Elections for West Bengal (April 23 and 29), Tamil Nadu (April 23), Kerala (April 9), Assam (April 9) and Puducherry (April 9) were announced. 824 seats, 17.4 Crore voters. Counting is on May 4. Model Code of conduct comes into being with immediate effect. First cut: BJP vs Congress in Assam, with edge with BJP; LDF vs UDF vs BJP+ in Kerala; TMC vs BJP in West Bengal; DMK+ vs BJP+AIADMK in Tamil Nadu; Rangasamy vs DMK-Congress in Puducherry. Cricket awards. Shubman Gill (Best International Cricketer – men; second time); Smriti Mandhana (Best International Cricketer – women; fifth time). Rahul Dravid, Mithali Raj, and Roger Binny (Lifetime Achievement Awards).
Lyric writer and poet Vairamuthu is chosen for the Jnanpith Award. He was named by multiple women of different age groups as their “molester”. In this context, can he be given land’s highest literary honour?
upGrad is acquiring Unacademy 100%. Unacademy’s founder Gaurav Munjal would continue as CEO. The deal, if it goes through, would create strong educational products across all stages of learning; and benefit students, learners, and working professionals. Is the whole truly bigger, more efficient, more effective, and cost-effective for users?
Is it time for spiritual management and leadership? Temple management. Ashram management. Event management. Legal aspects, compliances; Finances; revenue models; products and services; Marketing; HR; Queues; donations; security; hygiene; crowds; rituals; prasadams; stay, food; experience for pilgrims. Religious tourism, temple economics. Integrated temples, ashrams, gurukuls. Will 6-24 month courses help? Mentoring, Apprenticeship may be mandatory. 3 Million plus temples; 110 Million pilgrims a year at Kashi; 30 Million a year at Tirumala for instance.
Stress, poor sleep, immediate release of dopamine trigger sweet/sugar cravings. Can we go for protein-rich, fibre-rich, healthy fat-rich balanced diets, to maintain stable blood sugar levels? On fixed times of the day, as far as possible. Can we be hydrated well? Can we sleep well? Can we exercise, walk, or relax well? It is not no, but is not ‘plenty’ either.
MacBook Neo @Rs.69,900. An affordable Mac. Repairable Mac. Can we have one?
A consumer (end consumer) is an individual or group who purchases or uses goods, products, or services primarily for personal, family, or household needs. Consumer Rights include right to safety; right to be informed; right to choose; right to be heard; right to seek redressal; right to consumer education. Consumer Grievance Redressal Mechanisms include: National Consumer Helpline (NCH), 1915; Online Portals – INGRAM portal, NCH App; Consumer Commissions at various levels – district, state, national. All manufacturers, service providers, or sellers are liable to compensate for harm caused by defective products or deficient services. Can we exercise our rights?
Can we become locally self-reliant, self-sufficient? Can we be prosumer first and sell only our surpluses? Can we add value locally? At the end of the producer or at the end of the consumer?
Can we learn-lead-manage ourselves – our time, energy, money, resources et al, our groups/teams, our local institutions – a variety of them, our local governments? Being useful, relevant. Global view.
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Global with local locus standi. In N? Sthaaneeyayoga for 7L.