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Most Urgent: A Reminder to Hon. Prime Minister of India after 7 Years of Swachh Bharat Mission. Have we really succeeded self - retrospecting ourselves in front of Gandhi Ji , today on 02/10/2021 on Gandhi Jayanti Day 🇮🇳💐🕉Jai Hind 🕉💐🇮🇳👏❗️

"SWACHH BHARAT MISSION" ie Clean Revolution ?

( *Nagesh Chandra Mishra )

Subject : Can India's Dream of an "Open Defecation Free Country" Be Realized within 5 Years Time ? An Open Letter To the Honorable Prime Minister, Shree Narendra Modi.

Hon. Prime Minister Sir ,

Kindly, refer to my earlier letter dated 29-07-2014 written in Hindi on the above noted subject . ( Copy Enclosed )

Many of my friends requested to provide an English Transliteration of the Hindi Text that I knowingly delayed as was very keen to hear the PM's Independence Day Address to the Nation from the ramparts of Lalquila on August 15, 2014 .

Your excellent address has touched billion hearts dreaming of SWACHH BHARAT . Hence, this updating exercise .

Warm Congratulations , Sir, once again !

There is a sense of great admiration in the country & abroad on your Government's firm resolution as stated in the Address of the Hon. President of India during the first Joint Session of the Parliament :

"We must not tolerate the indignity of homes without toilets and public spaces littered with garbage. For ensuring hygiene, waste management and sanitation across the nation a “Swachh Bharat Mission” will be launched. This will be our tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary to be celebrated in the year 2019."

( Para 15 of the Presidential Address on June 9, 2014 )

The above commitment has been reaffirmed both by you & the Nation's Finance Minister in the Parliament ; as such , none of us are taking these lines lightly ; everyone , be your supporter or adversary, knows it vey well that when you "commit" something to yourself - not even you can defy it !

Like "Green Revolution", or "White Revolution" , is it the turn of "CLEAN REVOLUTION" in the country now ?

Is it easy to bring a Clean Revolution in our nation ?

The answer is ... both "YES" & "NO" !

Today's 'wise men' would just rush to begin with, 'it's not any Rocket Science' ?

It's easier to draw zig zag lines than to draw a straight line !

According to Bapu, who believed "SANITATION IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN INDEPENDENCE" , had said :

" The instruments for the quest of truth are as simple as they are difficult.

They may appear quite impossible to an arrogant person, and quite possible to an innocent child.

The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should be so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth. The dialogue between Vasishtha and Vishvamitra makes this abundantly clear. Christianity and Islam also amply bear it out."

( Courtesy : " My Experiments With Truth " by M.K. Gandhi )

Resp. Prime Minister Sir !

Does Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan ( the erstwhile Total Sanitation Campaign ) being implemented by the Central & State Governments justify the 'skill,scale & speed' of your commitment ? It was during the first NDA Govt. led by Sri Atal Bihari Bajpayee when Sanitation sector was given due importance almost after five decades since independence & accordingly , the Department of Drinking Water Supply ( & Sanitation, ) launched Total Sanitation Campaign in 1998-99 with great fanfare . The seriousness with which it began , the initial 5-6 years gave the impression as if the Millennium Development Goals pertaining to Environmental Sustainability ( No. 7 of MDG ) indicators would be achieved at faster growth so that India would be an 'Open Defecation Free' Country by 2015 ; but, as the time rolled on, the steam started simmering & we lost the 'meaning' - now, it has completely gone in 'Slip Back Mode' like any other Water program of the Govt., though with a difference - prior to 1998-99, the allotment in the Sanitation sector was negligible , but during the last 15 years till date approx. 15 Billion Rupees of allocations have been pumped through by the govt. most of which has either been wasted or swindled by unscrupulous elements - If immediate remedial measures are not taken, it would open the pandora box of one more serious scam than what we saw during the execution of Ganga Action Plan some decades ago !

I won't like to indulge in citing numerous statistical data to drive home the point - Census of India 2011( Houses, Household Amenities & Assets 'LATRINE FACILITIES', Table 1 & 2 ) &

Day-to-day Progress Report hosted on the official website of the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation are testimonies to the paradoxical vast gap between the Truth & the Hype , ie % of Toilet Usage vs. % of Toilets constructed ( Barring some exceptions in a few performing states like Kerela , Sikkim, Tripura etc. )

It is high time when we must 'revisit' the entire Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan afresh so that Swachh Bharat Mission can be achieved in a perfect 'mission mode' within the stipulated time frame .

This requires a clean 'bottoms up' of our own mindset ( Courtesy : Ashtavakra Geeta ) - something unique that can be emulated from one such simple example :

Once during my childhood, I told my mother ,

Ma, "KACHARAWALA" has come ;

My mother replied ,

' My son! in fact , we are KACHARAWALA -

& He is SAFAIWALA '

( courtesy : Sri Narendra Modi )

Summing up , in the words of PG Wodehouse ,

" We need dynamite to dislodge an idea that has set in public mind ."

Taking cue from Kenopanishad's Shlokas , "Yasya Matam Tasya Matam..." , meaning thereby , "

' He who thinks he knows It not, knows It. He who thinks he knows

It, knows It not. The true knowers think they can never know It

(because of Its infinitude), while the ignorant think they know '

- in all humility, I would suggest some remedial measures after learning from failures -some are of generic nature & some specific ones that can't be viewed in isolation .

1) AN IMMEDIATE NEED OF INTEGRATED PLANNING :

" Conceive Optimistically ;

Plan Pessimistically ;

Execute Optimistically ."

( Courtesy : Kazuo Inamori - ' A Compass to Fulfillment ' )

As per Millennium Development Goals ( MDG ) , we have set a

Goal to Ensure Environmental Sustainability; &

accordingly, our Target is ,

" Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs and reverse the loss of environmental resources." ( Courtesy : MDG Goal No. 7 & Target 9 )

But , alas ! our Country's main Planning Institutions have converted themselves into Kubla Khan's Pleasure Domes ( courtesy : ST Coleridge's famous Poem, Kubla Khan ) ! These "Think Tanks" need immediate revamping (as the newspaper reports suggest , probably, you too are thinking on the same lines & now is evident also from your Address to the Nation on India's 67th Independence day Anniversary .

These days, an advertisement of a branded diamond catches

my imagination in which an old man presents a diamond ring to his old loving wife on her anniversary - on this, the old lady quips smilingly & asks, why such costly ring at the sunset of her life ... & the husband replies, " Diamond Knows Not one's Age " ! Accordingly, our Land, Water, Habitat etc. , all our inexhaustible resources , need an 'ageless integrated planning diamond ring' of Environmental Sustainability .

Focusing on various Development Programs of our country, whether Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan,National Rural Health Mission, Integrated Child Development Schemes, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, MNREGA, JnURM, so on & so forth , every Program preach Community Participation, Inter-sectoral Coordination & Convergence as per Govt. Guidelines , but that happens on papers only ... the ground reality is quite different . As such unless we drastically combine them together into an Integrated Planning System without compartmentalizing & dissecting them into urban, rural etc. etc. - no oasis of 'smart cities ' can sustain & coexist in harmony to hold 'SAB KA SAATH SAB KA VIKAS' ?

( the story of MATSYAVATAAR can be an eye opener for we Indians )

Prime Minister Sir, during every morning stroll , when I breathe the rotten smell coming out from the heaps of garbage littered on lanes & roads of my city , I am reminded of your high thinking mother's words : from your imagination of 'High Speed Bullet Trains' , one small ray of hope starts beaming in the eyes of we 'chhote Log with chhoti si aasha' ( ordinary people having very small aspirations ) ... dreaming of a network of low speed mini trains or mini trams too that may help in disposing off all our daily garbage to some appropriate safe sanitary landfills ! Covering up of our deep environmental wounds with populist 'silken bands' cannot heal the real ailment .

Alvin Toffler , the great thinker & writer , in the foreword of Nobel Prize Winners' Ilya Prigogine & Stangers masterpiece , " Order Out of Chaos " , has said:

" One of the most highly developed skills in contemporary Western civilization is dissection: the split-up of problems into their smallest possible components . We are good at it . So good, we often forget to put the pieces back together again . " The Britishers have gone back , but the British Colonial Administrative System still rules the Nation . Perhaps, that's why , Lord Curzon , had once said, "Indian Bureaucracy is the strongest bureaucratic machine in the world that cannot be corrected or controlled even by viceroys" !

For 'Vote Bank' Politics ,every Govt. of the day remains silent on 'demographic avalanche' ( an idiom coined by Alduous Huxley ) with full knowledge that such ad hoc bureaucratic development balloons , in no time , would turn the entire country into millions of "slum dog habitats" - in spite of all that our endless misadventure goes on & on like a Hindi song : "Manzil kahan le jayegi ... Maaloom Nahin..... ? "

After results of LOK SABHA 2014 , when the moment of Truth came & the nation with bated breadth was expecting a huge smooth transitional change breaking from the past on the eve of the first Budget Speech itself of the newly formed govt. , the Finance Minister, Sri Arun Jaitley ji seemed too ordinary & cautious to change , probably, due to 'Law of Mental Inertia' . Optimists like us haven't been disheartened though & would wait till Feb.28, 2015 .

Later than this may be too late to change the 'colonial mindset' of this new Govt.

I don't understand why our great planners overlook "Vedic Thumb Rule of Developmental Life Cycle based on the sound principles of Environmental Sustainability" as depicted in the following Sutras of Atharva Veda :

PASHYEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have VISION for Hundred Years ) ।।1।।

JEEVEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have LIFE for Hundred Years ) ।।2।।

BUDDHYEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have INTELLECT for Hundred Years ) ।।3।।

ROHEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have GROWTH for Hundred Years ) ।।4।।

PUSHEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have NOURISHMENT for Hundred Years)।।5।।

BHOOYEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have PURITY forHundred Years)।।6।

BHAVEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have SUSTAINABILITY for Hundred Years ) ।।7।।

BHOOYASEE SHARADAH SHATAAT ( May , then, we SURVIVE till Eternity ) ।।8।।

In short : VISION, LIFE, INTELLECT, GROWTH, NOURISHMENT, PURITY & then SUSTAINABILITY - all for 100 Years lead to the Ultimate SURVIVAL till Eternity !

( * Atharva Veda , Section 19, Sukta 67 )

Swami Vivekananda's concept of SANAATAN DHARMA's Soul ( or, Universal Religion ) dwells in the above Sutras . And, perhaps, it also reflects Maharshi Aurobindo's vision of Supra-mental Consciousness .

Vedas, Upanishads & our Epics are testimony to the fact that India's Civilization & Ancient Education System prior to the advent of British Rule was amongst the best in the world . ( courtesy : Lord Macaulay's Address to the British Parliament on 2nd February, 1835 )

But , alas.... ! India's Five Year Plan that fails to foresee even 20 - Span "Life Cycle" ( 100 Years ) of Sustainable Development , can we expect from them to wipe out 20- fathom deep tears of the Nation through the hallucinations of 20-point Program ?

Now, coming back on the topic of Health, Hygiene & Sanitation related responsibilities , even if we go back to the India's civilization prevailing during Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro (2600 B.C. - 1900 B.C.) periods , there is evidence of wet toilets prevailing even during those times - which were connected to underground drainage system lined with burnt clay bricks . ( Courtesy : Wikipedia ) .

Since the last 2500 years , Kautilya's Arthashastra have been speaking volumes of our commitment to Hygiene & Cleanliness ,but we have chosen to overlook & ignore them. Severe punishments for defiling Environment have been prescribed , some of such glaring examples , are as follows :

Hygiene & Sanitation

related Offences Punishment as per Kautilya's

Arthashastra

Not having adequate rain water drainage 12 panas ( 3.8.23 )

Causing damage by letting urine or dung collect 24 panas ( 3.8.22. )

Throwing dirt on the road 1/8 pana ( 2.36.26 )

Blocking it with mud & water 1/4 pana

Throwing dirt on the highway 1/4 pana (2.36.27 )

Blocking it with mud & water 1/2 pana

For using as a urinal/ latrine As urinal As latrine ( 2.36.28 )

A holy place 1/2 pana 1 pana

A water reservoir 1 pana 2 panas

A temple 1& 1/2 p 2 panas

A royal building 2 panas 4 panas

Likewise, strict regulations are provided in Kautilya's Arthashastra not only for the protection of environment , but for an all round development of the Nation .

When we compare 2500 Years old these Laws ( a glimpse of which is prescribed above in Kautilya's Arthashastra ) with the latest Legal provisions prevailing today even in some of the most developed parts of the world ( from Britain to USA to Singapore ) , we may come to the conclusion that India doesn't need to blindly follow any imported self- derogatory "Sectoral Reform" lessons ; what we need is a mass upsurge of self- belief in ourselves to recreate "Cultural Renaissance based on Swami Vivekanand's concept of universal religion" keeping pace with the modern times . It is generally believed that Nation's Pride & Honor of Kautilyan Era didn't deteriorate so fast even during later centuries prior to the advent of Lord Macaulay's British India that systematically sapped our Self-esteem breaking the Psyche of the Nation into two unequal pieces viz. Rulers & Ruled ; they also created 'Indian cronies' to align with them - lethal combination of this elite class having less than 10% in numbers 'who ate Angreziyat , played Angreziyat & slept Angreziyat' - called as "Sahebs" ( or, Huzoor Mai-Baap ) ruled over the rest 90% common people known as "Raiyats" .

Comparing their Hygiene-related habits , while the first category had natural access to their choices of Toilets & Restrooms , the rest were left to practice "Call of Nature" ( perhaps, to amply prove " Habit is Second Nature "). I tried my best to find how the word, "Call of Nature" originated - I couldn't find , but the dictionary.com suggests , this idiom originated during 1850-55 - the same period when Lord Macaulay 's prescription of breaking the backbone of India's spiritual heritage was at its best !

( Only the Psychological Aspects have been touched here - as regards the Sociological & Technological Aspects, the readers may refer to other sources )

Sadly, the same "Huzoor Mai-Baap" culture rules over more than a billion souls even after 67 years since independence - Govt. is , now, in the changed role of "DAATA" ( in disguise of 'Facilitator' ) who perceive the People as "PAATA" ( Beneficiaries ) keeping Lord Macaulay still alive in the form of "SARKAR" downsizing the rest as 'BHIKHAARI' ( Beggars ) !

Can we ever get back our Self-Esteem as 'One Nation'?

Can we recreate the competitive crowning glory of India's Cultural Renaissance ??

Can we have 'ACHHE DIN' or Tipping Point ???

Yes, we can !!!

2) ACHHE DIN or Tipping Point :

How little things can bring Big Changes & how efforts of a handful of exceptional people can create History is not an unknown subject . But , how effective that can be - was known to me in details after reading Malcolm Gladwell's masterpiece "Tipping Point" .

The Tipping Point is the biography of an idea that may bring mysterious changes in everyday life spreading as fast as Social Epidemics . Malcolm Gladwell has described about some Rules of the Tipping Point viz. Law of the Few, Stickiness Factor & Power of Context, or Broken Window Theory that may be effective for bringing out rapid Behavioral Changes .

I won't quote examples cited in Malcolm Gladwell's 'Tipping Point' except one that caught my imagination ,

" ..... If you peed in the street , you were going to jail ...."

- this was told by New York City Administration in 1994 when the brilliant team of Rudolf Giuliani as Mayor & Bratton , the Police Chief applied the strategy to crack down on QUALITY OF LIFE Crimes to step up enforcement of the laws . Minor, seemingly insignificant Quality of Life related crimes brought dramatic improvement in the Law & Order of the City .

Prime Minister Sir !

Who can forget the mind blowing sad incident of ' 27 October 2013 Gandhi Maidan,Patna Blast ' when the first culprit of Terrorists' Gang was captured from a Toilet Complex situated at a Platform of Patna Jn. Railway Station that led to solve the mystery of larger conspiracy ? ( isn't it a symbolic Providence from DEVAALAYA to SHAUCHALAYA )

I want to emphasize that :

Improving "Quality Of Life" is Exponentially proportional to the improvement in Law & Order Situation' .

There are some 'defining moments' in History when such small changes led to Big movements ; to cite few such examples :

---- "No Mosquitoes , No Flys ..." -like Cultural Revolution & " 2 Children, or 1 Child Norm.." etc. in China may have some own drawbacks , but who can deny how these changes contributed to dramatic development of China as one of the strongest nations of the world.

---- Ideas of Dr. Norman Borlaug & Dr. Swaminathan with help of other eminent agricultural scientists brought "Green Revolution" in India .

---- Brilliance of Dr. Kurien's Team contributed to the success of cooperative movement in milk production known as "White Revolution" .

---- It would not be out of place to cite a recent such example of BJP's 'Mission 272+' for LOK SABHA 2014 led by a "CHAI WALA" s able team that contributed to an unexpected success during this 'coalition politics era' that stunned all political pundits !

Prime Minister Sir,

Since day 1 of the new NDA Govt. , your every action is under scanner - may it be your commitment to a corruption-free government , India's foreign policy , legislative businesses , appointment of honest persons ( like Sri Nripendra Mishra etc. ) at key positions even after facing so many odds .

All these welcome moves raise a hope of a Better Work Culture carved in 'Mission Mode' Time Frame .

But , it also poses some valid questions in our 'ignited minds' viz.

IN WHAT WAY THIS NEW "SWACHH BHARAT MISSION" SHALL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONGOING 'NIRMAL BHARAT ABHIYAN', NBA ( or the erstwhile, Sampoorn Swachhata Abhiyan , TSC ) ?

Shall it be 'the same wine in a new bottle' ??

Shall 'Making Undue Haste' Prove 'Another Waste' like ' LAMHON NE KHATAA KI THI , SADIYON NE SAZA PAAI' ???

Suffixing or Prefixing the word, "MISSION" to a Great idea or organization is not sufficient to realize a Mission .

In what way Thousands of existing "Sanitation & Water Missions" ( & Committees ) known as "PRAKALP " since decades right from the Centre to States to Districts to Villages across the country from Top to Bottom eg Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission; State Water & Sanitation Mission ( SWSM & SWSC ) ;District Water & Sanitation Mission ( DWSM & DWSC ) ; Village Water & Sanitation Mission ( VWSM & VWSC ) - all carrying out a 'tireless mission' to make India an "Open Defecation Free" Country since 1998 - in 'slipping & sliding back mode' -

Shall Do Something Very Different This Time in 2014 to complete "SWACHH BHARAT MISSION" by October 2 , 2019 ????

To achieve such missions within a definite time frame, we need some 'Non- Negotiable Instruments' like ,

"AMANTRAM AKSHARAM NAASTI,

NAASTI MOOLAM NA AUSHADHAM ।

AYOGYAH PURUSHO NAASTI -

YOJAKSTEN DURBHALAM ।।"

ie , " No Alphabet is without some capability to form a mantra ( every alphabet contributes in making Shlokas ) , No root or shrub is without some medicinal qualities ( every root & shrub has some medicinal quality ) ; likewise, NO PERSON IS INCOMPETENT - but,

RARE IS A CO-ORDINATOR WHO KNOWS EXACTLY HOW TO MIX THEM PROPERLY ". ( Courtesy : From some Sanskrit Text taught by my elder brother ) .

This is the Basics of all Missions & Managements .

How to work in a "Mission Mode' ? Mother Teresa , in an inter-personal communication during my early days in Govt. , had advised ,

" Always try to be Truthful ; & Do Not Conceal Truth while on a Mission even at the stake of inviting undesired personal hazards - the Almighty is there to save such truthful persons".

Clean Revolution without the means of 'SWACHH TAN- SWACHH MAN- SWACHH DHAN' ( purest Mix of Mind, Body & Soul ) cannot justify the ends of SWACHH BHARAT MISSION .

" SWACHH BHARAT MISSION ", therefore, is in need of a fresh 'Revisit' incorporating :-

----- An Integrated " RURBAN ( Rural + Urban ) Planning for 20-Span "Life Cycle" of Five Year Plan ( ie the Next 100 Years )

incorporating 8-fold Mantra ( " PASHYEM SHARADAH SHATAM ........" ) as described above ( *Atharva Veda, Section 19, Sukta 67 ) .

The New envisaged Apex Planning Institution ( which is likely to be replaced by the existing Planning Commission ) may kindly think to have a LOGO of the ' Vision ' conceived on this 8- fold Atharva Ved Mantra for fulfilling all the "Missions" based on the principles of An Integrated Sustainable Development ;

----- Immediate Legislation through extending & restructuring the scope of

PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION ACT, 2013

Through the Rehabilitation of a huge network of Lakhs of Manual Scavengers as "SAFAI SAINIKS" !

For realizing SWACHH BHARAT MISSION within the stipulated time . 'SAFAI SAINIKS '

must be an integral part of all the Missions to be constituted from Centre to Villages ( no intermediary or NGOs should be allowed to represent them ) ;

----- "If you peed on the road, you are either going to jail or / and fine or / and 3 months compulsory deployment as "Open SWACHHATA Prisoners " like legislation a must ;

Such an integrated Swachh Bharat Mission may prove 'Cutting Edge' for an exponentially improved Law & Order Situation not only in cities, towns & villages but even in & around disturbed Border/ Naxal-inflected areas of our country . This may create an effective 'community policing' consisting of Rag Pickers, Destitute 'Slum Dog Arjun Baghmares' ( the chaiwala child hero of the Hindi film, 'HAWA-HAWAII' ) .

The country is in dire need of some very effective "Radical Pragmatism" ( courtesy : J. Roth )

------- GoI Guidelines on Water & Sanitation pose more "Problems" than "Appropriate Solutions " . The List of Habitations & Problem Villages for water sector are based on imaginary & fuzzy ground realities being 'top owed' since Seventies by GoI & States . They are neither Truthful , nor have any scientifically measurable indicators to match Census Data of Revenue Villages .

Ongoing Practice of furnishing Component - wise Progress Reports of NBA or TSC ( Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan or Total Sanitation Campaign ) in numbers or percentage must be done away immediately as they lack accountability & transparency - in their place an effective monitoring & evaluation system based on 'Binary Scale of 0 & 1' ( 0 even if all components constructed -but not in proper use on consistent basis ; & 1 only when these assets created are in actual use & have been been adopted as consistent way of life by users ) - proper & effective such verification mechanism must be evolved for SWACHH BHARAT MISSION without losing precious time .

Now, when every household has got to be covered with proper sanitation & water facilities , simple scientifically measurable methodology needs to be put in place that may "cross check" water coverage with sanitation coverage for better monitoring & evaluation & also for curbing rampant corruption & manipulation . Govt. may think to avail of the services of international bodies like Water Integrity Network ( Transparency International etc. ) in consultation with Comptroller & Auditor General of India ( CAG ) for such purposes .

------ Some 40 years ago , one of my senior colleagues used to mock all Govt. Engineers with sarcasm by calling them "4 feet into 4 feet" creature - he meant our narrow minds - even till today I fail to understand why only 4 ft. by 4 ft. size toilets & other such narrow technological options are there for NBA or TSC ?

And, if so due to lack of space -- then,why not inventing "VACCUM FLUSHING TOILETS" like we find in aero planes & AIRBUS " ??

Likewise, I am never convinced by 'SULABH' Concept of "RURAL PAN" ! "Rural Pan" word irks me ; Can Pan India's 'Bumpkins' have no right to aspire for "Glamour rooms" - is it reserved only for Urbanized Antilias ?

And, if so for 'wise water policy', why not 'Wash Basin on the Top of Flush Tank as in Japan' to save wastage of water ??

There are many such small unsolved 'Rubrics Cubes' being overlooked by GoI's blue eyed Idea Crushers viz. "Bosses", "Big Mouths" & "The Subject Matter Experts" unless they are put together in a "Quarantine Group" by some Divine Charmer's 'Brain Steering' like that of yours !

( Courtesy : BRAIN STEERING : A Better Approach To Breakthrough Ideas, By

Kevin P. Coyne & Shawn T. Coyne )

Hon. Prime Minister , Sir !

The organizational structure , duties & assignments of Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Govt. of India "ARE PROGRAMMED" in such a way that ministers & bureaucrats would be coming & going , they shall never do things differently - they would continue to do the same set of things till eternity .

( The Agenda Notes for the Review Meetings of State Secretaries are testimony to these facts )

By & large, the situation in the States are no different .

The abstract of all these Review Meetings are focused on very limited purposes, "How much Allotment - How much Expenditure - How much Requirement- Give the Time Frame" etc. etc.

As such, I earnestly appeal you to monitor all the Review Meetings related to SWACHH BHARAT MISSION yourself - only then,you can fulfill Bapu's dreams of Clean India . Otherwise , Days, Months , Years & Decades Would continue to be wasted in playing such "ANTAKSHARI"s ( time pass ) as we have seen during the implementation of NBA/TSC .

( Here, it is worth mentioning that you , in your Independence Day speech , have urged all MPs to 'donate' their one year's allotted funds for School Sanitation . As the Records would speak for themselves - Department of Drinking Water Supply & Department of Human Resources Development had already allotted FULL FUNDS 'Dovetailing' Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan with School Sanitation , then why these MP's Funds again ? It raises suspicion that Funds Allotted for the purpose of School Sanitation previously have either been wasted,looted or plundered .

It's another matter how these 'public funds' have copyright of 'MP's Funds' - thanks to the then PM, PV Narasimha Rao's brilliance to 'allure MPs' through institutionalizing Bribe in disguise for saving Govt. in Power ! )

------ Nirmal Gram Puraskar - like great incentives have already boomeranged on us & have failed to serve the basic purpose of encouraging PRIs & NGOs to boost Nirmal BHARAT Abhiyan . Most of these Villages & Panchayats have 'Slipped back' from 'NGP's Awardees' to 'Back to Square Ones' Photoshops .

This reminds me a prophetic word by an eminent 'futurologist' friend from Maharashtra who had cautioned a decade ago at the very outset, " Very soon, you shall find 'Many more Merchants of Wastes minting 'Gold' from Human Excreta through the 'Paras Mani' ( The Touchstone ) of Nirmal Gram Puraskars ! Any such allurement , in my view , may prove too dangerous .

You could have integrated your "JAN-DHAN " Yojna into "SWACHH TAN-MAN-DHAN YOJNA" to promote "PURE HEALTH-WEALTH-EDUCATION" with a single stroke of your mighty pen to awake "JAN GAN MAN " of India for a Clean Revolution !

Can you do it , Sir , even now ?

-------- All GOI & State Guidelines Preach Community Participation & Behavioral Change but seldom Practice at their own Workplace . Charity must Begin , at least, in all Govt. Offices first, right from PMO to BDO's Offices .

Usually, most offices of developed nations ( With an exception of India's Govt. Offices ) have ultra modern Toilet Blocks for Men & Women ( like we find at Airports,or other such work places of WHO, Unicef, World Bank etc. ) ...... but India's "Sahebs" , right from PMO to BDOs have their own 'Private Toilets situated adjacent to their Office Cabins'. These 'Sahebs' have their own 'private doors' who seldom like to participate along with their subordinate staffs to use 'Commoner's Toilet Blocks' - such 'superiority complexes' Must Go at once !

Therefore, SWACHH BHARAT MISSION Must Have Mandatory Provision that "No Saheb - Big or Small, Shall Have the luxury of having access to any Private Toilet attached to their Office Chamber" - all such existing 'Saheb's Toilets' must be done away immediately converting those spaces for other meaningful purposes & suitable ultramodern toilet blocks for 'He' & 'Her' should be put in place to start & practice 'Community Fissions' in every 'Saheb's mindset !!

This one small change of Habit amongst all the Govt. high ups at their Workplaces ( including Legislative, Executive & Judiciary ) shall 'Kickstart' them to practice Mahatma Gandhi's ethos of 'Be the Change You Want to Change' inspiring Billion Souls for a Clean Revolution through out the Nation .

And, if the Govt. shirks, laughs , raises eyebrows & summarily reject to come forward leading from front, no God on Earth can come to make happen SWACHH BHARAT even in 100 Years more time ie. by 2nd October, 2119 !

------- Journey is a way of Learning. While on journey in trains during morning hours , we may always enchant ourselves by enjoying picturesque scenes of vast open fields surrounded by moving trees, bushes & 'Open Defecators ' across the lengths & breadths of India's vast railway network . Bigger the ailway junction, Greater the density of Open Defecators near the Outer Signals all along the railway tracks !

If 'Repulsion is the surer test of magnetism' , the Magnitude of Open Defecation near the outer signals of railway tracks can be "Remote Sensors" for SWACHH BHARAT MISSION .

So far, several Railway Journeys during morning hours from Pallakad to Thiru Anananthapuram seldom could find 'open Defecators ' unlike we find in many other regions .

Utilizing 'Outer Signals' , TV & Mobile Towers, High Mast Lamp posts etc. fitted with ultramodern electronic gadgets & CCTV Cameras to track & control Quality of Life related crimes in synergy with SWACHH BHARAT MISSION may prove very beneficial .

Similar Ideas of developing Innovative Monitoring Systems through utilizing the vast infrastructure across the Lanes , Roads & Highways, Waterways & Airways can bring about revolutionary changes in improving the precarious Quality of Life related problems .

------- HRD/ IEC / Capacity Building funds meant for Nirmal BHARAT Abhiyan ( or, TSC ) are being misused blatantly by the ministers, bureaucrats & other govt. functionaries etc. to serve their one selfish purposes ( we have seen some exceptions also like Raghuvansh Babu, the then Minister of Rural Development , GoI who always used to discourage the bad practice of spending huge funds on govt. advertisements with Ministers' photos etc. ) .

Outsourcing professionals & NGOs to carry out NBA/ TSC tasks in unscrupulous manners have created cartels of 'Babus, Netas, Dadas, Jholas & Thailas' ( names coined by the former Central Vigilance Commissioner , Sri N Vittal who described 'Five Elements of Corruption' consisting mainly of Bureaucrats, Politicians, Criminals, NGOs & Businessmen )

in a big way right from top to bottom of the system .

------- Reputed international bodies like Unicef, WSP , World Bank , DFID , SIDA , DANIDA, WHO, Global Sanitation Fund, USAID, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation etc. have always been keen to work as 'catalysts' for achieving the common goals of MDG . UNICEF has been working with Govt. since inception of all our water & sanitation programs - their excellent professional inputs used to be the focal point 'once upon a time' , which , in recent years have deteriorated , perhaps , due to growing 'bureaucratization' of their own system .

There is lack of coordination amongst these 'good Samaritans' with Govt. departments - 'too many cooks spoil the pot' like such situations create great chaos & confusion to achieve our goals .

There are many such areas having tremendous scope for improvement .

3) "MINIMUM GOVERNMENT , MAXIMUM GOVERNANCE" :-

Prime Minister, Sir !

Your catchy slogan of "Minimum Govt. , Maximum Governance' has inspired all of us . It has aroused hope that you are determined to curb huge colossal 'Tragedy of Waste'. If we sum up in late Nani Palkhivala's words,

" The tragedy of India today is is the tragedy of waste - waste of manpower , waste of industrial capacity , waste of talent & experience which can be harnessed to great national purposes . More than half of our laws & national policies seem to be well calculated to ensure the perpetuation of such waste . "

( Courtesy : "We, the People " by N. A. Palkhivala )

We do have full faith in your 'ignited innovative mind' but a Prime Minister of the largest democracy in the world surrounded by people with the maxim of "MERA KYA , MUJHE KYA"- monsters are always muscling like KALIYA NAAGS ( Cobras ) in today's coalition era & 'vote bank' politics . As such, you need such divine power of Lord Krishna's calibre to curb & minimize such evils for a longer period of time . May the Almighty bless you to overpower such 'RAKT BEEZ' ( Cancerous Corrupt System ) sooner than we are imagining !

According to Dr. Vimal Jalan , the great economist & former RBI Governor, it requires an expenditure of Rs. 3.35 for Govt. to reach Rs. 1.00 in rural sector .

This reminded us of the ground realities studied by Dr. NC Saxena , the renowned administrator & former Secretary , Ministry of Rural Development , GoI :

" The Government of India transfers close to 6.5 lakh crore every year to the States. If even half of it was to be sent to the seven crore poor families directly by money order, they would receive more than 130 a day! "

( Courtesy : "Administrative Reforms for Better Governance" by Dr. NC Saxena )

Likewise , when we think in objectivity how much govt. money have been allocated in water & sanitation sector & how judiciously the expenditures have been made by the Govt. Functionaries , one can very well conclude that by this time , all BPL families would have been fully covered with proper water & sanitation facilities in a sustainable way by themselves had all those allocations would have transferred directly to the individual households in cash for labour & material components viz. pipes, hand pumps , bricks, cement , water closets etc. with the ' minimum facilitation ' by the government as being done by private mobile operators !

Can such arrangements be 'implementable' in a smooth manner by cutting govt. expenditure without inviting much ire from the existing corrupt & inefficient chain of bureaucratic system of governance ? Such 'Chicken & Egg' - like Catch 22 syndrome has got to be solved for the sake of 'Bottom of the Pyramid'

( it's though another matter that such 'divine wisdom' come to govt. servants only after their retirement )

"The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid" is a revolutionary idea invented by Dr. C.K. Prahalad & seems fulfilling the ethos of 'Minimum Government , Maximum Governance" .

It is an important and insightful work showing persuasively how the private sector can be put at the center of development , not as a rhetorical flourish but as a real engine of jobs & services for the poor .

It is an idea of Inclusive Capitalism . Lokmanya Tilak , in Geeta Rahasya , has articulated how necessary it is for every citizen to prosper by earning white money - only then, the whole nation can be strong . According to Dr. CK Prahalad, 80% Poor people who are at the Bottom of the Pyramid are NOT WARDS OF THE STATE as generally perceived by Politicians , Bureaucrats & Handful of Effluent Society - DON'T SHOWER PITY ON THEM - THEY ARE "CO-CREATORS" . The four to five billion people at the Bottom of the Pyramid can help redefine what "GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE " is . The poor must become active , informed, Poverty reduction can result from co-creating market around the needs of the poor.

The Process must start with respect for Bottom of the Pyramid consumers as individuals . The process of co-creation assumes that consumers are equally important joint problem solvers - actually , they are Mahatma Gandhi's 'TALISMAN' !

New and creative approaches are needed to convert poverty into an opportunity for all concerned . This challenge must begin in all developmental programs including SWACHH BHARAT MISSION .

All barriers & bottlenecks of APL-BPL- CASTE - CREEED -COMMUNITY-MEN-WOMEN -URBAN- RURAL etc. Must be Unshackled without losing even a moment & "An United Partnership of CO-CREATORS " should be put in place to realize our Mission .

Market Principles of the Success Story in Mobile Telephony etc. are to be replicated in the areas of SWACHH BHARAT MISSION also .

As W. B. Yeats wrote, "There's more enterprise in walking naked" - let Aamir Khan's "PK"-suspense ends with the learning morals of an 'Open Defecation Free' India !

With all these words , I earnestly request & appeal you to kindly look into the matter as stated in this open letter addressed to you .

It is my personal request that this letter posted on your website may kindly be treated as "REGISTERED POST" so that a senior ordinary citizen like me may truly believe in "DIGITAL INDIA" .

For any inadvertent mistake in this letter , you may kindly forgive me .

Finally , With All the Best Wishes , I pray to the Almighty for your perfect health, happiness & prosperity ,

May Swami Vivekananda's Kathopanishada Blessings of

"UTTISHTHATA JAAGRAT PRAAPYA VARAN NIBODHATA"

( Arise , Awake , Reach Out .......till you find your Goal ) Be Always With You !

ENCLOSURE : My Letter in Hindi dated 29-07-2014

With Esteemed Regards ,

Sincerely Yours,

Nagesh Chandra Mishra

Former Engineer-in-Chief ,

Drinking Water & Sanitation Department , Jharkhand

Present Address : "SYAMANTAK" , Adarsh Colony

West Patel Nagar , PATNA - 800023

Email : [email protected]

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YO its makonade, I just changed my user name... now that thats been said...

i was tagged by @zerfindung who is the literal sweetest. I TOOK SO LONG IM SORRY!!!!

part 1 last song i listened to: "Go” by Grant Terry last book i read: What this cruel war was over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War by Chandra Manning favourite colour: Dark Pink like, Muave also Millennial Pink top 3 shows: Steven Universe, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Alvin and the Chipmunks (80′s is my preference) top 3 characters: Peridot, Kyoko Mogami, and Usui Takumi

top 3 ships: Kyoko/Ren, Peridot/Lapis, Hak/Yona

part 2 rules: bold all the statements that are true for you

APPEARANCE i am 5'7 or taller i wear glasses i have at least one tattoo i have at least one piercing i have blonde hair i have brown eyes i have short hair my abs are at least somewhat defined i have or had braces

PERSONALITY i love meeting new people people tell me im funny helping other people with their problems is a big priority for me i enjoy physical challenges i enjoy mental challenges im playfully rude with people i know well i started saying something ironically and now i cant stop there is something i would change about my personality

ABILITY i can sing well i can play an instrument i can do over 30 pushups without stopping im a fast runner i can draw well i have a good memory im good at doing math in my head i can hold my breath underwater for over a minute i have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling i know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch i know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES i enjoy playing sports im on a sports team in my school or somewhere else im in an orchestra or choir in my school or somewhere else i have learnt a new song in the last week i work out at least once a week ive gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months i have drawn something in the past week i enjoy writing FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION i do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES i have had my first kiss i have had alcohol i have scored the winning goal in a sports game i have watched an entire season of a tv show in one sitting i have been at an overnight event i have been in a taxi i have been in the hospital or er in the past year i have beaten a video game in one day i have visited another country i have been to one if my favourite bands concerts

RELATIONSHIPS im in a relationship i have a crush on a celebrity i have a crush on someone i know i have been in at least 3 relationships i have never been in a relationship i have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them i get crushes easily i have had a crush on someone for over a year i have been in a relationship for over a year i have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE i have at least one person i consider a best friend i live close to my school my parents are still together i have at least one sibling

i live in the united states

there is snow right now where i live i have hung out with a friend in the past month i have a smartphone i have at least 15 cds i share my room with someone

RANDOM SHIT i have breakdanced i know a person named jamie i have had a teacher with a last name thats hard to pronounce i have dyed my hair im listening to one song on repeat right now i have punched someone in the past week i know someone who has gone to jail i have a broken bone i have eaten a waffle today i know what i want to do with my life i speak at least 2 languages i have made a new friend in the past year i have been given flowers before

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_____ Can Change by The Necessary Stage Nov 2021 Esplanade Recital Studio Director: Alvin Tan Playwright: Haresh Sharma Set Coordinator and Lighting Design: Liu Yong Huay Faith Multimedia Designer: Jevon Chandra Costume Designer: Max Tan Photo 1 : Tuckys Photographer It was fun to create the sitting blocks with fairy lights in there. Unexpected surprise.

#thenecessarystage

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For the week of 10 December 2018

Quick Bits:

Astonisher #13 adds Ryan O’Sullivan to the writer’s chair alongside Priest as this arc takes an interesting turn. The idea of the red parasite that’s been haranguing the planet since the first issue being fractured and confused pretty much turns the first twelve issues upside down if it’s indeed true. Great art from Al Barrionuevo, Rodney Ramos, Matt Banning, and Jamie Grant.

| Published by Lion Forge / Catalyst Prime

Avengers #11 takes a very different approach than the first ten issues or so as Jason Aaron throws more plot developments at us than Ursus Major hurls insults. It’s interesting as it works through the building problems with the US government, attempts at building a coalition of nations assisting the Avengers, Thor and Jennifer Walters’ date, and the surprise heel turn of a once deceased SHIELD agent. All with wonderful art from Ed McGuinness, Cory Smith, Mark Morales, Scott Hanna, Karl Kesel, and Erick Arciniega.

| Published by Marvel

Batman Annual #3 features a very sweet story from Tom Taylor, Otto Schmidt, and Troy Peteri that focuses on Alfred and all that he sacrifices and takes on himself in order to ensure Bruce can continue in his chosen vocation. The art from Schmidt is perfect and the heart and soul, complete with some very nice humour, that Taylor instills in the dialogue and narration are a very welcome change of pace from some of the grim and gritty takes on Batman. I think we need more Batman stories like this.

| Published by DC Comics

The Batman Who Laughs #1 is an interesting counterpoint to the Batman Annual, with a tale of body trafficking, alternate Batmen, and death from Scott Snyder, Jock, David Baron, and Sal Cipriano. It’s dour, bleak, and even more violent, even with corny insurance jokes. I can’t say it’s bad, though, the mystery is interesting, the art is wonderful, and there’s one hell of a cliffhanger, but it is dark.

| Published by DC Comics

Bitter Root #2 features some amazing artwork from Sanford Greene and Rico Renzi. The designs for the monsters, Jinoo or otherwise, are amazing and the feel of the colours, purples and greens, just bathe the story in an otherworldly glow.

| Published by Image

Black Panther #7 begins Book 2, “The Gathering of My Name”, with Kev Walker and Stéphane Paitreau joining Ta-Nehisi Coates and Joe Sabino to provide the art for this story. It’s a little more focused than the first arc, delivering a solid plan for the rebels to reclaim their identities.

| Published by Marvel

Captain Ginger #2 keeps things purring along as the Captain and Ramscoop leave off to follow a signal that they hope will bring them to another ship of cats. Then everything goes to hell aboard the mothership. Love the artwork from June Brigham, Roy Richardson, and Veronica Gandini. There’s also the usual prose pieces and a Hashtag: Danger back-up comic to round out the issue. “Company Policy Regarding Eel” from Mark Russell with a spot illustration from Ryan Kelly is particularly humorous.

| Published by Ahoy

Champions #27 concludes the Weirdworld arc and this volume of the series with the power of friendship. It’s actually a pretty good character arc for the former Nova and some neat stuff you wouldn’t necessarily have expected from Viv. Amazing art and designs from Max Dunbar and Nolan Woodard.

| Published by Marvel

Daughters of the Dragon #2 continues this digital original with a slightly different approach from the others, presenting an overarching story, but within that Jed MacKay is breaking it down into discrete two-part arcs. It works fairly well, giving some very entertaining action stories. The art for these two parts is handled by Joey Vasquez, Craig Yeung, Rain Beredo, and Jordan Gibson and it looks pretty good. There’s some really nice composition in the final confrontation.

| Published by Marvel

Dead Kings #2 is not quite as immediately bleak as Crude was, but it’s pretty close, with Steve Orlando revisiting some similar themes of regret and responsibility in Russia here. This is obviously more fantastical, blending fable and technology in a post-apocalyptic Thrice-Nine, with wonderfully dark art from Matthew Dow Smith and Lauren Affe to bring life to this slowly dying world.

| Published by AfterShock

Detective Comics #994 begins “Mythology” from the new creative team of Peter J. Tomasi, Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, David Baron, and Rob Leigh and it’s pretty damn good. It feels great to actually see some detective work in Detective Comics and the mystery of why someone would go to the lengths to stage a pair of murder victims to look like Bruce’s parents is intriguing. The art from Mahnke, Mendoza, and Baron is also wonderful. Mahnke’s style is actually fairly restrained here compared to what I’ve been used to, which when combined with this particular blue from Baron, reminds me more of the Batman of yesteryear and the works of Neal Adams, Jim Aparo, Norm Breyfogle, Marshall Rogers.

| Published by DC Comics

Doctor Strange: The Best Defense #1 continues this very interesting crossover event. Gerry Duggan, Greg Smallwood, and Cory Petit deliver a wonderful “Old Sorcerer Stephen” or “Doctor Strange: The End” type tale with Strange being almost the sole wanderer in a world where Dormammu and his spawn have conquered the Earth. It’s bleak, horrifying, and beautifully illustrated by Smallwood. It’s also interesting in how it ultimately dovetails the rest of the event. Although it definitely can be enjoyed on its own, this one gives a couple answers to the broader picture of what’s going on.

| Published by Marvel

Dragon Age: Deception #3 concludes with everyone hating everyone else, more or less, and an interesting revelation about the Magister everyone was so incensed about meeting, killing, and/or stealing from. Interesting new developments regarding the Qunari incursion of Tevinter as well. Great art from Fernando Heinz Furukawa and Michael Atiyeh.

| Published by Dark Horse

Electric Warriors #2 gets into the battles between warriors and the mechanics of those battles, what transfers to whom depending on challenge, as an alternate to war. It’s interesting enough on the surface, but Steve Orlando definitely seems to be building something bigger. Great art again from Travel Foreman and Hi-Fi. The designs for the characters are truly amazing.

| Published by DC Comics

The Empty Man #2 pushes the insanity caused by the disease even further. I’m not sure what’s more horrifying, the actions caused by the effects of the disease or the cult popping up around it. Cullen Bunn, Jesús Hervás, Niko Guardia, and Ed Dukeshire are delivering a fairly visceral, thoroughly brutal, horror tale here.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Fearscape #3 endeavours to make you hate the series protagonist, Henry Henry, even more than you already probably do with heinous act after heinous act. It is incredible as to how thoroughly unlikable Ryan O’Sullivan has managed to make him that at this point you kind of just want to see him torn apart by pedantic, pretentious literary critics literally.

| Published by Vault

The Flash #60 gives us more details on Fuerza, the new Strength Force user, and her plight against a corrupt police force in Corto Maltese. Joshua Williamson is definitely making these new characters interestingly complicated while Flash tries to understand the new forces. Great art from Rafa Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, Tomeu Morey, and Hi-Fi.

| Published by DC Comics

Hawkman #7 brings Hawkman a new origin, and a new reason for being, from Robert Venditti, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Jeremiah Skipper, and Richard Starkings & Comicraft. This new origin nicely builds on Hawkman’s complicated legacy, not invalidating anything, but enhancing why he keeps being reborn in different places, different eras, and gives him a purpose that’s often been lacking in some of his reboots. Great work.

| Published by DC Comics

Hellboy Winter Special 2018 has a trio of tales, each of them spotlighting a different era. The first is a wonderful traditional Hellboy short from Mike Mignola, Ben Stenbeck, and Dave Stewart of a seance gone horribly wrong as they also seem to. The second builds on the vampire mythology from the BPRD: 1946-1948 series amidst superstitious villagers fearing for their crops from Gabriel Bá, Fábio Moon, and Dave Stewart. And finally a Lobster Johnson tale from Tonči Zonjić of criminals trying to pass off their handiwork as the Claw of Justice. All three stories are very well done, gorgeous art all throughout.

| Published by Dark Horse

Infinite Dark #3 reveals the plans, more or less, that Alvin and Kirin put in place to destroy the station. It’s terrifying, and its source possibly more so. It does kind of make me wonder why people are being driven mad at its reality, though.

| Published by Image / Top Cow

Infinity Wars: Ghost Panther #2 concludes this mini, the last of the Infinity Warps. Absolutely stunning artwork from Jefte Palo and Jim Campbell.

| Published by Marvel

Justice League Dark #6 concludes the Myrra arc as James Tynion IV waxes philosophically through Bobo and Diana about guilt and responsibility, even as the nightmares at the gate get even closer elsewhere. The art from Daniel Sampere, Juan Albarran, and Adriano Lucas is really damn good.

| Published by DC Comics

Magic: The Gathering - Chandra #1 features some very impressive art from Harvey Tolibao, Joana Lafuente, and Tristan Jurolan. Nice detail, character designs, and beautiful colours.

| Published by IDW

The Magic Order #5 delivers one hell of a twist in this penultimate chapter. Also, very inventive methods of torture. Drop dead gorgeous artwork from Olivier Coipel and Dave Stewart.

| Published by Image

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1 is a great debut from Saladin Ahmed, Javier Garrón, David Curiel, and Cory Petit. This first issue mainly gets us back up to speed on Miles’ life and supporting cast, introducing and reintroducing the characters and his connections, largely giving narration through his journal, integrating an exercise from his classes to convey the narrative. We get a robbery and a confrontation with the Rhino that sets up the hook for a larger plot and mystery. The art from Garrón and Curiel is gorgeous.

| Published by Marvel

Oblivion Song #10 is insane. Another bit of Philadelphia has been popped off into Oblivion by the less stable of the Cole brothers and this issue is the resulting chaos. I’m still very impressed with how Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni, and Rus Wooton are constantly throwing this book into upheaval, with practically every issue giving a new revelation or upending the status quo. This is just great.

| Published by Image / Skybound

Outer Darkness #2 follows up an entertaining first issue with an outstanding second issue, introducing us to much of the crew and more explicitly the types of horrors that they’re going to encounter in space. John Layman, Afu Chan, and Pat Brosseau have something fairly unique here, with the humour just putting it over the top.

| Published by Image / Skybound

Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #313 brings this battle with Morlun to an end and with it this series. It’s been a decent tie-in to Spider-Geddon from Sean Ryan, Juan Frigeri, Jason Keith, and Travis Lanham, but it is basically a three issue fight scene designed to keep Peter away from the main plot of the event.

| Published by Marvel

Red Sonja Holiday Special has a fairly entertaining lead story of Sonja learning about Christmas and then becoming embroiled in some weird witness shakedown from Amy Chu, Erik Burnham, Ricardo Jamie, Omi Remalante Jr., and Taylor Esposito. There’s also a classic reprint story from Roy Thomas, Frank Thorne, and Mike Kelleher.

| Published by Dynamite

Redlands #9 continues this arc’s structure of beginning with a flashback, this time giving us a hint of what Casper did before he was indentured to the sisters. This one’s a little light on pushing the narrative ahead very far, but very high on building more atmosphere, and developing a potential new problem for Laurent.

| Published by Image

Shadowman #10 has some really great art from Renato Guedes, Eric Battle, and Ulises Arreola. The trade off of sequences for Jack’s confrontation with Sandria Darque and then the flashbacks between Guedes and Battle is very nice, giving a unique feel to both.

| Published by Valiant

Silver Surfer: The Best Defense #1 has some oblique ties to the rest of “The Best Defense” crossover, mentioning whatever this “train” is, but like the others of these first four parts features a largely independent character study. Jason Latour and Clayton Cowles present a twist on a traditional Silver Surfer morality tale by making it a game between the Surfer and Galactus. Beautifully illustrated, tapping into some of the weirdness of Marvel’s cosmic.

| Published by Marvel

Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #3 has Gwen and MJ work out where the Green Goblin’s hideout is with the assistance of this world’s Glory and Betty. This has been an interesting first arc and tie-in to Spider-Geddon from Seanan McGuire, Rosi Kämpe, Ian Herring, and Clayton Cowles.

| Published by Marvel

Star Trek: Waypoint Special #1 is more than worth it just for “My Human is Not” by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Sonny Liew, and Neil Uyetake. It’s an adorable story from the point of view of Spot, beautifully illustrated by Liew. The other three stories in this special also aren’t too shabby, but you’ll want to buy this one for the tabby.

| Published by IDW

Star Wars: Age of Republic - Darth Maul #1 continues this series of one-shots with a spotlight on everyone’s favourite horny Sith Lord from Jody Houser, Luke Ross, Java Tartaglia, and Travis Lanham. The art from Ross and Tartaglia is wonderful. The layouts for many of the action sequences are particularly impressive, knocking things off-kilter to evoke the kind of chaotic fighting style of Maul.

| Published by Marvel

Supergirl #25 goes home to Krypton in the lead story from Marc Andreyko, Emanuela Lupacchino, Ray McCarthy, Lan Medina, Sean Parsons, FCO Plascencia, and Tom Napolitano. It takes Kara’s quest into another different direction, adding another possible impediment in finding everyone and everything that aided in the destruction of Krypton. There are also a couple of back-ups, one fleshing out Dr. Z’ndr Kol and the other a sweet Christmas story.

| Published by DC Comics

Superman #6 has some absolutely stunning spreads from Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Oclair Albert, and Alex Sinclair. The battle between Rogol Zaar and Superman & Zod is incredible, probably some of the best pages I’ve ever seen from Reis. The narration by Superman from Brian Michael Bendis is also interesting as he waxes philosophical about his speed and fighting side by side with Zod. What is less magical is the ending. Superman leaving Zod, even with pressing concerns elsewhere, feels wrong. I don’t know if it’s intentionally a bad decision on Superman’s part that will be addressed, or if it’s just a bad decision from Bendis. It just doesn’t feel like what Superman would do. Otherwise, this is a pretty great issue.

| Published by DC Comics

Titans #31 adds Kyle Rayner to the team as Donna Troy officially takes the lead and a number of the simmering sub-plots converge to kick off a new adventure. Great art from Clayton Henry, Brent Peeples, Dexter Vines, and Marcelo Maiolo.

| Published by DC Comics

Vampirella vs. Reanimator #1 is a damn good start to this mini from Cullen Bunn, Blacky Shepherd, and Taylor Esposito. The art from Shepherd is very impressive. I love the choice to present the story almost entirely in grey tones with spot colours for red and a little bit of sickly yellow, it really makes the art stand out.

| Published by Dynamite

William Gibson’s Alien 3 #2 continues this excellent adaptation of Gibson’s unproduced screenplay by Johnnie Christmas, Tamra Bonvillain, and Nate Piekos. The political aspect and veritable cold war are very interesting additions to the Alien lore.

| Published by Dark Horse

Wonder Woman #60 turns the screw a bit with some unexpected developments for Ares. I’m really liking the art from Cary Nord, Mick Gray, and Romulo Fajardo Jr. While definitely partially the influence of Gray’s inking, Nord’s presenting a somewhat looser, more angular style that reminds me a bit of Frank Miller and Phil Hester which really works for the chaotic and bellicose story.

| Published by DC Comics

Other Highlights: Accell #16, Amazing Spider-Man #11, Animosity: Evolution #9, Asgardians of the Galaxy #4, Auntie Agatha’s Home for Wayward Rabbits #2, Battlestar Galactica Classic #2, Birthright #34, Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise, The Black Order #2, By Night #6, Cemetery Beach #4, DuckTales #14, Elephantmen 2261 Holiday Special, Fantastic Four Wedding Special #1, From Hell Master Edition #2, Giant Days #45, Go Go Power Rangers #15, God of War #2, Goddess Mode #1, Head Lopper #10, Hit-Girl #11, House of Whispers #4, James Bond: Origin #4, Jim Henson’s Beneath the Dark Crystal #5, Joe Golem: The Drowning City #4, The Lone Ranger #3, Mage: The Hero Denied #14, Murder Falcon #3, New Talent Showcase 2018 #1, Patience! Conviction! Revenge! #4, Planet of the Apes: The Simian Age #1, The Quantum Age #5, Red Sonja/Tarzan #6, Rose #15, Sasquatch Detective #1, Sleepless #10, Smooth Criminals #2, Spider-Force #3, Spider-Girls #3, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #27, Star Wars: Han Solo - Imperial Cadet #1, TMNT: Macro-Series #4: Raphael, Typhoid Fever: Iron Fist #1, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #39, The Unstoppable Wasp #3, Vampironica #5, War Bears #3, The Wasted Space Holiday Special #1

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inanews-blog1 · 7 years ago

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Lewati Serangkaian Pertandingan 23 Anak Ini Dapat Beasiswa Bulutangkis

Inanews - Sebanyak 23 peserta dinyatakan lolos dari tahap karantina dan berhasil meraih Djarum Beasiswa Bulutangkis. Mereka telah dipastikan menjadi bagian dari skuad Perkumpulan Bulutangkis (PB) Djarum. Menurut Program Director Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation, Yoppy Rosimin, bergabungnya para pebulutangkis muda ini di PB Djarum merupakan langkah awal dalam perjalanan untuk mewujudkan cita-cita ke pentas dunia melalui bulutangkis. "Proses regenerasi mutlak dilakukan untuk menjaga kesinambungan prestasi bulutangkis Indonesia. Kami berharap sekaligus optimis bahwa setidaknya dalam 7-10 tahun ke depan, adik-adik yang baru bergabung dengan PB Djarum ini akan menjadi sosok juara dunia baru bagi Indonesia," ujar Yoppy. Program Manager Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation Budi Darmawan mengucapkan terima kasih kepada para orang tua yang telah mengantarkan anaknya untuk mengikuti audisi umum ini, menyalurkan dan mengembangkan bakat anak-anaknya melalui olahraga bulutangkis. "Melalui audisi umum yang kami gelar setiap tahunnya di berbagai kota di Indonesia, merupakan tahap awal merintis cita-cita menjadi pebulutangkis yang andal," katanya. Melalui program tahunan Djarum Foundation ini, lanjut Budi, diharapkan kelak muncul pemain-pemain bulutangkis yang dapat mengharumkan nama Indonesia di pentas dunia. "Bagi kami akan menjadi sebuah kebanggaan tersendiri jika anak-anak hasil audisi umum yang kemudian dibina di PB Djarum, dapat menjadi bagian dari sejarah dunia melalui prestasi bulutangkis," sambung Budi. Lebih lanjut dia menyatakan aspek yang menjadi tantangan pengembangan olahraga bulutangkis Indonesia, adalah tingginya tuntutan masyarakat terhadap prestasi. "Kita mengerti betul bahwa dari hari ke hari, tahun ke tahun, ekosistem bulutangkis ini semakin berkembang. Sekarang tuntutan masyarakat lebih besar, terutama bagi kami di klub PB Djarum," katanya. "Kami dari Djarum Foundation, yang salah satu programnya adalah pembibitan atlet-atlet muda, kami datang ke berbagai kota di Indonesia dengan audisi umum. Itu adalah upaya kami untuk kemajuan bulutangkis Indonesia," sambung Budi menambahkan.

Sebelumnya, anak-anak ini melewati audisi umum di delapan kota serta babak final, terpilihlah 50 peserta yang dinyatakan lolos. Peserta kemudian diseleksi kembali hingga didapat 23 nama yang sudah harus siap berpisah dari orang tua mereka serta mulai menjalani berbagai jenis latihan. "Kegiatan mereka mengikuti latihan dari staf pelatih kami. Beberapa program yang kami terapkan juga mencakup tes fisik, yang melibatkan ahli nutrisi dan gizi serta pelatih fisik, dan juga kami akan meneliti lagi konsistensi dan semangat adik-adik ini selama tahap karantina," jelas Manajer Tim PB Djarum Fung Permadi. Final Audisi Umum telah dimulai pada Jumat (7/9/2018) yang mempertemukan 219 pebulutangkis hasil audisi umum di delapan kota yaitu yakni Pekanbaru, Balikpapan, Manado, Surabaya, Purwokerto, Solo Raya, Cirebon, dan Kudus. Dari kota-kota Audisi Umum tersebut, tercatat 5.957 peserta dari tiga kategori usia yakni U-11, U-13, serta U-15, baik putra dan putri, unjuk kemampuan di hadapan Tim Pencari Bakat. Hasilnya, sebanyak 219 peserta meraih Super Tiket dan berlaga di Final Audisi Umum yang digelar di Kudus selama tiga hari, yakni pada Jumat, 7 September 2018 hingga Minggu, 9 September 2018. Sebelumnya mereka menjalani pertandingan dengan sistem pertandingan full games alias poin 21 atau sampai dengan selesai, diterapkan pada babak awal yang dipantau oleh para pelatih Perkumpulan Bulutangkis (PB) Djarum ini. Pemantauan secara langsung terhadap para calon peraih beasiswa bulutangkis ini dipimpin langsung oleh Manajer Tim PB Djarum Fung Permadi bersama jajaran pelatih Ari Yuli Wahyu Hartanto, Hastomo Arbi, Lukman Hakim, Agung Susilo, Imam Tohari, Ellen Angelina, Engga Setiawan, Ferry, Roy Djojo Effendy, Sulaiman, Rusmanto Djoko Semaun, Juniar Setyo Trenggono, dan Bandar Sigit Pamungkas. Berikut data para peserta lolos ke Tahap Karantina (Nomor peserta Grand Final, Nama, Kabupaten/Kota Asal) yang berasal dari enam kategori yakni U-11 Putra, U-11 Putri, U-13 Putra, U-13 Putri, U-15 Putra, dan U-15 Putri. U11 PUTRI 0032 - JOLIN ANGELIA (KOTA MEDAN) 0049 - RUMAISYA FARRA ASSAJIDA (KABUPATEN BOYOLALI) 0052 - KHALISHA NUR HANIFAH RAMADHANI (KABUPATEN KLATEN) 0065 - MAYLA CAHYA AFILIANI PATIWI (KABUPATEN BANDUNG) 0111 - MADINAH DELL AZZAHRA (KOTA KENDARI) 0115 - AZIFA PLOY STACY (KABUPATEN KLATEN) 0127 - CHARLIETA ALINE SUMARKO (KOTA SEMARANG) 0151 - JANE MAIRA FAIZA (KABUPATEN BANYUMAS) 0158 - HALIFIA USNI PRATIWI (KABUPATEN KUDUS) 0188 - NATHANIA PRASETYA (KOTA KEDIRI) U13 PUTRI 0001 - IFFAH AMALIA AZZAHRA (KABUPATEN CIREBON) 0002 - CHELSEA VEBY ANDELA (KABUPATEN NGAWI) 0005 - AURA ZALFA SYAFIYA (KABUPATEN BEKASI) 0039 - DELVI TASYA SUBRATA (KOTA JAKARTA SELATAN) 0042 - LINTANG ARI RAHMAWATI (KABUPATEN SUKOHARJO) 0063 - RENATA DAMA KUSUMA (KABUPATEN BANYUMAS) 0119 - SHEILA LIDIA (KABUPATEN NGANJUK) 0138 - SAUSAN DWI RAMADHANI (KOTA DEPOK) 0156 - SALSABILA AMIRADANA (KOTA JAKARTA SELATAN) 0180 - LAUDYA CHELSEA GRISELDA (KABUPATEN SLEMAN) 0205 - ELSA AURIYA (KOTA BALIKPAPAN) 0211 - AZRANAYSHA PANDYA ADHITA (KABUPATEN SUKOHARJO) 0215 - NADIA PRITASARI (KABUPATEN TANAH LAUT) U15 PUTRI 0007 - MEYLISSA DWI AULIYA (KABUPATEN PATI) 0056 - SEPTIA NINGRUM RAHMADANI (KABUPATEN JEPARA) 0061 - AURELIA SALSABILA (KOTA SURABAYA) 0121 - CHELSEA PUTRI MAIRERA SENSA (KABUPATEN BANYUWANGI) U11 PUTRA 0004 - MUHAMMAD HAZERAL MASYHUR (KOTA GORONTALO) 0026 - ALVIN FEBRYAN SANTOSO (KOTA TANGERANG SELATAN) 0053 - RAZIQ IBNU SABRI (KABUPATEN KARANGANYAR) 0062 - FREDY MARCELLO CESAR (KABUPATEN WONOGIRI) 0067 - MUHAMMAD NASHRULLOH ALHABSYI (KABUPATEN BOYOLALI) 0081 - BRILIANO TAUFIQ DAFFA AL RASYID (KABUPATEN PATI) 0090 - MUHAMMAD ARYA BIMASENA (KABUPATEN BANYUMAS) 0102 - GRENDLY ALKATIB LUMINTANG (KOTA KOTAMOBAGU) 0110 - NAZWAN ABDILLAH (KOTA SAMARINDA) 0133 - CALVIN CHANDRA IRAWAN (KOTA BEKASI) 0137 - RADITHYA BAYU WARDHANA (KOTA TANJUNG PINANG) 0141 - SATRIA ADI NUGROHO (KABUPATEN BANYUMAS) 0145 - LIVIO CICERO BENEDICTO PAAT (KOTA MANADO) U13 PUTRA 0006 - MOHAMAD RAFLY (KABUPATEN GORONTALO UTARA) 0089 - MUHAMMAD RAIHAN NUR ALAMSYAH (KOTA BEKASI) 0099 - DEVIN ARTHA WAHYUDI (KABUPATEN MERANGIN) 0186 - BRYAN DAVE LIMBOWO (KABUPATEN PARIGI MOUTONG) 0196 - KEVIN SATRIO WIBOWO (KABUPATEN KUDUS) 0198 - ALFA WAHYUDINATA (KABUPATEN BANYUMAS) 0212 - MUHAMMAD PRANANDHA ADHITYA (KABUPATEN CILACAP) U15 PUTRA 0060 - MUHAMMAD FAQIH ANSHORI (KOTA SAMARINDA) 0168 - FABIAN DIMAS INDRASTATA (KABUPATEN BATANG) 0199 - MUHAMAD GAYUH WIJAYA (KABUPATEN SRAGEN) Read the full article

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54th Engineer’s Day - Engineers for Skill Development amid COVID

( *By Nagesh Chandra Mishra )

Today is 54th Engineer’s Day in India, being celebrated every year on 15th September to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visveswaraya ( 1860-1962 ) .

1. The theme of Engineer’s day in India, this year, in

2021 is “ Engineers For SKILL DEVELOPMENT & Employment to Combating COVID “ .

The key words of the above theme are : Engineers ; Skill Development; Employment; & Combating COVID .

Here , I am reminded of the following words of Alvin Toffler ,

“ One of the most highly developed SKILLS in contemporary Western Civilisation is DISSECTION: the split-up of problems into the smallest components. We are good at it .So good we often FORGET TO PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER AGAIN.

This SKILL is perhaps finely honed in science. There we not only ROUTINELY BREAK PROBLEMS down into bite-sized chunks and mini chunks , we then very often ISOLATE each one from its environment by means of a useful pick . We say “ CITERIS PARIBUS “ - all other things being equal. In this we can ignore the complex interaction between our problems & the rest of the universe. “

[ Alvin Toffler in Opening Remarks of the Book , ‘ORDER OUT OF CHAOS ‘ By Nobel laureate Ilya Prigogine & Stengers ]

When the august body of Institution of Engineers ( India ) have set the question paper to write , say , an essay on ‘VARSHA WRITU’ , I must stick to the topic ...rather than deviating to write an essay whimsically on ‘VASANT WRITU’ endangering myself to attract negative marking ( at 75th year of my age resonating with Amrit Mahotsav of India’s Independence, I am no longer an evergreen brilliant student as Rajendra Prasad to be honoured with decorated remarks, ‘examinee is better than the examiner’ on my answer sheet ! )

Seeking an unqualified apology from the Council of Management, Institution Of Engineers (India ) , it’s my earnest request to them to relook at the rationale behind selecting the theme every year in an ad hoc manner . Perhaps, they are still guided by the legacy of Lord Chelmsford who inaugurated IEI in 1920 rather than to be inspired by ‘father of our engineering fraternity’ , Sir M. Visveswaraya who provided us an appropriate compass suited to India’s needs through his magnum opus ‘RECONSTRUCTING INDIA’ ( published around the same time line , 1920 ) . Here are some instances of the past themes of IEI on which we deliberated during past years after years. Such practices may fulfil our routine duties merely as event managers rather than serving any meaningful Engineering purpose barring some exceptions.

Yes, Music & Dances , Cultural Programs , Good Food & Laughter with Exchanging pleasantries on Engineer’s Day Celebration MUST BE essential for recharging our body , mind & soul . Looking back on Themes in

2020 was “Engineers For Self-reliant India” ;

2019 was “Engineering For Change” ;

2018 was “The Challenges of Engineering in the Age of Knowledge” ;

2017 was “The role of engineers in an emerging India” ;

2016 was “Developing the Qualification of Young Engineers to Reform the Main Sector: Vision 2025”;

2015 was “The challenges of engineering in the era of knowledge” ;

2014 was “Making the world-class Indian genius” ;

2013 was “Frugal Engineering – Reaching More with Less Resources” ;

2012 focused on technical preparedness for disaster mitigation ;

2011 was “Engineering Preparation for Disaster Mitigation” ;

2010 was “Future Paradigm Shift in Engineering and Challenges Ahead” ;

2009 was “Green is the theme of this year” ;

...............................so on & so forth ........dating back from 1967 since the year Engineer’s Day Celebration was begun.

I don’t know about the outcome, recommendations of deliberations at hundreds of local Centres sent to Headquarters & to various Govts in Power for taking subsequent actions by them to enhance the serious concerns of Engineering Fraternity.

1. Reverting back to the theme of 2021 , let’s know the origin of the word , ‘ENGINEER’ & ‘SKILL’ . These two words are complementary to each other. What is an Engineer ? Let’s ask ourselves with the true spirit of the following lines of Mirza Ghalib :

har ek baat pe kahte ho tum ki tū kyā hai tumhīñ kaho ki ye andāz-e-guftugū kyā hai

( “ हर एक बात पे कहते हो तुम कक तू क्या है

तुम्ह ीं कहो कक ये अींदाज़-ए-गुफ़्तुगू क्या है“ )

And ...then... by Invoking Sir M. Visveswaraya , his spirit would instantly guide ...echoing through the next lines of Mirza Ghalib :

ragoñ meñ dauḌte phirne ke ham nahīñ qaa.il jab aañkh hī se na Tapkā to phir lahū kyā hai

“ रगोींमें दौड़ते किरने के हम नहहींकायल

जब आँख हह से न टपका तो किर लहू क्या है “

Sir MV’s brilliance was unexceptional - limited not only to ‘technical’ competence of an ‘engineer’ - as being perceived by today’s generation of politicians, administrators , common man & other professionals . Sir MV was a divine towering personality possessing the finest quality of a Statesman, a visionary, an administrator , an economist & a planner who sowed the seed & vision

of Planned Economy that laid the foundation of Planning Commission ( rechristened by Modi Government as NITI AAYOG in1914 ) .

Not only Mahatma Gandhi or Pandit Nehru sought Sir MV’s advice on important occasions..but..royal kings & rulers , great leaders & eminent industrialists , professionals from all walks of life in India & developed nations solicited his invaluable guidance till he was alive .

I am pained to find ...that...our own Engineering Fraternity , by & large , have ‘bonsai’ed their unlimited capabilities reducing themselves to become ‘HMV’s of their mediocre bosses .

Lord Hanuman didn’t realise what wonders he can do till Jamwant awakened him to realise his real divine power .

In the following paragraph, I would try to illustrate the real meaning of the word , “ENGINEER” co-relating with “SKILL” as depicted in scriptures & archeological evidences . May this motivate our all friends.

The word “ENGINEER” has Latin Root. It is derived from the Latin word , INGENIARE ( meaning : to create , generate , contrive , devise ) & INGENIUM ( cleverness) .

GENE : ( to create , to invent , or ..bring forth )

From the Proto - Indo - European ( PIE ) & RIGVEDA scriptures dating back to [ 4500 to 2500 BC ] , the above meaning of INGENIARE holds true.

According to Encyclopaedia Britannica , first recorded “Engineer “ was Imhotep who designed Step Pyramid at Saqqarah , Cairo ( 2750 - 2656 BC )

: erected some time around 2550 BC.

From the findings & records of Indus Valley Civilisation, Bronze Age , South Asia ( 3300 BCE - 1300 BCE ) , we do have evidences of Engineer’s Brilliant inventing capabilities.

[ Source : Wikipedia ]

3) An Engineer , after reassuring oneself with his or her enormous professional capabilities to think , invent & create anything ....must have gained self esteem to exactly know what is meant by SKILL DEVELOPMENT.

From the bookish knowledge of Skill Development ( as brilliantly portrayed in the Hindi Movie, “ 3 IDIOTS “ ,

Skill is the learned ability to perform an action with determined results with good execution often within a given amount of time , energy or both.

These are described as Hard Skills ; Soft Skills ; Life Skills ; People Skills ; Social Skills ; Holistic competencies etc.

Holistic Competence of SKILL DEVELOPMENT is defined in the following Sanskrit Shloka ( Subhashitani ) :

“ अमन्त्रं अक्षरं नास्ति

नास्ति मूलं न औषधम् ।

अयोग्य: पुरूषं नास्ति योजकित्र दुललभम् ।।”

Amantram Aksharam Naasti Naasti Moolam Na Aushadham Ayogyah Purusho Naasti Yojakastatr Durlabham

Meaning thereby :

No Alphabet Is Without some capability to form Mantra ; No Root or Shrub Is Without some medicinal Qualities ; NO PERSON IS INCOMPETENT

RARE IS AN INGENIARE

TO UTILISE EVERY RESOURCE OPTIMALLY.

Amid Covid-19, it’s the rare caliber of Engineers due to which Development Wheel of The Nation is moving against heavy odds .

May it be ONLINE Classes or Offices ; or Power Generation; Essential Services like Water Supply , Health & Hygiene or COVIN App for Vaccinations ; or 2g to 5G Connectivity or any Logistics in Hospitals , Banks or at other places ; Rail , Roads , Air, Transportation; Feeding & distributing Direct Benefit Transfers ( DBT ) to needy bottom billions of our society residing in urban or rural areas , Revenue Collection , Direct Taxes ; GST ; Communication or Employment Generation etc. etc. etc. —— ‘Jahan Dekhiyega Hamen Paaiyega ‘ — Everywhere behind these services, ENGINEERS are serving Aadhars behind every economic activity in the country.

In spite of all that , it’s sad that ....Engineers’ due is yet to be recognised by any Government in Power unless they choose to wear another cap as bureaucrats inducting themselves through Civil Services Examination or fight an election to become MLAs / MPs & Ministers .

In India , generally speaking, a Teacher or a Doctor of excellence has to wear additional cap of some important constitutional post , only then their Birth Anniversary would be celebrated as Teacher’s Day or Doctor’s Day . Perhaps, BharatRatna Sir Mokshgundam Visveswaraya was an exception whose birthday is celebrated as Engineer’s Day .

On this auspicious day , I urge the Political Masters , specially, Hon. Prime Minister of India , to compulsorily include these three books authored by BharatRatna Sir M . Visveswaraya viz. “PLANNED ECONOMY”; “RECONSTRUCTING INDIA” & “MEMOIRS OF MY WORKING LIFE” in the curriculum of all Universities at Graduation levels under New Education Policy ( NEP ) & renaming the NITI AAYOG as VISVESWARAYA AAYOG inducting the Vice Chairperson, Member Secretaries & Members’ Posts from amongst the Brilliant Minds selected from the panels of TOP 10 Ranked Institutions of India for inculcating a fervour of meritorious & Innovative Policy needed for AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT .

Paying my rich tributes to immortal soul of Sir MV on his Birth Anniversary , I greet all Engineer brothers and sisters with the following two lines of Mirza Ghalib...at this end :

“रहह न ताकत-ए-गुफ़्तार और अगर हो भह तो ककस उमहद पे ककहए कक आरज़ू क्या है “

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*Nagesh Chandra Mishra, Former Engineer-In-Chief, DWSD & Executive Director, ( PMU ) HRD/IEC , Jharkhand & Bihar . Founder Chairman, Indian Water Works Association, Bihar & Jharkhand. Founded Visvesvaraya Sanitation & Water Academy ( ViSWA ) at Ranchi with the active support of State & Central Govt. along with UNICEF.

This Paper is specially prepared for 54th Engineer’s Day, 2021

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