Maharashtra wants to do NF in a big way; 24 lakh ha soon.
Good Governance. Can we have decentralized democratic good governance? More avenues? Can systems change to serve people in general, the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized in particular?
Farmers. Can farmers cross multiple crises and adopt the solution, natural farming? 365-day green cover diversity without synthetic chemicals. Critical numbers. In various farming situations. For their well-being, incomes. Meeting our food, nutrition, and health needs. Better crop resilience against pests, diseases, and climate. For saving water. For saving subsidies. For cooling the planet. For improving soils and the planet. In the next 10-20-30 years. 50% farmers, 25% farms in India, and in the world.
Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh, 123 [23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987]. Prime Minister, 1979-80. Peasant leader.
Bharat Ratna PV Narasimha Rao, PV, 104 [28 June 1921 – 23 December 2004]. Prime Minister, 1991-96. Scholar. Conversant in 17 languages. Reform Architect – Father of Indian Economic Reforms – Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization. Land Reforms. Residential Education in Telugu States [Gurukualms] and in India [Navodaya]. Immensely grateful for his vision, strategy and seeding this.
Dr Manmohan Singh, MMS, 93 [26 September 1932 – 26 December 2024]. Prime Minister, 2004-14. Economist. Steered Indian economy deregulation under PV’s leadership. MMS as PM, together with Chidambaram, continued ‘growth’. MGNREGA, Right to Information, Right to Education. National Rural/Urban Livelihoods Missions, NRHM, and Aadhaar. 27% OBC reservations in AIIMSs, IITs, IIMs, etc. As Chairman, UGC, in 1991, he came to IRMA to give ‘recognition’ to its PRM. His daughter, Daman, was our senior alumnae. Daman wrote ‘Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gursharan’.
Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 101 [25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018]. Prime Minister, 1996, 1998-2004. Poet. Co-founder, Jana Sangh, BJP. Best Parliamentarian. Apart from growth, his focus: Infrastructure including Golden quadrilateral of roads. Pokhran Test. He wrote: ‘Amar aag hai’ et al.
In anticipation: Younger leadership in Congress taking charge – Rahul, Priyanka, Sachin Pilot. More young leaders to assist. BJP President is <50. By 2029, are we seeing young people taking charge of India?
Can we shift to no white rice, wheat chapatis? More protein, fibre. Fast 14-18 hours? Consistently?
Remembered the wall hanging in Dr Kurien’s room: Do it Anyway (Kent M Keith) –
• People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
• If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
• If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
• The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
• Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
• The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
• People favour underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
• What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
• People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
• Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
Can we do it anyway? For being useful,, relevant.
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Delivering hope, faith, promise, and love. In N? thathaapiyoga for 7L.