Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse, lasting 82 minutes of totality, more than 5 hours of peri umbral, partial, total eclipse phase, visible to 85% of Earth..
Ananta Chaturdashi. Ganesh Immersion.
Clean Air for blue skies. Read a Book. One a day. Can we achieve 100% literacy – to read, write, and do numbers? Can we practice them lifelong?
Come what may, no suicide please.
Can we save forests? Can we have more trees? Can we achieve 33%+ tree/forest cover, everywhere?
Can we take in all whosoever come to us, through whatsoever form? Can we reach them? Can we coexist with peace, tolerance and acceptance? Can we be reasonable, humble, and hopeful?
CP Radhakrishnan, 68, is our Vice President-elect. He wins 452-300. There appear to be 15 cross votes. 15 votes were not valid. We hope the Vice President-elect upholds, safeguards democratic values and shows independence, fairness, and strength in doing so. Swearing-in is on 12 September.
Gen-Z protests over social media ban in Nepal led to the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Protesters torched the parliament, Singha Durbar (the executive seat), and the Supreme Court. They freed 900 inmates from jails, including former Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane. At least 22 people were killed and over 300 were injured.
Lifestyle choices, stress, inadequate sleep, hidden sugars in our food, hormonal imbalances, and even genetics silently trouble us and let us gain weight. Can we walk around, stretch a bit more, take stairs, et al? Can we make the diet simple? Can we eat more ‘fresh’, more balanced, more wholesome food? Can we be consistent? Can we take enough protein? Maybe roasted chana, peanuts? Can we produce seasonal local produce? Can we take more water to remain hydrated? Can we remain occupied? More or less always.
Land. 3.3M square km in India. Land is one of the important resources. The other important resources being water and air. Necessary for human existence and livelihoods. It lays the foundation of agriculture, housing, industry, education, and religious life. Land represents wealth, power, and social status. Many wars and conflicts have arisen over it.
Founders across sectors – business, nonprofits, academia, grassroots movements – ignite with vision, courage, and willingness to risk everything. Slowly, the founder’s dream is reshaped to fit the funder’s Excel sheets/tables/graphs. Will they last? Will they add to ‘useful’ relevant contributions to the world, in the end? The one who remained unsuccumbed made all the difference—a la Verghese Kurien.
In thoughts: Verghese Kurien, 104 (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012). Milkman of India. General Manager/CEO, Amul, since 1950; Co-founder/Head, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), from 1965 till 1998. By 1998, India became self-sufficient in milk. Co-founder/Chairman, IRMA, 1980 onwards.
Can we pursue the agenda, year on year, a decade or two? Without giving up. Without sliding to another ‘work’agenda, leaving the existing agenda. Can we raise scope, deepen, and scale?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. living the vision. dream. In N? saakshaatkarayoga for 7L.