Received several medals, national/international doctorates, awards, state/national recognitions. He invested in several start-ups (30+). He is considered a leading philanthropist in India, with 60%+ of his wealth going for philanthropy. Tata Trusts are leading philanthropies in the country and outside. Their support has been to: Institutions (including IISc, IITs, MIT, Cornell, Harvard, etc.), Research Facilities, Fellowships, Scholarships, Hospitals, Investments into Geriatrics and issues of Senior Citizens, Cancer, etc., Civil Society, Livelihoods Support and Development Organizations, Incubation Centres, Endowments, Corpuses et al.
Mental health. A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her abilities and can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and can contribute to his or her community, according to WHO. It includes self-autonomy, competence, intergenerational dependence, actualization of intellectual, emotional, spiritual potential et al. It is the ability to enjoy life and balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. We live in a mental health continuum. Like physical health. Majority of us are having some mental health irritations, disorders, and illnesses or the other, sometime or the other. These are more common than diabetes, or cancer. Depression is a most leading cause of disease, impacting our esteem, dignity, relationships, and everyday functions of life. Mental health conditions contribute to physical health deterioration and social life.
Meditation, reflection, caring, intense friendships, and activities contribute to better mental health everywhere. N-way takes us to better health, spiritual-mental health included. Can we go for it?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flow reflective, meditative, active. In N? hrdayayoga for 7L.
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