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Diya switches on the TV remote. National Broadcast of the Prime Minister is on. It is a historic day. The decision to merge five nations into one is being formally announced. She sat on the couch to listen. Life has been tumultuous throughout her life. Very early in her life, she lost her kins during a pandemic. In 2084 she is 69, living single in a condominium given to her by the State based on her professional standing, like in numbers her life has turned downside up with time. She had a remarkable career of her own making. "Our Nation has 15106km (about 9386.43 mi) of land borders and 7516km (about 4670.23 mi) coastline. Synthetic boundaries are dissolving as we learn to live in harmony with open borders. Families lived enough in constant stress with their folks separated artificially. Whereas State incurred prohibitive costs to fight natural calamities including due to different rules and regulations in different nationalities, the needy still did not get the right care. No...

SC in India for GRAP-4 curbs in NCR region even if AQI below 450. Kind of moratorium on new construction including ongoing. Bali Government taking the decision not to allow new hotel and resorts for two years. There are international headlines including countries like Spain grapling with climate calamities and so is true for many other geographical locations There must be something wrong with the template of economy growth model adopted worldwide. Assumptions on cost to the society and parameters of decision making on new investments need to be re looked. Ambit of boundary extended to include waste elimination or treatment in calculation of costs on life cycle basis rather than plant BL could be one of measure. Emissions from transportation also accounted for in the kitty of producer or owner. It can not be the public cost. As it is clear from experience in recent history that control of exchequer of public account is exersized on priorities other than keeping air clean, making p...

70-75 years of physical age or a career span of 50years- a universally adopted covenant amongst human to stay in public, not new, hundreds of years old but has seldom become a human conduct- a no no for all. American would have made themselves great again if the recent election result were otherwise. Strange to many is the results and mandate of people in a global powerhouse nation. Age of the incumbent and utterances are the only criteria for citizens to make a choice for election of a person that would be most influential person of the world. Seems like the Trump Trumpet is powered through blows from back seat drivers which ironically is becoming a global phenomina across the world, casting seriuous questions on democratic process of electing govenments on earth. Democracy is alibi for back seat drivers-few cronies who wish not to play by rules. Social media influencers obviously unregulated and a large population getting addicted to viral circulation of chatters that go immediat...

Indian Express Newspaper editorial (08Nov 2024)on the subject is in fact obituary foretold for humanity. Air is not an elite subject it is a common man concern. In 1994 during a strategy meeting at my erstwhile employer brainstorming event idea of bottled water was floated for new growth avenues as there was excess capacity DMW was available. The idea was laughed out. In 2024 in a period of just 30 years the bottled water is omnipresent and turning in as a necessity. At many places in the world good potable water is luxury. In areas of Rajasthan in India women trek a distance equivalent to New Delhi-New York every year to fetch their daily need of potable water. Air is next in line. Delhi AQI staying around 400 in part of year and normal around 200 is a testamony that poison is slowly building towards extinction of human race. Delhi is not an isolated case, most urban municipalities are facing challenge and loosing battle progressively. If a known evil can not be controlled it is s...

The caption - we made history for a reason tonight. What reason? same old rhetoric echoed by the person who wins a election- promising to raise partitions and barriers for more conflicts. Underlying notion amongst us that a strong and powerful leader for managing affairs of a community is needed - this is a myth that never breaks and we dare not see what is on the other side. Democracy, communist or monarchy this myth has become a rule in psyche of humans. The reason of growing conflicts on planet earth. We see it all around the globe. What is on other side? A community run by engagement of all humans- all stakeholders. A vote, once in five years or whatever tenure a set of people chose to rule or barter power, is insuffient provision for now aware citizenery on decision that matter their lives. A new chapter must commence, sooner the better. Technology has facilitated human life like never before. Unfortunately the time saved in human lives because of technology is encroached by ...

चार लोग तो चाहिये, अकसर इस जरूरत का अहसास करवा ही दिया जाता है जीवन यात्रा के उद्भव से, इस चेतना में चलते चलते आपकी पहुँच आपकी पहचान बनती चली जाती है। चार, चार हज़ार चार लाख या चार करोड़। यह पहुँच केवल मात्रा मात्र है या उसके आगे भी कुछ, भीड़ के बीच अकेला, कुँए का मेंढक , स्पर्श विहीन, पहुच से लाभ पाने की असीमित लालसा, स्वयं के लिए नहीं तो परिवार के लिए नहीं तो मित्र के लिए । अंत अकस्मात् होता है पर तैयारी जीवन भर । समाज के साथ भी और साथ ही सेंध लगाते अस्तित्व । दोगला जीवन। सामाजिक सहमति प्राप्त यह व्यवस्था जैसे श्रष्टि का संवाद बन गई है, कोई अंगुली नहीं उड़्ती। पहुच के बल पर रतन टाटा ने सरकारी नियम का संशोधन जो केवल टाटा समूह के लिए ही मान्य है , करवाया क्योंकि उन्हें लगता था कि इस नियम से समूह के अस्तित्व को खतरा हो सकता था ( कंपनी एक्ट सेक्शन 153A , किसी ट्रस्ट को सीधा किसी कंपनी की बोर्ड बैठक में मत देने का अधिकार नहीं ) अब यह कहना मुश्किल है कि उन्होंने अपना कंधा दिया, ख्याति पाई या वाकई पूँजीवादी विचारधारा से प्रभावित रहे। ऊपर चित्र में जिमी टाटा, रतन टाटा के छोटे भाई, जो ...

Sooner you understand 'give and take' better it is. Some say life is not all about accounting. Some believe and look for reciprocity to take next move. Relationships grow amongst equals. Is it necessary and only condition? I give 100 to someone, should I expect 100 back? Is it true transaction universally across all relationships be it spouse, daughter, son, friend, servant, customer, client. God is the only one exception- a supreme imagined reality who gives without asking, however some believe you need to please Him for His KRIPA (favor) to receive His bounties,some link it to the KARMA (actions present birth & past birth) for all this dynamics. Material or spiritual there is a concept of reciprocity, apparent or veiled. Let us delve deeper. Every Life like a book contains many pages, a log of interactions, transactions relations in this world, conscious and subconscious, degree varies across- depending on the environment that an individual is lead through. As an O...