Assam, Kerala, and Puduchchery voted. Tamil Nadu would vote on 23 April, and West Bengal on 23 and 29 April. Results would be on 4 May. It appears BJP has edge in Assam, UDF in Kerala, Ramasamy in Puduchchery, DMK in Tamil Nadu and TMC in West Bengal. Let us wait for the People’s Verdict.
Chikku Muralimohan, Sadhana, Sadgati. Sadhana was one of the first grantees of Naandi Foundation. For Science in Schools. Sadhana (1992) is dedicated to Child labour free India, education, child rights, and promoting sustainable development. Rescued 10,000+ children from labour and child marriages. Pioneered working with local indigenous languages.
Why do the rich give? When Elon Musk says: My businesses are philanthropy. When the companies that were voluntarily spending well above two per cent before the CSR mandate took effect, cut their social spending from 10.8 per cent to 3.6 per cent of net profits. Are they looking for social reward? Is it some kind of signalling? Are the givers looking for recognition, rather than what giving does to the world? Can we recognize, appreciate and reward the donors adequately so that they give?
Conscience. Voice within. Inner light. Feelings, thoughts, words, actions of a pure heart and a calm, well-directed mind. Love for all beings, leading to a purer awareness. Human capacity to live by rational principles in sync with the true, tranquil and harmonious nature of our mind and Universe. Extended consciousness beyond survival, for truth and usefulness. A prompt to avoid provoking fear or contempt in others. Capacity to see the point of view of another person. Universal spiritual order. Code from the common principles and engagements of ‘satpurush’. For instance, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – ‘All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood; Everyone has the right to life and right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; Everyone has access to the common heritage of humanity, and to universal consciousness. Can we work as if we are working for the general good? Can we live with a clear conscience?
Health. Physical, mental, emotional, and social wellbeing. The extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs and to change or cope with the environment. A resource for everyday life. Ability to maintain homeostasis and recover from adverse events. Ability to handle stress, to acquire skills, to maintain relationships, all of which form resources for resiliency and independent living. Through biomedical beyond genetics, environmental and living-lifestyle means. Work; diet – air, water, food-nutrition; hygiene; safety; sleep; exercise; time in nature; entertainment et al. Communicable and non-communicable diseases, Malnutrition, accidents-injuries affect health, and cause death. Can we care for our health? Our families, our communities, our villages, our farms, our soils, our planet.
Mahavira. Vardhamana. 24th Tirthankara. Kevala Jnana after 12.5 years of Tapasya. Can we move towards his mandatory vows: observance of ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahmacharya, aparigraha?
Will hydrogen be an alternative to LPG in homes soon?
Teaching at higher education, useful-relevant. Can we get good teachers? PhDs, practitioners, exceptionally talented? How do we qualify and confirm our teachers? For their knowledge, exposure, scholarship, excellence, practice, deep field experience, versatility, trans-inter-cross-disciplinary appreciation, ability to mentor, guide, handhold, and troubleshoot. Can we test and appoint? Can we get our finest minds into academics, practitioner-academics? And in large numbers?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Identifying right, nurturing right. In N? Aachaaryayoga for 7L.