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Watch "RUPEE AND THE FOREX RESERVES" https://youtu.be/r7oa5JLZ3vg   Interesting lecture by Dr Jayaram Nayar on India's Foreign Exchange Reserves.  Three things need follow up: 1) Arriving at a consensus on augmenting forex reserves. 2) Advantageous deployment of reserves, including alterations in the mix in the basket to serve national interests. 3) Earning more from investment without risking safety and liquidity. Better management by up-skilling in-house talent within RBI. Posted online comments.

Warrier's Collage 28062020 : 4 Stages of Life Good Morning Warrier's Collage 28062020 : Stages in Life  A. Current Affairs Watch "RUPEE AND THE FOREX RESERVES" https://youtu.be/r7oa5JLZ3vg   Interesting lecture by Dr Jayaram Nayar on India's Foreign Exchange Reserves.  Three things need follow up: 1) Arriving at a consensus on augmenting forex reserves. 2) Advantageous deployment of reserves, including alterations in the mix in the basket to serve national interests. 3) Earning more from investment without risking safety and liquidity. Better management by up-skilling in-house talent within RBI. Outsourcing of talent has its own disadvantages beyond cost-benefit issues. Like the embarrassment the country is facing owing to the absence of an internationally accepted rating agency in India. Posted online comments. B.  Four Stages of Life https://www.speakingtree.in/ blog/the-four-ages-of-man-the- 4-stages-of-life-in-hinduism   Childhood, youth, middle age and "...

 Warrier's Collage 27062020 : Horoscope and Predictions Prayer Watch "SHANTI MANTRA OM SAHANA BHAVATU MEANING IN ENGLISH"  https://youtu.be/v4_J9V32rJM Take a break and have some fun and timepass. No long intro today. Those who have accepted Astrology as a hobby can, perhaps, prepare my horoscope ( birth details are in the article @ A), and write down predictions. Sharing with me is optional. M G Warrier A. Born with a horoscope : M G Warrier https://timesofindia. indiatimes.com/readersblog/ warriersviews/born-with-a- horoscope-22215/   For my graduation, I had Astronomy as half-Subsidiary. I couldn't connect Astronomy and Astrology as I didn't pursue both the subjects seriously. My own horoscope was written on palm leaves by an astrologer who was my father's friend, while I was in school. The only astrologer who read my horoscope, after it was written, was Karimpuzha Ramakrishnan (Our school Malayalam text from Class 1 to VII, Chitraavali was written by him) ...

Warrier's Collage 26062020 : Childhood Prayer  Watch "Morning Slokas for Kids"  https://youtu.be/jexgUYU0tQc   Remember childhood prayers. Watch nice picturisation and excellent recitation of meaningful Sanskrit stanzas. If the link at D  opens, watch the video. Doesn't matter if you're not able to follow what he's telling in Tamil. He's telling what you are thinking. Now, imagine, you were one of those tinies. Till you could fly out alone, someone took good care. When that someone enters "second childhood", someone else takes care. (See C. (2)). God is Great. He ensures continuity in care giving. There's something called destiny. All of us know that, but seldom remember. Yesterday, when I read in a message about Rani IAS, I remembered this. Reportedly, she narrated her story during an interaction with students in a school when she was District Collector, Malappuram. A student was curious about her dress, not wearing any ornaments and absolut...

Warrier's Collage 25062020 : Work is Worship Prayer* Watch "SANDHAN (AGIC): Leave This Chanting - Rabindranath Tagore"  https://youtu.be/3ntEjojh5XY   *Inspired by a response from my friend Dr Charan Singh (Another response from Charan has been included at F below) Three months down the Lockdown, I'm finding it tough to retain the "this will also pass" stance. Don't tell me, "which cannot be cured, has to be endured". I've already told it to myself. As a via media, I will try to follow Dr Jayaram Nayar's advice to "think short-term" combining with the philosophical approach of living "in the present" which I have been including in my "advice" to others! M G Warrier A. The Idea of Karma Yoga https://www.speakingtree.in/ blog/the-idea-of-karmayoga   Understanding the message : "Work is Worship" B. Work is Worship 1) Watch "Leave This Chanting: Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali, 11th Poem, critical...

On the stump, at wits’ end  https://www.thehindu.com/ opinion/open-page/on-the- stump-at-wits-end/ article31819504.ece   Mini Krishnan shares a memory

Warrier's Collage 24062020 : Unbridled Thoughts Prayer* Watch ""Mrityunjaya Stotram" - Mrityunjaya Shiva Mantra - Sacred Chants of Shiva - Shiva Stotram Powerful"  https://youtu.be/vgu91Z4kXpk   *Prayer is independent of the daily message, and needless to say, optional. The stanzas are picked up for different reasons, sometimes depending on responses received earlier. Good Morning Today, for a change, I have allowed my thoughts to wander free. First my mind entered Kerala forests. Follow me to know where all it went without Aadhaar Card, Passport or Visa. Like Sanakadis, so far no restrictions have been imposed on mind's travel! M G Warrier  Warrier's Collage 24062020 : Unbridled Thoughts A. Forests in Kerala History http://www.forest.kerala.gov. in/index.php/about-us/forest- dept-history   Forests have a direct role in attracting foreigners which changed the history of the country. B. Vedic Knowledge 1) Watch "Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowl...