#indian values

Emphasizes Continuous Self-Development and Preservation of Indian Values Bhagwat’s address at village-level workers meeting touches on human ambition, societal progress, and India’s unique cultural identity. RANCHI – Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat delivered a compelling speech at a village-level workers meeting organized by Vikas Bharti, stressing the importance of…

Left Historians Discredit Indian Values And Facts: Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma ‘आक्रांता महान नहीं थे, गलत इतिहास ठीक कर रही योगी सरकार’

भारतीय इतिहास में आक्रांताओं का महिमामंडन किया गया. योगी सरकार इस दोहरी नीति को सही करने का काम कर रही है. उत्तर प्रदेश के उप मुख्यमंत्री दिनेश शर्मा. (Photo Credit: न्यूज नेशन) highlights वामपंथी इतिहासकारों ने आक्रांताओं को महान बताया नालंदा जैसे तथ्यों को नजरअंदाज किया गया योगी सरकार इतिहास की दोहरी नीति खत्म कर रही लखनऊ: उत्तर प्रदेश की योगी आदित्यनाथ (Yogi Adityanath) सरकार पर विपक्ष…

Today is World Environment Day. With much gusto, lot of Watsapp groups are putting up videos and brands/corporate are showcasing what they are doing for sustainability, for the environment. Few social media influencers are doing LIVE sessions on how you can reduce, recycle and help make the planet greener and better.

Not that I am not cognizant of my environmental impact otherwise, but a lot of these ‘cool’, ‘zero waste’, ‘vegan’ trends are just throwback to essential Indian middle-class values. What is often looked down upon as being cheap and having a penny saving mentality is somehow packaged into an environmentally friendly, zero waste lifestyle.

I remember the first time we bought an air conditioner. It was such a luxury and we were so excited to be able to sleep in a cool, air-conditioned room. It also meant higher electricity bills. My parents would put on the timer and switch on the fan so that the AC is not kept ON the entire night. We would also be the default helpers to clean the filter and ensure that the AC is serviced at regular intervals. Reading about how this helps save environment puts a smile on my face. We still have that same AC in our old house, it works perfectly fine too.

Growing up, I would also accompany my grand mother to the occasional grocery run to the market. As there was no internet and TV time was also limited, a kid had to improvise and think of various ways to pass time. This was my favorite one as the trip ended with a rupee coin to buy a toffee of my choice. She had a red basket which had lot of re-usable bags for segregating her shopping. When we moved to supermarkets where everything came in its own plastic wrapping, we lost the habit of carrying our own bags. It is nice to see, the Bring Your Own Bag trend catching up, it reminds me of a simpler time in life.

A very fashionable thing these days is steel tiffin boxes over plastic ones, using steel straws and carrying your own cutlery. How many of you remember these from school? I do. A steel tiffin was a sure shot way to avoid spilling the sabzi and it was a basic no frill tiffin with no cartoons on the cover, etc. We usually carried our cutlery while travelling as it was easier to eat fruits and snacks during vacation trips. Lot of responsible travelers are recommending this in their vlogs, funny how things which were once done because you wanted to save the extra penny are now ‘planet conscious’ and ‘responsible’.

How many of you buy store bought yogurt which comes in plastic packaging? During the lock down, we revisited the old method of making yogurt at home in a container overnight. Turns out, it tastes much better than the store bought one and so does homemade pasta, hummus, pickle, ketchup and tomato puree. Have we been wasting tons of packaging which is ending up in landfills in order to be fancy?

Being middle class was about saving money. We were comfortable and the focus was always on not being wasteful. When people talk about using reusable bottles, not using tea bags, using second-hand stuff, or re-purposing leftover food into tasty breakfast items, it makes me think that although this might be a new concept it the west, it is like revisiting old memories for me.

During the lock down, we have been cooking everything at home including items such as biryani, pani puri, pasta, cakes, pizza, ice cream. Things which would have come in plastic containers as take outs. Cooking from scratch which is a very Indian and middle-class value to save money of going out, is just a lifesaving skill that also helps the planet. I have forgotten how to use old T-shirts as night wear, then reusing them as cut out cloths for polishing shoes, cleaning cars. As times changed, we got around buying night wear T-shirts and kitchen towel and tissue. The world is consciously moving to this very middle-class trend of re-using clothes, ensuring hand me downs in cousins and avoiding buying stuff till you absolutely need it.

Do you remember doing these growing up? I am sure you do, and while the world moves to newspaper or recycling gifting paper, remember the time spent as kids in saving these from gifts, carefully storing them and using them again. All the home books covered in old newspapers and repairing items before buying new ones which were essential middle-class sentiments are now transformed to overcoming a throwaway culture and being green and environment friendly.

I don’t remember exactly when we gave up these things and moved to doing ‘posh’ things in life. While reading all the blogs, top 30 things to help this planet, and various other influencer videos, it brought me closer to my middle-class roots, and made me think that life should be more than just chasing ‘shiny’ things and being excessive without reason. It should be meaningful, sustainable and thrifty.

अभिजीत बनर्जी ने ग्रहण किया नोबेल पुरस्कार

नयी दिल्ली/एजेंसी(realtimes) भारतीय मूल के अर्थशास्त्री अभिजीत बनर्जी (Abhijeet Banerjee)ने स्वीडन के स्टॉकहोम कॉन्सर्ट हॉल में नोबेल पुरस्कार ग्रहण (Nobel Prize Eclipse)कर लिया है। अभिजीत बनर्जी ने भारतीय वेशभूषा पहनकर नोबेल पुरस्कार लेने पहुंचे। बता दें कि उन्हें यह पुरस्कार ‘वैश्विक स्तर पर गरीबी उन्मूलन के लिए किये गए कार्यों के लिए मिला है।

अभिजीत बनर्जी को वर्ष 2019 के लिए अर्थशास्त्र का…

We all vouch of doing good things for our country, but the largest employing persistent Sahara with the Indian Values prehend proved and made us proud by designing the blue planet class infrastructure in international and national hospitality projects.<\p>

It is the impermeable work of Subrata Roy Sir and the Parivaar collectivistic efforts that favorable regard international destination along we can see our flag fluttering on the top. <\p>

I happened to be present at the Karroo Underline City hotel means of access Mumbai; the structure is amazing from the Pygmy values and culture. The place just few miles away from the airport welcomes every incisive guest. With the great fable, myself represents the India's taste and its journey very beautifully. Isn't matter of pride, still international guests pounce on to India yourselves see the beauty of Blackfellow culture and unmatched bounteousness on welcoming the guests.<\p>

Every time the unique creation open arms the hospitality comforts all our need of leisure and spending quality time to kill with our dearly beloved ones. The extreme left-winger modern technology gives an endless opportunity for reciprocal trade driven entrepreneurs.<\p>

Robotlike kit here give us high feeling give official sanction and notch us a gift in connection with set right physical pleasure and feels worth spending money. This actualize of Sahara has machine-made the India's one re most popular metropolitan Mumbai city a joy of pride.Thousands of thanks headed for the fraternization for second helping us adit our difficult situations, YOURS TRULY owe my legend to Sahara and I will keep up my support for the Parivaar. I look for the court hears the plea anent the company and everything will soon fall into delicate place. It just difficult times, but I know plurality as respects us wish fulfillment have tenure of supernatural virtues in the company and will come out in lieu of support and will handle loom our power of living in the democratic country.<\p>

SHADE hope Barren land clears the bad times soon. The deposit mobilisation life of the workers is the trend setting example of the civic belt. <\p>

The supremacy of eatables give us the true flavour of Indian mark and appreciated various international discerning guest. <\p>

Its the middle class that goes crazy about corruption and it really does not matter.  The voice of the middle class, as of now, is nothing but a irritating screech.  What matters is what the 'aam admi' thinks of corruption.

There was this minister who was broke and was unable to conduct the wedding of his daughter.  His friends said why not go ask the king for which the minister said NO.  People thought he was haughty. This news entered the ears of the king who summoned him.  The king was obviously angry with the 'haughty minister'.

The minister went the king, he was distressed. The king bellowed "so you too proud for asking me for money for your daughters wedding?"

The minister hesitated and replied " Dear King what I want for my daughters wedding is but little.  How can I ask a great king like you for little money and insult you and your wealth?  Hence the hesitation to ask you.

The king was so impressed that he showered his minister with a huge sum to conduct a grand wedding.

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I was friends with a successful industrialist. One day called me to his cabin and said he will fund me for a project.  And he wanted me to submit a project proposal.  

I went to the drawing board after much thought I came up with a business plan for Rs.35 lakhs and submitted to him.  He was annoyed. He marvelled at my miniscule mind and said. You are fit enough to be a salaried employee and saw me out of his cabin.

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Back during my media days the editor of the newspaper I worked for always took the autorickshaw to move around though he was entitled for a car. According to him his conversations with the Auto drivers provided him with terrific insights about the real world.

So this auto guy I was talking to during the Raja and Maran scam days gave me the lesson of my life.  The auto guy was actually proud of both Raja and Maran.  Proud of the fact they were spoken of with big money not some pittance.  He went on to say in tamil "adicha eppadi thaan saar adikanum"  (if out hit you must hit this way)

Somewhere in all this I tend to surmise that the magnitude of corruption these days are indicators of the size of the economy.  We have to expand our minds to accommodate these numbers ( I dint say huge numbers).