TS Rajan succumbed to his coma 35 years ago. Sadgati.
Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the first time, 59 years ago.
The World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, starts soon, 20-24 January. WEF is an advocacy NGO and think tank. Its stated mission: improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas. 1000+ large MNCs are its members. Invited members participate in the annual meeting(s). Some 500 sessions with 3000+ participants from 100+ countries. Apart from public figures, state leaders, CEOs et al, Young global leaders chosen, and social entrepreneurs selected by Schwab Foundation are also invited. A portfolio of exercises in showcasing to the ‘resource deciders’. The focus of 2025 is – collaboration for the intelligent age. Agenda includes: rebuilding trust; reimagining growth; investing in people; safeguarding the planet and industries – in the intelligent age. Indian delegation includes Ashwini Vaishnav, CR Patil, Rammohan Naidu, Chirag Paswan, Jayanth Choudhary; Chandrababu Naidu, Lokesh, Revanth Reddy, Devendra Fadnavis and their teams; 65 Business Representatives amongst others. Will these sessions and sidelines contribute something for PVM?
Trump’s inauguration shortly. Biden’s administration ends. Towards the end, hours before the end of his administration, Biden issues preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci (Covid advisor), Mark Milley (retired General), some close family members; to members and staff of US House Committee that investigated the attack on US Capitol. He has also commuted to home confinement the life sentence of Leonard Peltier (native American activist).
Our lives are sacred; intrinsically good, useful to the universe, relevant. We have the right to life, living, and livelihoods. Nobody can try to end our life. Right to life does not mean a right to die. Life has to be protected, dignity has to be preserved. In all circumstances. Including the life of an embryo; of a disabled person; of poor, vulnerable, marginalized; of an elderly person. Including Fair wages, dignified work conditions, home, no slavery, no poverty, access to healthcare, nutrition, no forced migration, justice, peace et al. Access to air, water, food, care, shelter, entertainment. From conception to natural death. Can we treat life sacred? Can we preserve its dignity? At all costs, under all circumstances, for all of us. Can we prioritize, start, keep pace, be consistent, adapt quickly?
The journeys have to start. Next 1000 days. We start small, start in the local neighbourhoods. 50 hours a month; to 100 hours a month in six months; to 150 hours a month in a year. Maintaining this pace for the next 700 days. Add meets, workshops in the journey. Add online calls weekly to gradually every alternate day. Team has to become active. One addition every month for a year. Each addition adds one every month from Seventh month. Initiate groups. One message a day to 3 messages a day – text, picture, video. Add writing. Monthly once to weekly once to at least once every alternate day. Start classes. Weekly. Offline. To Daily, offline, online. By several members. Release books, videos, galleries. From next year. At least one a quarter by one member or the other. And so on. Can we have schedules developed and get going? Can we journey, campaign? Can we take our teams? Can we make the movement?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. With planning with the innermost. In N? janayaanayoga for 7L.
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