Sri Sri. Srirangam Srinivasa Rao, 115 [30 April 1910 – 15 June 1983]. Telugu poet, novelist, pioneer and free verse writer. Inwardly – a scientist, thinker, and philosopher. Referred to as Poet of the Century. Noted for his anthology, Maha Prasthanam. He moved poetry forward from traditional mythological themes to reflect more contemporary issues. As Chalam says “While Krishna Sastry made his anguish known to the whole world, Sri Sri spoke in his voice about the anguish of the whole world. Krishna Sastry’s pain was the pain of the world, while the world’s pain became Sri Sri’s pain.” Maha Prasthanam, The Great Journey, an anthology of poems, is one of his major works, more than 50. These include: Maro Prasthanam; Khadga Srsti; Anantam. He also worked for Telugu cinema – screen writing, lyrics. 1000+.
Was President of the Revolutionary Writers Association of Andhra, Virasam – Viplava Rachayitala Sangham. Was the first President of Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee.
In Telangana, State Finance Special Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao, a 1991 batch IAS officer, assumed charge as State Chief Secretary. RKR as Finance Secretary, prepared 14 budgets of the State, including two vote-on-account budgets, during his decade-long tenure in the department. RKR still holds full additional charge as Special Chief Secretary of Finance. Outgoing Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari has been appointed as vice-chairperson of Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute (Dr. MCR HRD). K Srinivasa Raju takes charge as Principal Secretary to CM, in Telangana.
In Kerala, Jayatilak takes charge as Chief Secretary as Sarada Muraleedharan retires.
Caste Census, Census. Modern Census was conducted in 1872 in India. Synchronous census was in 1881. Census has been conducted every 10 years. However, the 2021 census was postponed due to COVID and is expected to be conducted in 2026. The number of questions are very limited in a census – 12-34 questions, canvassed for the individual/family-household. In the 1881 census and thereafter, the caste, the sect was ascertained. Subcaste was included in 1891. In 2011, it included house listing, followed by household schedule. Apart from general questions like name, sex, age, marital status, and SC/ST – and subcaste within, disability, attendance in educational institution, renting, travel to place of work, migration, cultivation-farming – area with/without irrigation, bed rooms, computer/laptops, mobiles, toilets, drinking water sources including tap from treated/untreated sources, gas for cooking et al. However, the caste question for non-SC/T was dropped after the 1931 Census.
In addition to Census, India has also conducted the Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC), supplementing the 2011 Census of India. SECC 2011 was conducted in all states and union territories of India as the first paperless census in India, conducted via handheld electronic devices by the government in 640 districts. SECC data has been used in MGNREGA, National Food Security Act, the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, etc. SECC 2011 included caste. SECC 2011’s abstract summary: 25 Crore households in India; 18 Crore are in villages; 10.75 crore (60%) are considered deprived. 50% of them are landless, deriving a major part of income from manual labour. 25% of rural families live in one room kachcha houses. Literacy is just 64%. However, caste data is withheld.
Karnataka has carried out a Caste Census in 2015 but published it in 2025. Bihar carried it out in 2023. Telangana has done it in 2024. Finally, the Government of India gives the green signal to go ahead with a caste census in the country, as part of the upcoming national census. Let us hope this time it would not be withheld. It could set the stage for reevaluating the current reservation framework and welfare policies. The new data may prompt demands for proportional representation in education, jobs, and political seats based on updated population figures. Demands for sub-quotas within women’s reservation for OBC women may resurface.
Development Leadership. Development Management. Rural Management. Natural Farming learning-managing-scaling. Should they be introduced in school, or in graduation, or in post-graduation, or as specialized courses after post-graduation? 100 days, six months, nine months, 1 year, 15-18 months, 18-21 months, pre-course immersion-induction, post-course apprenticeship, fellowship? What should essentially be there? Of course, the Constitution. Society, Micro-macro Economics, Organization, Production Systems, Livelihoods; HR, Team, Finance, Marketing, Enterprises, Operations, Research, Data, Communications, Policy; Participation, Inclusion, Strategy, Leadership, Social Responsibility, and AI.
For a NF Management course, these may include: Fundamentals of NF and Learning; Farm; Research and learning landscape; training; climate resilient geography; Managing Farm; Deepening NF; Food System and Value-chains; Research; Learning-mentoring-managing-scaling – self, team, money, and project, organization, enterprise et al. 75% field, practice centric. An advanced course could be built on this basis. Certification for initial orientation to fundamentals, Diploma for A-grade practice could be offered.
Development Leadership could be offered to the experienced. It could be sandwiched between a pre-course immersion, maybe 6-12 months, and the 12-24 month post-course apprenticeship-internship-fellowship. The course could be 12-18-20 months. It is possible to top it on a good graduation as an integrated course. Participatory, Skilling, and Tooling centric. Immersion, Induction, Discussion, Practice et al as the approach. The course may include: Development; Livelihoods; Leadership, Transformation, Servant Leadership; Research, Analysis; Management; Development Management; Participation – Processes, Practice, Inclusion; Learning; Systems, Systems thinking, Public Systems; Communication, Advocacy, Nudge, Writing, Social Media; Data, Data Analysis; Vision, Design, Strategy, Theory of change; Behaviour Change; MEL; Finance; People, Groups and Teams; Gender, Marginalized, Agency; Culture, Cultural forms, stories, songs, music and dance; Enterprise, Social Enterprise; Funds-Resources, fundraising-resource mobilization; networks, alliances, coalitions; justice, equity, sustainability, ESG, legacy; Programme; Market; Social Responsibility; Organization; Impacts; and Scaling.
Can we tailor, offer these at school level? Can essentials be taken into mainstream science, technology, management, and leadership courses? Can we offer orientation, practice modules? Can we facilitate mentorships, apprenticeships, internships, and fellowships? For more people. Can we identify leaders of PVM and equip them? Can we offer the agency to PVMs for their lives, destinies?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Focused on custom-tailoring. In N? kartrkatvayoga for 7L.