Prof Udai Pareek, 100. OD, OB, HRD. He was Indianizing these. I worked with him when we were doing shared visioning in National Tree Growers way back, which paved the way for the emergence of Foundation for Ecological Security, FES. He was the anchor. The exercise itself lasted 3-4 months, including travel and interacting communities across the country.
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme and campaign advertisements are 10-year-old now.
US: automatic citizenship executive order gets a pause. Bans, increased Tariffs on imports from select countries would be effective February.
We heard allegations that aggregators like cab aggregators, food deliverers, ticket bookers et al have differential pricing based on the mobile makes, android or i-phones, and/or laptops or battery charge levels, etc. Also, the allegation is also that if sought for the same ride more than once, the price may get boosted up. Many have shared example evidences, screenshots showing differentiation. The government sent notices to Ola and Uber on this. The companies have denied such differentiation. We still wonder what the reality is.
Delhi: Assembly elections for all 70 constituencies are in progress. Polling is on 5 February and the results would be on 8 February. Campaign is picking up momentum as the withdrawal date ends. It is a triangular contest broadly – AAP, BJP (NDA) and Congress. Do or die contests between the parties. Manifestos are mostly welfare. Amounts to women – Rs.2100-2500/month; free travel in buses; ration kits; AAP is incumbent. BJP has been out of power in Delhi for 26 years. Congress for 12 years. Its popular vote percentage hit the single digit. All national leaders are in the campaign intensely. Regional leaders from across the country are being roped in. There is a special drive to capture the imagination of women. Voter lists are being analyzed and voters not in Delhi are also being contacted. Booth-by-booth management seems to be planned. Opinion polls are due. BJP seems to have the prima facie edge. Congress may get a face saving presence with some significant number of seats. Will Sandeep make the cut? Arvind? Atishi? Bidhuri? Parvesh?
Delhi results might start processes for way forward national campaigns for 2029? Strategies, deeper transformations, and reimagined apparatus. The profiling of constituencies, however, might wait till the new constituencies emerge. Support entities would come in. Invisible behind the limelight work would start. Broader membership drives, cutting-edge active members, inner party elections, learning-training-capacity building, management, and leadership classes would be taken up. Visioning, scientific but participatory manifestos, articulation, communication, media, social media portfolios, and anchor teams emerge. This 2029, most probably, may see dropping off senior leaders; new leaders in the front at various levels. National, local long-term, short-term yatras, walks, cycling, bikes, and rallies may start-off. Films, YouTube videos, and audios may be developed for release. Hope they focus on amrt kaal, amrt phala, amrt bhaarat, and amrt viswam.
Can we ready ourselves for these? Can we support them towards our PVMs, their collectives, their teams and support teams? Can we see amrt collective leadership emerging, taking charge? On scale.
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. With ladders, in the flow linings. In N? Agrimayoga for 7L.
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