Consumer. Consumer rights. A person who orders, intends to order and use goods, products, and services for personal, family, household, social and other needs. A consumer may not produce the same. We are seeing prosumer – producer-consumers. Self-consumption, family consumption, and local consumption forms the majority in natural produce, products, and services. Natural farming could offer safer, healthier, and nutritious food to consumers. With reduced chemical residues; more antioxidants and intense-diverse richer nutrients. Consumer rights include: safety, information, choice, redressal, and representation for justice. Consumer Protection is applicable to consumers consuming for personal use. It is not applicable if the purchase is for commercial reasons.
12th Punya Thithi of Padma Bhushan Kallam Anji Reddy (10 August 1941 – 15 March 2013). Anji Reddy founded Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, in 1984; established Dr Reddy’s Foundation in 1996. Founder chair of Naandi Foundation, a public charitable trust in combined AP. In its initial mandate, it was seeking payback and giving back. A way of returning to society or community. Contributing time, energy, knowledge, skills, tools, and resources. Individually, collectively, and as a community.
We need to chronicle people amongst us who are making a difference to us, and influencing us to make a difference in general and towards N-living in particular. Can we do this with a regular pace, frequency? In the next 12-18 months – Updates, learnings, acknowledgments, appreciation, and plans. After that: Continual, continuous progress update, tracking, learning, and revised plans. For self, for universe and in between. All up to teens: Family, schools, teachers, local area, culture, and early influencers. Teens and Transition: Gurukulams, Sarvail, Nagarjuna Sagar, Krishna River, Books, Technology, Warangal, NITs, and IITs. Adulting: IRMA, IIMs, Dairy Board, Kurien’s world and ways, collectives, being and working in tribal communities. More adulting: Commons, Participation, Inclusion, TRUE livelihoods, NGOs, and Civil Society, Philanthropy. PVM Self-help, livelihoods: SERP, NRLM, AP and more states, rural and urban, Governments, and UNDP. EFM zones and PVM Communities, Groups: Disabled, Elderly, Farming, Weaving, Crafts, Dalits, Tribal Communities, and Migrants. Portfolio: Akshara, Work, Teams, Alumni, Units, Partners, Livelihoods support individuals, organizations, and enterprises. Academic and learning facilitation: Modules, Trainers, Mentors, Mentees, Students, Alumni, Resource Persons, NIRD, IGGAARL, and other institutes. Livelihoods, Poverty Reduction, Development domain, Framework(s), LEAPs, Value-chains, subsectors, and plans. Rural, Development Management Discipline. Writeshops, Visioning. Philanthropy, CSR, paying back and giving back – time, energy, expertise, and resources. Natural We are influenced. Our influencers. Our Heroes. On the Ground. Amrt kaal agenda, plan, structures, partners, and ways forward.
In text, picture, video, and podcast formats. Notes based on workshops, webinars, writeshops, visioning, strategic planning, conversations, interactions, visits, classes, books, literature, individual, team, and organization profiles. Brief, comprehensive notes, and slide decks. Telugu, English languages. 4-5 times a week. For a long time to come. Individually, with team(s).
Can we demonstrate daily 7R (read-observe-listen-converse, write-note-picture-video, arithmetic-digital-AI, unlearn-learn, reflect, pursue, and practice)? Regular journeys, classes, and being togethers.
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. If we 7R+ up. In N? abhyaasayoga for 7L.
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