Sadgati, Nadendla Bhaskar Rao, 90 [23 June 1935 – 22 April 2026]. Chief Minister of AP, for a brief while; considered co-founder, TDP. Father of Nadendla Murali and Nadendla Manohar.
Sadgati, Padma Shri Raghu Rai, 83 [18 December 1942 – 26 April 2026]. Photojournalist. We have grown up looking at his extraordinary photographs, photo-essays. His famous photo-books – India: Reflections in Colour and Reflections in Black and White; Tibet in Exile; Saint Mother: A Life Dedicated; Exposure: Portrait of A Corporate Crime (on Bhopal gas tragedy disaster); Indira Gandhi: A Living Legacy; India’s Great Masters: A Photographic Journey into the Heart of Classical Music; The Indians: Portraits From My Album; Bangladesh: The Price of Freedom; Trees. His biographical photo journey – Raghu Rai: An Unframed Portrait [by Avani Rai].
Security breach in the dinner at Washington Hilton where the President and Vice President were. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was the suspect, and taken into custody.
High voter turnout in TN (84%+), WB in Phase 1 (91%+). What does it mean? Maybe it is advantageous for DMK and TMC.
NITI is reconstituted. Ashok Kumar Lahiri, former chief economic adviser, is the new Vice Chairman. Key members include full-time members: Prof. KV Raju, economist – rural, ecological, livelihoods; Prof. Gobardhan Das, Director, IISER, Bhopal; Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, DST, and earlier Director, IIT Kanpur; Dr M Srinivas, Director, AIIMS; and Rajiv Gauba. Ex-officio members include: Prime Minister (Chair); Finance Minister; Home Minister; Defence Minister; Rural Development/Agriculture Minister. Five Ministers are special invitees. All Chief Ministers are part of the Governing Council, and lieutenant governors of UTs (without CMs). The current CEO is Ms. Nidhi Chhibber.
Two-thirds of AAP’s 10 Rajya Sabha MPs – have announced that they would merge with the BJP. Raghav Chadha, Swati Maliwal, Sandeep Pathak, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikram Sawhney, and Ashok Mittal. Can AAP recover?
In Telangana, Kavita announces a new political party – Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS). Will this make a difference in the political landscape? Or is it a front to ensure that anti-BRS votes get split?
As SK put it. The difference between ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’, between spectacular success and quiet failure is often luck showing up in some way. Talent matters. Intelligence matters. Resources matter. Hard work matters. And the rest is luck. All we can do is to get on with it, with a smile, and laugh. Can we stay unaffected? Can we free ourselves from the results? Can we be detached? Can we be silent, when silence is more helpful? Can we observe without getting lost in the emotion? Can we stay around those who nourish our minds, hearts and souls, and not the opposite? Can we meditate, and be in-charge of our minds? Can we accept people as they are, as we are not here to fix, convince, or change all people? Can we stop taking things personally, as much as possible? Can we appreciate that nothing lasts long? Can we work on our inner foundation? Can we calm down first and respond with calmness?
Can we court luck? Can we do ‘anyway’? Useful, relevant. Relentless.
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Anyway. In N? sangrahaprakalpayoga for 7L.