Sunday 20th April 2025 Day 23136 New beginnings this week. Celebrated Vishu and Tamizh Puthandu on Monday 14th April. Aviyal , Papaddums, Paal Ada Pradhaman. Jack fruit too. Made Lemon rind pickles, Pazhanoorku. Had Mangoes too. Puri made by Valsala chechi was had with aamras Taste buds pampered this week with delicacies galore. Coached an entrepreneur from Mysuru on leveraging…
Sunday 13 April 2025 Day 23129 Kotagiri and Coonoor FPO Directors establishing their annual business plans for FY2526! Taking charge of their different revenue streams and putting together basic action items for the year ahead. Input Stores, machinery leasing, output stores, tea production and retail. The Badaga farmers are a joy to work with. Polite, confident, very ambitious and daring…
Sunday April 06th 2025 Day 23122 Our MIND could turn out to be our worst enemy!! Any experience could leave an imprint on the MIND and establish deep rooted beliefs and thinking patterns. Many of these could prevent us from being level headed, could become major limiting factors and keep us away from tapping into our fullest potential. Take…
Sunday 30 March 2025 Day 23115 We can dwell in the past …and use the memory capabilities of our MIND We can travel into the future….and use the imagination capabilities of our MIND What we truly have with us is only the present. And what we can have full control of us how we are …..our state of *being”, right…
Sunday 23 March 2025 Day 23108 Visited another Coimbatore based Incubator, supporting the Startup culture in diverse sectors, all focused on the UN SDGs. Assisting a youngster navigate through the arranged marriage process and understanding some strange nuances of this roller coaster ride. Quite fascinating that even today many arranged marriages survive and thrive, despite these odd nuances. How many…
Sunday 16 March 2025 Day 23101 At any point in time, all of us are Leaders. We may lead our own Life, we may lead our small family, our work-team, a sports team, our society, our community and many more. When you LEAD, you essentially have FOLLOWERS. Those on whom you have influence and impact. Leadership therefore is a tremendous…
Sunday 09 March 2025 Day 23094 The past week was about visiting two neighboring states Kerala and Karnataka Travelled to Thrissur, Kerala for a meeting with KAU-R-ABI …an incubator focused on agri business. To assist Niti Aayog assess / review policies for Incubators. A vibrant agribusiness incubator, many enterprising women and men keen to create new businesses. A 3-day visit…
Sunday 02 March 2025 Day 23087 Mahashivaratri 2025 MSR Feb 26 2025. Another glorious celebration at Isha this year. Between the last one and the one this year, Sadhguru had a health emergency, with anxiety in everyone’s minds. He emerged well out of this emergency. And this year’s MSR therefore was even more special. A night like none other. A…
Day 23080 Interesting week! Engaging with an Incubator for the Defense Sector, CDIIC CODISSIA, for IIT GDC, to help Niti Aayog review and tweak policies for Incubators. Working with the Directors of an FPO to fast-track the establishment of a Mini Tea Plant for Organic Orthodox Green Tea. Judging four Tech startups from TN and Karnataka, with PALS (PAN IIT…
Sunday, 16 February 2025 Day 23073 Life has its twists & turns, ups & downs. That is what really makes this journey of Life so very exciting. Every moment we face unique situations. Even if the situation looks very familiar and akin to something we may have experienced earlier, if we look deeply enough, something would have changed. The question…