Results: Maharashtra – NDA 235/288. Devendra Fadnavis may take charge as CM. Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar may be deputy CMs. A dramatic recovery for NDA after a severe setback in Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra. It appears BJP patched up well with RSS. Uddhav’s Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar’s NCP – what next? Jharkhand – 56/81. Hemant Soren would continue as CM. In bye-polls for assemblies across the country – it is 26/46 NDA overall. South – Congress; West Bengal – Trinamool; Punjab – AAP. Sikkim elects 2 seats unopposed. Wayanad, Nanded LS seats continue with Congress.
Global Conference ‘Cooperatives build Prosperity for All’ is starting on 25 November at New Delhi, being inaugurated by PM Modi. Cooperatives together have more than a billion members. They have demonstrated, beyond doubt, that they build resilient and thriving communities. 2025 is declared the International Year of Cooperatives. This conference kicks-off the Year of Cooperatives. Cooperatives offer identity, capacity, rights and entitlements to members, stand for democracy, equity, solidarity, and foster local economies, livelihoods, sustainability. Through collective action, inclusion, agency, inter-cooperative cooperation. Can we be sure to have every one of us, PVM in particular, as a member of at least 2 cooperatives/collectives? Differentiated, self-reliant, relevant. Can we have at least one ‘A’ grade collective in every co-existential living space?
If we continue whatever we are doing, what is the point in articulating, proposing, developing a plan et al as if we have a theory of change; a change agency; systems change lens, systems lens? If whatever we do is already based on theory of change and systems change, then do we have to articulate it specifically? For the grassroots, cutting edge development fraternity – is it not further difficult? Can the donor, philanthropy, giver, CSR – invest little more time, energy, and pull this out on their own and support? Else, are we not developing ‘intermediaries’, business for them within the development fraternity, outside? If jargon matters, can we get the jargon from grassroots, cutting edge going up, rather than the other way? Does education, study at a school matter or the understanding developed, experienced, and intense, diverse grounding across situations, realities matter? Does not hard grind matter more? More than quick gathered info. Beyond the Dunning-Kruger DK effect curve? What worked elsewhere may not work. Can we increase, expand, multiply the circles of influence, with agency – willingness, spaces, abilities-tools-skills-knowledge-resources?
We are joyous when we stop numerous small fights, but focusing on and winning the big fights for – our visions, futures, dreams, destinies, and legacies. Can we find the basics that govern us? Like to be calm, grateful, joyous. Useful, relevant to the world. Deliberately, wilfully. Can each one of us choose our basics of our life’s play? Practicing them, living them, not faking them. We graduate to where these basics become part of our whole – we do not require to consciously deliberately focus.
Where do we go? To the women in the women, and the women in the men. To nurture us, to nurture our world. When we break down with stress, confusion, fear; when we are losing grip; when the road looks long, scary; when purpose itself is being questioned; when we struggle with our frailties, vulnerabilities; on the days of struggles, kurukshetras. Can we reach out to our innerselves, our nurturers, and our mentors? Or to the communities, people? Can we get going?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, keep flowing, guided. In N? pratipaalanayoga for 7L.
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