Warrier's Collage on Sunday November 23, 2025

Welcome To Warrier's COLLAGE On Sunday November 23, 2025 Friends Good Morning We have come to Kerala on November 12. Attended a wedding, visited friends and relatives and from my sister's place in Vatakara travelled to Wayanad on November 17. Weather was pleasant in Wayanad. Left Wayanad on Thursday and reached Kottakkal. Next day, on November 20, we had an appointment with a doctor in Kottakkal Aryavaidyasala for my wife Sudha. Got admission in the hospital for 14 days observation/treatment. The hospital is well maintained and environment is serene in all respects. The Hospital Canteen is large enough and serves variety Veg dishes. Premises is like a large township, professionally maintained. Silently AVS is serving people across the world, in their area of expertise. On November 21, a seminar in which 100 plus delegates from different places has started here. See report below : https://epaper.newindianexpress.com/c/78581606 Nice Day M G Warrier Kottakkal A Dr P K Warrier's advice during the Pandemic https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/warriersviews/build-body-and-mind-resistance-to-remain-healthy-11613/ Excerpts from my book "Open Book of Happy Memories : "Sharing here some thoughts based on the advice from Dr P K Warrier , one of the most knowledgeable Ayurvedic physicians, for the benefit of all of us : Hygiene a) Mouth hygiene is as important as washing hands and body. b) Have body-wash twice a day. c) Do not apply oil when body is sweating. d) Avoid tight dress. e) Maintain regular timings for food, sleep and other routines, irrespective of compulsions of work/profession." B M G Warrier's articles in Moneylife I took voluntary retirement from Reserve Bank of India while working as General Manager in Mumbai Office. Post-retirement I have been publishing articles and responses in the media. and author of the 2014 book "Banking, Reforms & Corruption: Development Issues in 21st Century India" https://www.moneylife.in/author/mg-warrier.html C Cover Story Thought* for the Day !! Someone asked me : “Why do we make such a big deal of 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 Are these numbers spiritual… or just cultural celebrations?” To answer this, our tradition points to the powerful story of King Yayati in the Mahabharata. Yayati lived life to the fullest with power, pleasure, achievement, everything. But when old age hit him suddenly, he was shaken. After deep reflection, he realised something brutally honest: “Pleasure has a limit. Desire does not” That one realisation changed him. He accepted ageing, and said life actually has five inner turning points, not defined by age but by clarity. Interestingly, these five match our Indian milestones of 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100. Let me put this in words that every one of us can relate to. At 60 - Shashti : The Mind Shifts From Accumulating to Understanding. Something changes around 60. Not in the body but in the priorities. You no longer ask, “How much more can I get?”. You quietly start asking, “What actually matters now?. A subtle turning inward begins. You don't need noise anymore. You don't need applause. You want clarity. It is not old age. It is maturity catching up with ambition. At 70 - Bheemaratha Shanthi : You Realise Peace Is More Powerful Than Proving. Your 40s and 50s were spent telling the world who you are. At 70, something surprising happens : You stop reacting so quickly. Arguments don't tempt you. You would rather keep friendships than win fights. You finally understand that being right is less important than being peaceful. This shift is why 70 is celebrated. At 80 -Sathabhishekam : Your Presence Becomes Medicine. By 80, people don't come to elders for advice. They come for something deep which is the reassurance that life can be survived, digested and understood. At 80, your presence itself becomes a blessing. You don't have to speak much. Your very being tells others,“It is okay. Life works out.” This is why the 80-year milestone is sacred. At 90 -Navathi : The Ego Quietly Retires. By 90, something rare happens.You no longer feel the urge to correct people. You don't cling to opinions. You don't take things personally. You don't get offended easily. Not because you are weak, but because you have seen too much of life to waste energy on the small stuff. A quiet softness appears. This humility itself is spirituality. At 100 -Shatamanam : Life Feels Larger Than Personal Stories. Reaching 100 is not about the number of years. It is about reaching a state where you see the bigger picture. You realise that most things you worried about were not worth worrying about. People you loved mattered more than anything else. And life was always held together by something mysterious and kind. At 100, one becomes less of a “person” and more of a presence. Essence Our rishis did not celebrate age. They celebrated the inner shifts that age brings. • 60, Priorities change • 70, Peace becomes strength • 80, Presence becomes healing • 90, Ego becomes quiet • 100, Life becomes complete Age is not decline. Age is distillation. Thought for the Day Growing older doesn't reduce life. It refines it into wisdom, softness and grace. Dhanyosmi 🙇‍♂️🙏 *Shared by Dr T V Gopalakrishnan, Ex-RBI D Aryavaidyasala Kottakkal https://www.aryavaidyasala.com/about-us/ Excerpts : Lokāḥ Samastāḥ Sukhino Bhavantu Let there be well-being in the whole world. Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal (AVS) is a 120+ year old Charitable Institution engaged in the practice and propagation of Ayurveda, the ancient health care system of India. AVS offers classical Ayurvedic medicines, authentic Ayurvedic treatments & therapies to patients from all over India and abroad. The institution's magnificent past provides the logical backdrop and foundation for future programmes, The vision is to establish Arya Vaidya Sala as a global brand. However, the strongest aspiration remains the same - "To provide help and solace to the weak". E Media Response The Editor The Hindu Business Line November 21, 2025 Letters Restraint on power to procrastinate* This refers to the report "Judiciary can't usurp powers of President, Governors : SC Bench " (HBL, November 21). There cannot be any quarrel with their Lordships' considered view that judiciary "Can't fetter their (President's, Governors') functioning by setting time table for disposing Bills" from any quarters. Fair enough. Unfortunately, the portion of the apex court's assertion that the court cannot shirk away from its responsibility to iron out constitutional creases and the guidance reiterating the options before the Governor in dealing with a Bill before him doesn't get adequate attention from the stakeholders. Without giving a direction, the court clearly expresses their expectation that instead of keeping a bill indefinitely on hold one of the options will be exercised within a reasonable period of time. M G Warrier Kottakkal *Not published