The Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia, for the first time now. To 32-year Harish Rana, after 13 years in a vegetative state, coma. Allowing passive euthanasia may restore one’s dignity after irreversible suffering. Hope this would not be misused, abused.
Rajya Sabha results. BJP-led NDA secured a comfortable majority in the Rajya Sabha, crossing the 123-seat mark with a total strength of 141. With control already in the Lok Sabha, the government now holds dominance in both Houses of Parliament. This shift, a decisive shift, may significantly ease the passage of key reforms, bills, and policy decisions, reducing dependence on opposition support and enabling smoother governance. How will be the new ways of ruling fraternity?
The US-Israel-Iran war continues. It is escalating across several fronts. Killed include: Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, security chief Ali Larijani and paramilitary head, Gholamreza Soleimani. Iran’s retaliation against neighbours continues. Neighbours threaten retaliation. Overall, oil crises are mounting. Prices are increasing. Inflation is rising. Lots of uncertainties are looming large. Will this war end anytime soon?
Ugadi. Yugadi. Samvatsaraadi. Sree Parabhava Naama Samvatsaraadi. Gudi Padwa. Cheti Chand. Sajibu Nongma Panba. Nyepi. The signature dish is Ugadi Pacchadi (in Telugu states) – a food of six flavours: sweet, sour, salty, spicy, bitter, and astringent. Made from tamarind paste (sour), neem flowers (bitter), brown sugar or sweet jaggery (sweet), table salt (salty), green chili (spicy), and raw mango (astringent). It symbolically reminds us of the complex elements of life, ups and downs, sweet and bitter.
A year of Parah-Bhava in sync, harmony; Prakriti-Purush. RaadhaKrsna. Opening packets of time. New possibilities. New activities, efforts, examples, demonstrations, and models. More. More and new theories of changes, transformation. New vistas, new pathways, new ways, new forms, new conversations, new articulations, new campaigns, new art forms, new designs, and new ware – tools, skills, tech, professionals, and community professionals. In the same teams, expanded teams, additional teams. Institutions, organizations, collectives, forms and structures, networks, forums, and platforms. Portfolios. More deepening. More exemplars. More role models, mentors, guides. More proofs of concepts. More locations, stations, in more situations. More spots, more picks. Without compromising values, eligibilities. Talent, competence, skills, and tools. Idiosyncratic, covariant. Individual, family, collective, hybrid efforts, and enterprises. Trainers, facilitators, hand-holders, troubleshooters, associates, executives, managers, mentors, entrepreneurs, leaders, and gurus. Angels, evangelists, ambassadors, and inspirers. Geniuses.
For happiness. In the lives of people in our universe, with ended poverty, reduced inequity/inequality, safer, and cooler planet. Biodiverse planet. Nutrition intensity and diversity. Forests, 365-day green cover food forests, landscapes. Literature, song, drama, dance. Life, living, livelihoods. Creative coexistence.
Nowruz.
Healthy, Sustainable Circular/cyclical, Resilient, Fair and Inclusive Farm, Food, living, life systems. N-living, N-life, NF-Food systems, NF Higher Learning Institute. Regenerative, agroecological. A new discipline in the making, emerging, evolving. Advanced Agroecological Institute of Circular, Cyclical Studies, AICS. Indian School of Agriculture, ISA. NF Regenerative Agriculture University, NFU or NFRU. Food, Fibre et al. ISB, IRMA, IIMA, IARI of NF. A Wageningen in India. Research, Evidence, Education, Knowledge, Learning.
For Technology; Deep Tech – AI; Nutrition-Health, Planet Health, Resilience, Cooling; Behaviour Change; Livelihoods, Value-chains, Enterprises; Collectives, Federal Collectives, Collective Action, Participation, Agency; Traceability-Linkages; Curriculum, Policy, Networks, Culture, Movement, a way of life, thinktank, brains-trust; Saturation, Deepening, Scaling, Viral scaling to becoming default, Sustainability, Systems change, Management, Leadership; Champion Leaders.
Seeding in a year, for thriving by 2047 as a global centre, jagadguru. Distinctive, autonomous. exemplary. Political executive as overseer, visioner, reach-out champion(s); independent strong governance (board); insightful advice (system); included, embedded key funding, academic, research, field scale partners ab initio; passionate dedicated long-tenure leadership team; research education and learning, real, high potential trans-disciplinary associates/fellows/members; carefully selected participants; forever linked participant alumni; access to thousands of R&L landscapes across. Strategic roadmap, in 100 days; unveiling blueprint in or before international conference, in 300 days; foundation, launch in next 365 days. Is it ambitious, realistic? Can we do this? Can we find mentor(s) to do this? Can we find the team soon doing this? Can we get going?
RySS-APCNF [A People-Powered Agroecological Transformation Rooted in Nature – APCNF, together with its Indo German Global Academy for Agroecology Research and Learning (IGGAARL; seeding support to 23 states and 3 countries already, in addition to AP) offers a living blueprint for regenerative food futures that prioritize farmers, ecosystems, and public good] has been long-listed (50) for the Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize 2026, from amongst ~1000 nominations from all corners of the world and all parts of the food system. Inserted into the Master grid of 400 spots, longlisting 50 top picks. Draft shortlist up to 10 is expected soon followed through due diligence, financial and team audit, scientific review, team quality assessment, investigative long-farm story, pictures and video. Shortlisted pitch to jury [from theory – academia, policy et al, practice – farmers, value-chain players, chefs et al split equally] in Stockholm and jury zeroes and votes on the prize winner. This is the world’s largest environmental award. The award is for those who would succeed if they get the chance; for those who work holistically across the food system, value-chain. Keeping our fingers crossed!
We begin reading at 5, 6 or 7. Anything that is readable. Anything and everything. No discrimination. Then writing. In various forms. Analysing, solving problems. Asking what, where, when, how, and why. We may say, write one thing. Listener, reader may take something else. Good communication is ensuring the listener, reader taking what we want. They interpret on their own, taking their meanings, with their understanding, comprehension, and logic. Not ours. Built on their sense of reality, past-present-future, beliefs, history, and values. What do we do with this reading, knowing, understanding, and beyond for the sake of it? What possibilities exist before us? Can we realize these possibilities? Being useful, relevant, contemporary.
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Daily habits, elements. In N? nityanrtyayoga for 7L.