We take credit of good and great achievements and are comfortable to pass all other things over to others and when no one else to blame, we pass it on to God or to what is called fate. Today, it is clear that the whole is made out of parts. Each one of us are part of the whole universe and the whole universe consist every part within. These are topics that cannot be told or taught but would be understood internally and can be expressed in bits and bytes. The attempt here is to talk about the spark of goodness that can make a wild fire of great happiness and greater accomplishments which in turn can transform our surroundings to be the heavens of blessings.
The author assumes as the parts only has to act. Only the parts can act. Action and reflection on such action has to impact the surroundings so much so that the whole are felt with the tiny acts of a tiny particle. The whole system is connected with the whole system is the philosophy that we should understand. Making the theory easier and purposeful, we can draw it into another point of reflection. Can we initiate few or many tiny acts that can connect and reflect upon a large segment of life and living mechanism?
Today’s Reality!
We are in a wonderful opportunity all around us. How come you say that? See, we are all with all our eyes looking up to few of us to create an impact in the larger society. We look up to some one to take all the burden of transformation. Later we blame them and change them. Again we look up to someone with the same approach. Change has become an ever changing process. This has to change. We should understand it is like we are blaming God for our inaction. With all these inaction in process and too much expectation unrealistic, we have created a large space of inaction and a little space of action, out of which the large chunk are wrong actions.
Look at the Vast Space and Apply Time Medicine over to the space!
All that each one of us should do is to select a free space and to apply action themes that are most appropriate to the given space considering the resources that are easily available at the space in and around. The action taken and subsequent interventions done will create outcomes that can be shared between all the participants in the action. The wealth thus created can be utilized to improve up on the available space and to gain better tools that can make our intervention most effective and productive.
Connecting the spaces and networking the processes!
As we create effective spaces at places where there were inaction in action, there will also be lot of positive energy emerging all around. Connect such spaces and network the people involved. This will create excellence everywhere. There is no one loosing in the process. The fundamental change required is only in one thing or a line of things.
We need to make another unhappy for us to be happy. In fact, we get what we give. The whole economic theory of scarcity of resources is wrong. Human wants are not unlimited. Greedy man in inhuman.
Author NV Paulose is second from your left. Sri. VM Rmalingam, his mentor is left to him
Graceful Launch Amidst Blessings of Rains! Visionaries Join Hands Together!!
By Prasad Shetty
Moodubidire:
Principal Advisor of Heritage Project, Govt. of India, Dr. C V Anand Bose said, The ‘’Village TV’’
is going to change the perception of news segment and it will go long way in
projecting good things which are done in villages.
He was
speaking after launching the first kind of ‘’Village TV’’ at Peri Anganwady,
in Hosangadi village of Belthangady
taluk, a project jointly run by Alva’s
UG and PG dept of Journalism Spearhead Media
Private Limited of Mangalore, Global TV, CNET, Edulink ITEE and Hosangady
Village Panchayath.
He said, ‘’Village
TV must fulfill the vision of Mahathma Gandhiji, India to become Cultural,
educational and intellectual superpower in all possible way. It should always
strive to show the truth and only a naked truth’. ‘When
we are all running forward in life, when we become prosperous, rich, educated
and powerful let us not forget, if there is one person is fallen on the wayside, we should take them up and walk
along’, he added.
Vice
Chancellor of Mangalore University Dr P Subrahmanya Yadapadithaya said, “India
lives in villages and its success lies in developing villages instead of cities.
He added and said; technology should be used for the advancement
and benefit of the society.
Gandhiji had worked for Gram swaraj and Village
TV is the firm step that takes the vision forward, said CA Valarian Dalmaida.
Our villages are having rich resources. More than that our villages have human
resources and human values. Development is not just making infrastructure. It
is in instilling values and relationship between people. Non Resident Indians
are closely connected to their native places. They wanted to help their village
grow. We should work to bring people for development of villages, said CA
Valerian Dalmaida.
Presiding
over the program, Alva’s Education Foundation Management Trustee Vivek Alva
said, though the students of cities are getting education, they are somewhere
failing in acquiring value education. But children of villages are taught
responsibility, leadership and skill along with education at their tender age,
which makes them stand different in the mass’’.
Former MD
of Indian Railways Financial Corporation, Santhosh Kumar Pattnayak, spoke on
the occasion. Earlier, the dignitaries
had visited the Panchayath Office where works and best practices of village
were presented to them. An appeal to accomplish Hosangady Gram Panchayah a
complete solar village and construction of two sizeable check dams was
submitted to Dr CV Ananda Bose.
On the occasion, Delware Indo-American Literary forum’s India International Literary Award 2019 was presented to Dr. C V Ananda Bose by Prof. P. Subramanya Yadapadithaya, Honorable Vice Chancellor of Mangalore University.
Hosangady Panchayath President Hema Vasanth, News Karnataka Group Mentor, CA Valarian Dalmaida, Spearhead Media Director and Chairman of Global TV, N V Paulose, Alva’s College Principal Dr Kurian, Alva’s PG Journalism Department Coordinator Srinivas Pejathaya are the main pillars of Village TV. Senior Journalists Chidambar Baikampady and Raviraj Olalambe are the Editorial Advisors. Many Visionaries are Part of the Movement.
Village TV, a Community based village level visual media outreach programme will be formally launched at Hosangadi Village, Belthangady Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District on October 24th by the Chief Guest for the occasion, Dr. C V Ananda Bose IAS (Rtd), Principal Advisor, Heritage Project, Government of India. Santosh Kumar Pattanayak, former MD Indian Railway Finance Corporation will be the guest of honour at the event. Prof. P. Subramania Yadapadithaya, Vice Chancellor, Mangalore University and Dr. Selvamani Raju IAS, CEO of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayath are the Chief Guests.
The Hosangadi Grama Panchayat was declared as a model Grama Panchayat in 2007 and has undertaken several progressive Eco-friendly initiatives and what are considered by many to be best practices. These include My House; My Road, My House; Clean House, My Shop; Clean Shop, My Plant; My Tree. Participating in the launch of Village TV is just the beginning of a new chapter in its progress.
“Besides providing the students of Alva’s School of Journalism real-time experience in rural journalism – the place from where all journalists must start their career – the channel will train local youth to be journalists, who will shoot positive stories of their surroundings through the ICT platform,” said Prasad Shetty, a Professor of Journalism at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Alvas College Moodbdidri. “After the VJs shoot the videos each not exceeding five minutes, Alva’s Journalism students will do minimum editing and publish it. Documentaries will also be done on the unique cultural and traditional aspects of the villages which will enhance the region’s tourism elements and bring additional economic activities in rural India” he added. He said the purpose of Village TV is to make people of “the outer world” learn the “best practices” of villages in order to help other villages adopt the same. “It is nothing but a community-integrated communication approach for sustainable development”. “We should stop focusing on patents and should start unearthing the treasure called our rural wisdom”, Dr. Kurian, Principal of Alvas College and a pillar of support to Village TV told Newskarnataka.com. Sharing the vision of the Alva’s Education Foundation, he said, “People’s medicine is more important than corporate medicine. One of the missions of Village TV is to document and share the Village Knowledge treasure chest with the larger world; Villagers are happy to share; They are contented and are happy when others are benefitted with their interventions”, Dr Kurian added
Srinivas Pejathaya, Head of the Department, Journalism and Mass Communication, Alva’s College told Newskarnataka.com that rural development journalism is the real journalism because it has purpose, a message and is positive, in comparison to the superficial journalism generally practiced today and he and the journalism students of Alvas College are delighted and fully committed to this initiative. because its the way forward to an integrated developed India.
Village TV has been coordinated by N V Paulose, Director, Media Innovations, Spearhead Media Pvt. Ltd, the owners of the popular Karnataka-focused website www.newskarnataka.com, and Chairman Global TV, the first Internet TV. The rural reality show will be produced in association with the Journalism and Mass Communication Department of Alva’s College, Moodbidri. An MOU to this effect was signed at Moodbidri on 21-10-2019.
Speaking to Newskarnataka.com NV Paulose said, “It has long been my dream to start a channel like this. With 70 percent of our population living in villages and the village being the rice bowl of the country, there are secrets galore there that the world can benefit from – Traditional knowledge on a variety of subjects that can be applied to issues that the urban world is grappling with. In turn, once the world sees the potential of a village, they will be ready to come and contribute to its development, with time, skills and money. So it is a win-win solution to the problem of migration from our villages to the city. It is only the media that can bridge the gap between the rural and urban populace. It is this basic fact that helped me conceive this unique project.”
Paulose said that he believes that collective not competitive action for a common goal is the key to achieving it. “I believe in collective wisdom and action. The coming together of diverse talents and thoughts for a common goal, can make for a vibrant and engaging road map to achieve it; and that is what we have achieved with this project that combines the talents of the students of the Alvas Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, the skills of their faculty, the expertise in the Media field of the Spearhead Media / Newskarntaka.com team and the power of technology. With the entire Alva’s journalism and Newskarntaka.com team behind this unique pro-development project, it is bound to be a grand success and I can’t wait for it to be launched”, he told Newskarnatka.com. “Even though the launch is just a couple of days away, I have already started getting goosebumps!” said an excited Paulose. He believes that the quality of journalism and journalists will be enhanced by this initiative.
CA Valerian Dalmaida, the face of Newskarnataka.com in the UAE and the gulf, a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, currently practising as a consultant for an accounting and advisory firm in Abu Dhabi is also a big fan of this initiative and has been mobilizing Kannadigas in the UAE to support this initiative, encouraging them to put the Village TV team in touch with with their roots most of which are in the villages of Karnataka. Speaking to Newskarntaka.com, CA Valerian Dalmaida said of this project launch, “I am extremely excited to be a part of this project and indeed the face of it in the UAE and Gulf. I have already spoken to a lot of Kannadigas in the Gulf and they too are very excited and promised to help the team get in touch with their roots. My only regret is that I will not be able to make it for the launch personally as I will be busy with Newskarnataka’s other culture project in the UAE – Geet Ghazal 2.0 – a program that celebrates Poets and their Poetry; but I am with the team in spirit.” CA Valerian Dalmaida said that it was his dream to take the village to the world and for Newskarnataka.com to pioneer and pilot this project, it is more than a dream come true. He hoped that it will result in sustainable investments in villages. He said, “Glocalization should replace the word Globalization in our development discourse”.
Village TV was soft-launched on Sept 13th this year by Dr Selvamani R. CEO, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchyat (ZP) on September 13 at the ZP office. The programme was launched with a symbolic handing over of a TV mic to the HOD, Department of Journalism, Srinivas Pejathaya and students of the Department of Journalism, Alva’s College, Moodbidri, who were also present at the launch. The launch was preceded by the presentation of a model of the Village TV platform recorded and edited by the students of the Alva’s School of Journalism under the guidance of their HOD and faculty. It was a wonderful portent of things to come forth from this initiative. Lal Goel, Chairman, Organ Donation India Foundation and Chief Promoter Pandit Health Resort & Spa, CA Valerian Dalmaida, Director, Finance and Operations, Spearhead Media Group and Dr. Devraj K., Founder Director of SDM College of Business Management, Mangaluru and S. L. Bhandarkar, Coordinator, Alva’s Newseum (only the second in the world after Washington DC) were the guests of honor at the soft launch. Follow Village TV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram @villagetvindia. Write into the Village TV team with your feedback, ideas, and expression of interest to participate at villagetvindia@gmail.com; and of course, follow its progress on www.newskarnataka.com
Our Mangaluru City Can Do Better – Why Corporation Elections Should Matter To You?
By Dr. Shreekumar Menon IRS (Rtd.)
Author
People all across the globe are working to build world class cities by using forward-thinking and innovative efforts in technology, architecture, city planning, and social issues to become models of modernity. The cities of tomorrow are not built, but designed. They are no longer haphazard urban centres thrown together with no consideration for future infrastructure or aesthetic value. Instead, they’re planned down to the last block. Cities are reckoned as engines for sustainable development. It is where ideas, commerce, culture, science, and productivity germinates and flourishes. Urban conglomerations offer scope for people to prosper economically and socially, but this is only possible in prosperous cities that can accommodate people in well-paying jobs and where land resources are not over stretched by rapid and unchecked growth. By 2050 the world’s population is expected to reach 9.8 billion. Nearly 70 percent—6.7 billion people—are projected to live in urban areas. Unplanned urban haphazard expansion occurs as cities spill beyond their formal boundaries, this can be counterproductive to national development and to the global goals for sustainable development. Urban spaces are also excessive emitters of greenhouse gases and contribute to the growing climate change, and rising temperatures. It is estimated that half of the global urban population breathes air that is 2.5 times more polluted than standards set by the World Health Organization.
Mangaluru city can do better in style, generation, demeanour, and background, only we need to have our Mayor and Councillors to be great visionaries and determine how the city should be in 2030, 2040 or in 2050. Is there any Vision Document prepared by our existing City Councillors? Elections to the city corporation will be held soon, and if we keep electing people who have no futuristic vision for the city, Mangaluru will become another squalid mess, like any other Indian city. Towering skyscrapers are mushrooming across the city without any consideration for water, electricity and drainage requirements. What about firefighting systems and training for the residents? A whole host of issues are not taken into consideration at all, the only concern is collecting money for approving plans. As Councillors, the city needs architects, engineers, landscape artists, health professionals and experts in urban transportation. We need to bid goodbye to the system where the people keep electing Councillors only on considerations of caste and religion. We need distinguished professionals to guide the future of this city.
The architectural and urban planning firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) was asked a question: How would it design a city of the future? Their solution was that any plan should allow ECOLOGY to guide development. WATER sources should be protected and systems designed to capture, treat, and reuse it. ENERGY should be renewable, and the city should become more liveable even as it becomes more densely populated. All WASTE should become a resource. FOOD should be grown locally and sustainably. High-speed rail to improve MOBILITY for rapid access to all parts of the city. The CULTURE AND HERITAGE of the increasingly diverse population should be publicly supported. The INFRASTRUCTURE needs to be carbon-neutral, and the ECONOMY should be largely automated and online.
Whenever a city is assessed, the following parameters are taken into consideration – food, drink, culture, nightlife, community, neighbourhoods, overall happiness, safety, affordability, beauty and convenience. In addition a city should ideally have a thriving arts scene, great museums, and well-designed architecture. The employed in the city need modern facilities to blow off steam, so there are many 24-hour shopping malls, pools, and restaurants offering a variety of gastronomical offerings. The modern architecture is balanced by a healthy proportion of protected country parks. A futuristic city therefore has to be distinctly cosmopolitan, ethnically-diverse, and eco-friendly. Another new parameter that needs to be examined is, are the citizens happy with the way the city is developing? People need to be committed to the public good and display a high level of personal and public satisfaction with the city.
Mangaluru possesses diversity, dynamism and creativity in abundance, but we need men with vision, experience and dynamism to mould it into a unique urban design that can improve quality of life and curb environmental problems. We need a city that engages all of our senses, and, in effect, becomes an environment tailored for a thriving public life scaled to the individual. Mangaluru should be the ultimate people-friendly city. Jan Gehl–a Danish architect, writer, and the most respected urbanist alive for his research on the importance of urban design has this to say “What we have to address now is making liveable, healthy, safe, and sustainable cities.” It’s a topic he’s written about in his books ‘Cities for People’ and ‘Life between Buildings’, and spoken about in The Human Scale, a documentary about his life’s work. To Gehl, two of the most pertinent macro issues that city planners can address today are climate change and public health. “For 50 years, we made cities in such a way that people are almost forced to sit down all day in their cars, their offices, or their homes,” he says. “This has led to serious situations health-wise.” He attributes the problem to cars and the availability of cheap gasoline, which have dictated city planning for the past six decades. “Those factors enabled developed countries to build the enormous suburbs and nobody thought that would be a problem–they thought that [suburbs offered] a good life, this is how it should be done,” Gehl says. “I call it architecture for cheap gasoline. The moment there’s not enough gasoline or it’s not cheap enough, it’s no longer a smart idea. If people get sick of suburban living, it’s not a good idea. I recently read a study in the Lancet, a medical journal, which found that people in suburbs were having shorter lifespans than people who live centrally [in cities] because those who live centrally walk more during their lives than ones who live in the suburbs. There’s a direct effect on the number of good years you have based on where you live. Nobody knew about that, or thought about that, when cheap gasoline and affordable cars were streaming into society.”
In 2009, Copenhagen (where Gehl is based) enacted a plan called “A Metropolis for People,” which was based on Gehl’s work. It envisioned what the city should look like in the future. “The city council decided upon a strategy to make Copenhagen the best city for people in the world, and it is interesting to read what their arguments are: We have to walk more, we have to spend more time in public spaces, and we have to get out of our private cocoons more,” Gehl says. “This becomes good for society, good for the climate, and good for health. They said that if people spend more time in the public spaces, the city becomes safer. It becomes more exciting and more interesting. And it furthers social inclusion. This is an important part of having a democratic society: having citizens who can meet each other in the course of their daily doings, and not only seeing different people on television or on screens.”
“We were created as a walking animal, and our senses have developed for slow movement at about three miles an hour,” Gehl says speaking to our range of vision and hearing. “A good city is something built around the human body and the human senses so you can have maximum use of your ability to move and your ability to experience. That is a very important issue. For many years, we have broken all the rules to make automobiles happy. If you want to point to a place where there are people walking, and it’s a great sensation, where the senses can be used extremely well, look at Venice. And if you want the other experience, go to Brasilia.”
Social equity is a great challenge in cities today, which is a by-product of rising demand for real estate and higher land values. This often pushes lower income people farther away from urban centres, where many jobs are located. Gehl argues that access to efficient, affordable, alternative transportation (i.e., not in car form) is essential to promoting equality in cities.
“As it is now, you’ll find that the further out in the suburbs you go, the lower the incomes generally are and a higher proportion of the income is spent to transport a family and keep their fleet of cars running,” Gehl says. “Further into the city where [housing] prices are higher, you’ll find higher-income people who actually spend much less of their income on transportation. So that in and of itself is something that creates inequality.”
He also states “Cars are leftover from another time.”It’s no secret that the good days of the automobile are over,” Gehl says. “In 2009, we saw the peak of driving in the world, and it’s on the way down. The automobile was a good thing in the ‘Wild West’ of Detroit in 1905. It’s not at all the smart mode of transportation for the general population in a city of 10 or 20 million people, like South America, Africa, and Asia. The days of the automobile as something for everyone in the world are definitely over. ”To highlight how car-centric design is not an option for megacities approaching total gridlock, Gehl points to Singapore. “There’s no more space for roads on that tiny island. In a denser city, with walking and bicycling you can get anywhere quickly,” he says. “As far as I’m concerned, that is a much smarter solution in all the growing cities and the big cities than using old technology from 1905 Detroit. Cars are leftover from another time. And all these ideas of self-driving cars will not solve the problem of finding space and having friendly streets. They will just enable more cars to be on each street and that will not be a situation that’s good for mankind. It would be good for the auto industry.”
Since many Mangalorean’s are familiar with the Persian Gulf cities, let us examine the situation there. “In Downtown Doha, we are making individuals and the community the focal point. We want the architecture to serve people and not vice versa.”— Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson, Msheireb Properties. The network of connected squares, courtyards and streets help to create a cohesive community, and an enjoyable public realm that enriches community life in the city. It is not that Mangaluru does not have its share of brilliant visionaries. Recently, I had an opportunity of reading a string of articles entirely devoted to the futuristic development of Mangaluru, namely:
‘City of the Young’: Developing Mangaluru into world-class study space
‘City of the Young’ Part II: Building a world-class University City
‘City of the Young’ Part III: Need for an Icon for Mangaluru
‘City of the Young’ Part IV: Developing Mangaluru as Medical Tourism Destination
‘City of the Young’ Part V: An ocean terminal for Mangaluru
‘City of the Young’ Part VI: Making Fortunes from flowers
‘City of the Young’ Part VII- The power to change our Mangaluru
In addition, the writer had also unearthed two unknown historical facts about Mangaluru, the first was about a unique incident that happened during the Opium Wars, about a ship named “Mangalore”, that participated in the battle of Kowloon, the article is titled ‘Mangalore in Kowloon’. The second article is about a unique love story between a Tunisian Jew and a Mangalorean girl, L’affaire-Ashu & Yiju in 1130 AD. It makes us feel proud that there are citizens amongst us who not only know interesting vignettes from the past but also have fantastic visions for the future of the city.
Cities are hugely complex and dynamic creations. They live and breathe. Think about all the parts: millions of people, schools, offices, shops, parks, utilities, hospitals, homes and transport systems. Changing one aspect affects many others. Which is why planning is such a hard job. Architects, engineers, construction companies and city planners have long used computer-aided design and building information modelling software to help them create, plan and construct their projects. But with the addition of internet of things (IoT) sensors, big data and cloud computing, they can now create “digital twins” of entire cities and simulate how things will look and behave in a wide range of scenarios.
“A digital twin is a virtual representation of physical buildings and assets but connected to all the data and information around those assets, so that machine learning and AI algorithms can be applied to them to help them operate more efficiently,” explains Michael Jansen, chief executive of Cityzenith, the firm behind the Smart World Pro simulation platform. Take Singapore as an example. “Virtual Singapore is a 3D digital twin of Singapore built on topographical as well as real-time, dynamic data,” explains George Loh, Program Director for the city’s National Research Foundation (NRF), a department within the prime minister’s office. “It will be the country’s authoritative platform that can be used by urban planners to simulate the testing of innovative solutions in a virtual environment.” In addition to the usual map and terrain data, the platform incorporates real-time traffic, demographic and climate information, says Mr Loh, giving planners the ability to engage in “virtual experimentation”.
Another paramount factor that needs to be given priority is the rising drug addiction in cities. Mangaluru is also fast becoming a drug affected city. Addiction is a force that can grip and drag people of all backgrounds down with it. The harsh truth is that drug abuse blights the name of the city. Rising drug addiction is no doubt a worldwide phenomenon, but how do we protect the city and its youth from being devoured by this monster? For too long we have been dependent on the Police and other enforcement agencies like Customs, Narcotics Control Bureau and DRI to tackle the drug problem invading the city. The city corporation, councillors and Mayor were unconcerned by the constantly growing drug epidemic vanquishing our educational institutions and streets. Tackling drugs has to be made into a “city priority”, as new local challenges and new trends have emerged. There is a pressing need to develop a pool of anti-drug advocates amongst young people’s peers. Illegal drugs market generates a huge black money economy in the city. These activities not only tarnish the image of the city but also the future generations.
Think inside is the theory of a journey. It is a two way journey. It is like the growth of a tree. Deep rooted and well branched at the very same time. You being a person and the universe being your platform. The more you go into roots the more you can branch out. More people can come under your shadow and get themselves parked there comfortably. The more the people the more your happiness. More people come when your branches bear fruits of highest value. More people can come at places where there are not many trees around because every one need to be comforted and consoled. More people can also come when there are many trees around as well. How come? You become part of a tree park by then. More trees means more shelter. More people means more happiness. Hence choose the situation that you wish to choose.
Would you like to be part of a wonderful park? Or you wish to be a standalone mystery? Whichever be the case; you need to grow considerably well. You can start your journey here and now. You have already grown up to a certain level. Let us grow from there. Grow considerably well. That’s the whole idea of Think Inside. Let us start again: here and now! Every time you are at here and now. That’s your present state. You are carefully creating your future. This book can guide you the way you guide yourself. Do it the best way you can.
First step! Practice again and again!! Make an assessment. Where do you stand now? Measure it properly on a scale of comparison. How many marks out of ten? Avoid thinking too much at this level. Just give a mark. You can give you marks for each and every aspect that you wish to improve. Ten is a symbol. You can give mark out hundred or thousand. You can chose a measurement unit totally different. The idea is to give clarity for your own deeper mind. Compare every time what you wanted to improve. Make clarity within. Giving clarity within is important. It becomes easier as you travel in your flight of success.
Way to go into your mind! Take help of someone at the initial days. Finding a partner in progress is a wonderful way. Or else take help of someone around. You can do it alone once you are familiar with the techniques and methods. Focus your senses. Seeing, hearing and feeling are important. Smelling and tasting are also important. Importance of senses vary from person to person. You can put all five of them in your order of importance. It evolves on its own.
Easiest way! Keep your palm experiencing the temperature on a plane. It can be a table, handle of your chair or your own lap. Your feeling starts to focus. Repeat the practice and you become an expert. Hear a sound that you can distinguish from the sounds around at any given time. Focus on to that particular sound. It becomes more clear and closer. Keep your ears focused on to the sound. Your hearing is also now focused along with your feeling.
You are in the progress process now. See something very nice. It can be from your memories or from your imagination. Memories are the past and imagination is the future. Happy memories and hopeful imagination make a successful in life. See what you see right now. See them very much and very well. You can close your eyes and remain seeing what you are so very happy to see. See every positive dimensions of what you are seeing. See them closer and bigger. Your feeling, hearing and seeing are focused. You are into your deeper mind now. Your awareness expands as you are deeper in the process. Practice these steps repeatedly. Become familiar with the entire process.
Test and make sure you are doing it right! You body become stiff and strong as you go deeper and deeper. Someone can test it in a gentle way. Let someone use two of their fingers and try to lift your hand. Let them try it on to the right hand or left hand or both as they desire. Hands are now stuck to the surface where it is touching. And the person in the exercise is either experiencing a memory or imagining a future. People who are in the testing process should avoid disturbing the person who is at focus. The idea of test is for both you to know how deep you are in focus with your feeling, hearing and seeing. The more you practice the more you are perfect. Practice makes you perfect. You can do the journey once you complete a considerable amount of practice. Along with feeling, hearing and seeing; you can also start to smell and taste within. Human mind become multidimensional when the practice become a practice for you.
Happy memories and Hopeful imaginations! Focus on happy memories and hopeful imaginations. Take help of a therapist to remove negative memories and fear about the future. Negatives disappear faster with therapeutic techniques. Natural cure is also possible as you go deeper into the process. Any phobias need to be addressed properly. Help of a therapist is the best way to make it easier and better. You are now in process that makes your future brighter and better. The more you read this chapter the more familiar you become with the process. Read and practice repeatedly. You are in the highway of faster growth.
Note! Mind is awareness. Sensory organs are the medium of awareness. All five senses work according to your orientation. Senses are outside and inside as well. Think inside is possible when both are focused at one point. At the deeper level of practice you are at a single point with all senses. Outer senses are either closed or focused. Inner senses open up and expand to the entire horizon and the universe. Allow things to happen and let it happen the way you wish. There is no beginning or ending to the process of awareness. It expands and keep expanding.
Million opportunities open up when we are connected both ways! Talk & Listen! Do it Globally and Locally!
By Savithree Maharaj
Delhi to Village is the fundamental Media Principle. This was presented in different ways by different media initiatives. The very purpose of Media is to reach every positive information that are helpful to every people. Information should reach right people at right time. Communication should become dynamic and multi dimensional at the very same time.
There need to be involvement and participation of large number of youth in the program. The youth should connect the rest of the people into a chain of activities. We need to change today’s journalism into ACTION JOURNALISM.
Ideas into Action
One of the major problems in development process is the gap between ideas and people. Nothing works without participation of people. Involvement of people is possible when we start to listen to them. There are thousands of ways to bring development in society. Problem is when we insist a particular method.
Give people an opportunity to lead!
CA Valerian Dalmaida, He advocates & Supports People Leadership in Media in a big way
People only can transform a nation into a developed nation, says CA Valerian Dalmaida, Abu Dhabhi. He is a great personality who is very much connected to his roots. Willing to share his fortune with like minded people, he always inspire people to come up with solutions for themselves and for others. One should take care of self first. Once that is being done, one has a responsibility to help others to stand on their own. Many things that are not possible is possible when done together with others. Involve large number of people when we need to transform a large society. This is the philosophy that he advocates and does.
Collaboration is the way ahead. Establishments should collaborate with people. Doors of social organisations should be opened for people to come in and work with them on social causes. There are plenty of social issues that we can address with mass campaigns. Mass Media has a major role to play in this regard. No media need to compete with another media. Let each one compete within to improve their competence. Improving quality of performance is the way to progress.
Enmity is an old concept. It has no meaning in today’s globalized world. Principles of Synergy is an advantage for everyone. Your outcome multiply when you collaborate with others. Competition is a waste of energy. People are not employed and they are not rightfully engaged in constructive activities. This is the major issue in India when compared with advanced nations. People find ways to progress and everyone create ways for others since it is helpful for themselves as well; says CA Valerian Dalmaida.
Delhi to Village!
Delhi to Village is a concept that create channels for two way communications. Thoughts are shared from Delhi to Village. Thoughts are also shared from Village to Delhi as well. This create multiple communications and subsequent actions. All are done in communication with all sides. Once action is taken place, another set of communication for evaluation of the performance is done. It is positive inquiry more than finding falts with others. People perform well when they are appreciated.
Mahatma Gandhi said; True India is in the Rural Villages. Every village has to become a Global Village. It is possible today. Digital connectivity has created a way ahead. Let us march forward in the way ahead. We can create opportunity for large number of people in this way. New thinking is required. Innovative thinking need a different approach. We need to Learn, Unlearn and Relearn. There are unknown ways to address problems that are known to us today. As we walk the road ahead also become visible.
Evolve More Revenue Models:
Every collective activity should evolve in a Revenue Model. Either by finding ways in solving existing issues or by finding ways to add value to someone. The best way is to look forward for new opportunities to add value to someone. There are plenty of things that can be done with a collective and collaborative approach. Connecting people globally itself is a large economic activity. We need to create them carefully when we want more people to be included in the revenue circles. How can people live a better life when they are not able to earn a living for themselves.
Economic activities can automatically be evolved when we identify the resources that are available with us and around us. There are plenty of resources that are not being utilized. People themselves are great resources. We should value ourselves first. Also other resources, perishable and those who are diminishing in value as time goes.
Plenty of resources are under utilized around us. Can we identify them and put them into use? This question can be taken up at governmental level or at people to people level. Let us do it in the second way. The first can be impressed upon little later.
Four Cs CAN make you a Unique Journalist. Compassion, Cooperation, Collaboration and Competence are the four components that make you unique. These four elements should go together. Collaborative Competition is the nature of such a journalist. Collaborative Competition is like the collective efforts of waves at the seashore. Every drop of water is participated in every drive to the shore. They make a wonderful show and then go back. Some drops get the privilege to reach the top at every time. Yet no drop ditch the succeeding drop in their collaborative efforts to make the show. Next time another drop and like this every drop get opportunities to be on the top. It is possible when the efforts are continuous, regular and repetitive.
Youth and Media are Synonymous!
Everyone is a journalist in today’s social media set up. Media has become mass media only with introduction and proliferation of Social Media. Yet we are not able to tell the media has reached entire rural India. This is a great mission today. It is also a great possibility. All youngsters should become Journalists by passion along with whatever profession they choose for themselves.
Connect people and Comfort people is the key of Journalism. Great developments happen when people are connected. This is what Sam Pitroda told when the great visionary in him ventured into Telecom Revolution. What a miracle that had happened with Telecom Revolution. That was actually the first Digital Revolution in India. Hats off to the great visionary Sathyanarayana Pitroda (Sam). He did it all of a sudden from a spark and had to undergo enormous pain in return to the great contribution that he had given to our nation. The youth should thank him for his farsightedness and great vision for today’s digital India.
Journalism (People) today has a great mission.
Every responsible person is a journalist today. Journalism today has a great mission. It can transform India into a developed nation just in an year. All what is required is an ear at power at every point to listen to the people. Governments are not able to provide jobs for the people. In fact, every department is consciously reducing the number of permanent employment. There is no point in making false promises in this regard. People should make solutions that create opportunities for themselves.
Engage People today!
Employment or Entrepreneurship will happen eventually to everyone.
Engage them when they are students so that they gain right kind of experience that make them worth when they are at work. Campuses has a major role in shaping our future. Future of the people and future of the nation are no different. People only has to transform the situation from today’s difficulty to a great possibility for tomorrow. Imagine Indian Railway without Railway Stations and Train Numbers. What could have been the fate of the entire department. How miserable it would have been for people to travel from place to place. Travel has become such a wonderful experience because of the evolution that had taken place in the industry in total. Travel environment has evolved to the present state over a period of time. This had happened with people involvement. Same thing has to happen to the work environment across the nation.
Career Platforms and Career Brands.
We are hearing plenty of new jobs emerging today. This trend has to be fastened and diversified until the last person is accommodated comfortably in the vehicle called human engagement. Every role should become rewarding as well. Every organization should open up their doors for ideas. Each organization can take up proposals that are complimentary to their mainstream activities.
Publicity & Journalism go together.
Both publicity and journalism are connected very much. Every establishment need publicity. By opening doors for Mass media and Social Media, we can nurture the culture of positive journalism in every establishment. Here comes the importance of Four Cs. That are Compassion, Cooperation, Collaboration and Competence. These four elements should go together. Collaborative Competition is the outcome of such a conglomeration.
Repeat!
Collaborative Competition is like the collective efforts of waves at the seashore. Every drop of water is participated in every drive to the shore. They make a wonderful show and then go back. Some drops get the privilege to reach the top at every time. Yet no drop ditch the succeeding drop in their collaborative efforts to make the show. Next time another drop and like this every drop get opportunities to be on the top. It is possible when the efforts are continuous and relentless. Everyone get an opportunity when you are working collective and continuous.
Journalists should know how to Read, Speak and Write!
Oh! Everyone know how to read, speak and write is the immediate response from everyone. A journalist should know the art of reading minds. Reading the minds of others and self. Reading the collective mind of the society. That reading should have the four Cs that give the foresight
Speaking is another art. What we speak should touch the heart of of others. Similar way, what we write should make an impression in the minds of large number of people.
Everything happen when everyone is in the mood of working together. Collaborative Competition is the order of the day. We should start to work together. Who will take the first step? Anyone can do that. Everyone should do that. Actually, all are doing it simultaneously.
The scenario!
Media scenario is like an almost empty auditorium. To enter that auditorium is to attain certain levels of performance. You should learn Mobile Journalism. That can take you to the world of success. There are not many who are making good use of their mobile phones. A mobile phone when fixed with a tripod is a wonderful camera device. You can do photo journalism and video journalism with that. We have proposed a Concept named Delhi to Village. The idea is to make Media Communications two way. This is possible when we make internet the Media Platform. Everyone can be accommodated and everyone can be heard. Let us make the impossible happen. Let India become a developed nation by 2020.
A large movement for exploring every avenue for creating large employment opportunities in the country. This is for the people and by the people. Normally, movements are against someone or something. CDM is not against anyone. It is our movement and your movement at the very same time. It is governmental and non governmental as well. People are the prime government. Every other government can only next to that.
Like democracy, it is initiated by the people and it is initiated for the people. It can be done at local level and at the National level at the same time. It can be done by opening doors for such initiatives. It can be done by anyone anywhere. It is an opportunity for every, in fact. Unemployment is no good for a democratic nation. It only lead people to chaos.
How can it be a large movement.
A movement becomes large when more people are involved in it. The same can happen when it is taken up by people at higher potential and positions. It happens when selfless people get into the movement in large numbers. Things move faster when government understand the importance of the situation. Educational institutions should understand its relevance.
Education and Employment should go together.
Students should practice the art of employment while they are at education. Experience has to come with engagement at study. Practical programs should become professional and profitable for all stakeholders. What is there in it for me should become a valid question.
We should not go to someone without offering them something out of it. Large amount of transparency need to be there in public offices. Vested interest should be replaced with tested interests. We should open our doors for ideas. Innovative ideas should be rewarded.
Capital model to Revenue model
This is a paradigm shift. Capital models are proved failure in career development programs. Many initiatives of the government get hijacked by few people for their limited interests. Public projects and public wealth has this drawback. There should be interested parties for every program and they should be visible and clear. Revenue generation should become the key factor. Everyone should get their due share. Opportunities should become open to all. Replicable opportunities should get preference. Many economic models at many places are not known at many other places.
An example for Career Development Program.
Village Guest Houses and Cultural Integration Programs!
Village Guest Houses and Village Tourism can create opportunities for millions of people across India. Global Village Connect can become a campaign to promote village tourism. These programs should happen in a Compassionate, Collaborative and Competitive model. These are not isolated movements. It should go like an extension and expansion for existing establishments.
What is expansion and extension?
New ideas should be implemented as an extension to existing establishments. Village tourism should get connected with hotels in the cities and other tourism centres. These kind of extension programs can make the packages cost effective and attractive for large number of people from within the country and abroad.
Spiritual tourism can bring a large number of people to India. Cost effective packages can make the stay longer and better. Many certificate programs can be connected with village tourism. We have many educational institutions in rural settings. These are added advantages.
Prayer Composed by Dr. Kalam and Released by Global TV
Best Models are Misused! Let us Remake them for Creating Opportunities for the People!
By Salem George
We have seen great career models (of human engagement) implemented in religious spectrum at various places. But then, the ownership of such creativity eventually goes to the hands of religious leaders. Many of the religious places are created with large participation of public funds and public efforts. How many of them are there to take care of people? Not many.
Many great visionary leaders did such creations selflessly. But the next generation leaders lost themselves in utilising such facilities for public good.
Religious leaders suppose to be more concerned about alarming unemployment in the country. But how many do so? Not many. Everyone is busy for making their future safe. Ultimately everyone is comfortable and settle down at the six feet space. That too for a short while until another one get to take over the possession.
Let us Open doors for creativity and human engagement!
Religious and educational centres should open their doors for human relations and human creativity. There should be social initiatives for the wellbeing of the people. Automatically, people will take care of such places.
Give and take is the right policy. Take and give is a wrong policy. Take and not give is a sin. Most of the places are only to take and not to give. We see miracles happen when both give and take go hand in hand.
Zero Capital initiatives!
There are many initiatives that require no financial support. For eg: Tourism Sector. Religious places should initiate programs to attract more people to their places. These kind initiatives should be done with a wholesome approach. Involve more people into the process and reward them accordingly. Go with existing establishment.
Economical and Commercial
We do not know the difference between commercial and economical. Anything that involved with money is commercial for us. This is only when someone get rewarded for their efforts. We have no problem for taking any amount of money from others. We name them nicely. Even charity is being misused for personal benefits.
Replicate true models.
There are plenty of religious initiatives for the wellbeing of people and society. Those models need to be replicated in large scale. Improvement of the economic standards of people is very important. We should brainstorm for this. Rest everything will be taken care by God.
Farmers know it better! They make things viable with complementary Products!
By Vivian Richards
The art of making additional revenue from existing investment is something that can transform Indian Economic Structure and solve our unemployment issues to a large level. Engaging people into revenue models is the key. People who are engaged into alternate revenue models can later be taken to employment of entrepreneurship according to viability of projects. Every establishment has an option to enhance people engagement in the changing economic scenario today. Media is a common platform that can accommodate large number of people since publicity is part of every social establishment in public and private sector.
Advantages of Complementary Projects!
Complementary projects help you to expand without spending from the pocket. Every organisation will have lot of space underutilized. Otherwise also, more people getting involved into a project can help to generate more revenue. Making successful models and sharing the outcome with all the stakeholders is an important factor in the success of any projects.
Greater advantage is in the absence of additional capital burden. No additional capital means more returns to the stakeholders. Today is an opportunity that cannot be reaped tomorrow. Engaging more people means more revenue. Surely when it is a revenue model.
