Sadgati, Roopender Mamidi, 53 [12 July 1972 – 25 January 2026]. Co-brother’s brother. Accomplished advocate, public worker. Succumbed to Heart attack, followed by failed stent, heart transplant, and pneumonia. In just 45 days. Physical, mental, emotional, financial pain. To many.
Republic of India, 76. Seventy seventh Republic Day. Let us congratulate ourselves for coming this far. Bharat Rashtrapati, President of India says in her speech: … justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity enshrined in our Constitution define our Republic…. our vibrant republic …. all enlightened and sensitive citizens are advancing the progress of our Republic…. More than ten crore women associated with self-help groups are redefining the process of development….The number of women representatives in Panchayati Raj institutions is nearly 46 percent….. Millions of our people who have been struggling with poverty for decades have been lifted above the poverty line. Efforts are also being made to ensure that they do not fall back into the poverty trap…. We are moving towards achieving our goal of becoming the world’s third- largest economy in the near future…. In this journey of shaping our economic destiny, Atma-nirbharata and Swadeshi are our guiding principles…. Today, more than half of the world’s digital transactions take place in India…. I hope that all citizens will actively participate in achieving other national goals in a similar manner…. Based on the strength of the Army, Air Force, and Navy, people have complete trust in our defence-preparedness…. A lifestyle in harmony with nature has been a part of India’s cultural tradition…. Let us make efforts to ensure that Mother Earth’s precious resources remain available for future generations…. Let us all work together …. and make our Republic even more glorious.
Sadgati, Padma Bhushan Sir William Mark Tully, 90 [24 October 1935 – 25 January 2026]. Bureau chief of BBC in New Delhi, for 20 years. Earlier he was BBC’s India correspondent for 10 years. Later he continued as a freelance journalist and broadcaster based in New Delhi. His books include: Amritsar: Mrs Gandhi’s Last Battle; No Full Stops in India; India in Slow Motion (with Gillian Wright); Upcountry Tales: Once Upon A Time In The Heart Of India.
Padma Awards. No Bharat Ratna. Padma Vibhushans – Dharmendra (films); K T Thomas (Public Affairs); N Rajam (Art); P Narayanan (Literature and Education); VS Achuthanandhan (Public Affairs). 3 of them are from Kerala. 13 Padma Bhushans include: Alka Yagnik; Bhagat Singh Koshyari Public Affairs; KR Palaniswamy; Mammootty; Dr Nori Dattatreyudu; Piyush Pandey; SKM Maeilanandhan; Shatavadhani R Ganesh; Shibu Soren; Uday Kotak; VK Malhotra; V Natesan; Vijay Amritraj.
Some of the 113 Padma Shris include: Ms. Deepika Reddy; Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad; Garimella Balakrishna Prasad; Guduru Venkat Rao; H V Hande; Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar; Madhavan Ranganathan; Maganti Murali Mohan; Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar; Rajendra Prasad; Rama Reddy Mamidi; Rohit Sharma; Satish Shah; V Kamakoti; Vempaty Kutumba Sastry et al.
Who am I? DNA, or upbringing, or hybrid? Multiple, simultaneous identities through interpersonal, social, and work roles in various teams, groups, and communities? From embodied, embedded, enactive, and extended cognition. Social, physical, genetic, psychological, emotional, and biological relations. Locations, spaces. Aspects, dimensions. Over time. Interconnected, interrelated networked changing fluid dimensions, and traits. Multi-faceted. Cumulative, Historic, Visionary. Network, process(es), flux. Our sense of well-being is in the sense of being in control of our own lives, self-directed. It is rooted in self-understanding. Some responsibilities arise from our coexistence. Can we be there? Can we live life in sync with this?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. With a sense of in control. In N? sohamyoga for 7L.