Sadgati, Jagdeep Singh Chhokar, 81 [25 November 1944 – 12 September 2025]. B Tech, MBA, PhD, and LLB. IIMA Professor of Management, Leadership and Organizational Behaviour. Teacher, trainer, researcher, advisor. Bird watcher and conservationist; traveller; engineer, marketer, trained lawyer; Citizen-activist for improving democracy and governance – co-founder, Association for Democratic Reforms, ADR. His work compelled disclosing criminal records and assets, reshaping how voters engage with elections. He believed – true democracy demands transparency, not just rituals. These efforts ensured that data-driven accountability became a staple in public discourse, influencing millions and inspiring a new generation of reformers. Information democratized, electoral data accessible, and informed citizenship fostered. His legacy needs to be continued by more and more of us.
After 51+ people dead, 1,300+ injured and the departure of Oli as PM, Nepal gets an interim Prime Minister – former Chief Justice, Sushila Karki, 73. First woman head of government. Based on the consensus between President Ram Chandra Paudel, Nepal Army chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel, and representatives of the Generation Z protest movement. Amongst Sushila Karki, Kulman Ghising, and Balendra Shah. Sushila Karki did her masters in political science from BHU, Varanasi. She did her law from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. Nepal elections are planned on 5 March 2026. Gen Z movement is seeking a corruption-free political system, basic amenities for the common man, and better study and employment opportunities for young citizens. Investments from India and other countries.
The UN has resolved endorsing the New York Declaration on peaceful settlement between Israel and Palestine, and implementation of the Two-State Solution. 142-10, with 12 abstentions. India voted in favour. The declaration further said – Gaza is an integral part of a Palestinian State and must be unified with the West Bank. There must be no occupation, siege, territorial reduction, or forced displacement.
Bihar has been preparing for elections since the beginning of 2025. For Assembly elections, 243 constituencies, in October-November 2025. Unemployment and migration are critical issues, apart from corruption and social injustice. Caste politics. Is the Special Intensive Revision, SIR, taking away the legitimate votes in big numbers? Will Aadhaar, voter ID, or ration card give vote to some of these? The fight could be between NDA led by Nitish, INDIA led by Tejaswi. How important would Rahul, Kanhaiya be? Modi? Will Prashant Kishore, his Jan Suraj and 5,000 km padayatra visiting 5,500 villages make a difference? Will the high-tech outreach, traditional campaigning, and hybridised methods work? In whose favour, content, credibility versus hype, intense reach out and bombardment? Rallies, conventions, village meetings? Early surveys indicate INDIA having an edge.
Grandparent. Grandparents. Parents of a person’s parents – father, mother. Grandmother, Grandfather. Intergenerational bonding providers. Stronger. More simpler relationship vis-à-vis the relationship with parents. Could be teaching skills, lessons, or values. Could be inspiring, motivating, comforting. From experiential sharing and responding.
Isn’t it time we give our two cents, for governance, lives, and destinies in our hands? What will be our ways? Can we join hands in bettering manifestos, ideas, processes, and leaders? Can we spend time on the ground? Walking, listening, seeing, conversing, and actions. Local, India, world. 10,000 hours, days.
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. With/from feet, hands. In N? satasatayoga for 7L.