Education is like grouping in murky waters to catch fish, using, information, knowledge, skills, guessing and luck

 Education can be likened to fishing in murky waters. Just as a fisherman needs the right information, knowledge, skills, and tools to catch fish, a student needs these same elements to succeed in their education. But just like fishing, there is an element of guessing and luck involved in the process.

Information is the foundation of education. It is the raw data that a student must first acquire in order to begin the process of understanding and applying knowledge. In fishing, information might include knowledge of the types of fish that live in a particular body of water, the time of day when they are most active, and the kind of bait or lures that are most likely to attract them.

Once a student has acquired information, they can begin to use it to build knowledge. In fishing, knowledge might include understanding the habits and behaviors of different fish species, as well as the best ways to catch them. Similarly, in education, knowledge is built by understanding and analyzing the information acquired, connecting the dots between different pieces of information, and forming an understanding of how the world works.

Skills are the next important aspect of education and fishing. A fisherman must have the skill to cast their line and reel in a fish, and a student must have the skills to read, write, and perform mathematical operations. In both cases, skills are developed through practice and repetition, and they are essential for success.

Guessing plays a role in fishing, just as it does in education. A fisherman may have the right information, knowledge, and skills, but they still have to make educated guesses about where to find the fish and what they are likely to be biting on. Similarly, a student may have acquired all the information and knowledge they need, but they still have to make educated guesses about what the right answer to a question or problem might be.

Luck is also a factor in both fishing and education. A fisherman may have all the right information, knowledge, and skills, but still not catch any fish if the weather or water conditions are not favorable. Similarly, a student may have done everything right, but still not succeed if they are unlucky enough to have an unprepared teacher or a difficult test.

Education and fishing both require the right combination of information, knowledge, skills, guessing, and luck to be successful. The key to success in both is being prepared and flexible, and having the willingness to adapt when things don't go as planned. It's also important to remember that no one can predict the outcome of every situation, but having more information, knowledge and skills will help increase the chances of success.

In education, as in fishing, it's important to learn from our mistakes, to be persistent and to never give up. Like fishing, education also requires patience and perseverance. Each cast or test is an opportunity to learn and grow, and with each one, we get closer to our goal.

In conclusion, Education and fishing both have their own unique challenges, but they share some similarities in their approaches. They both require the right combination of information, knowledge, skills, guessing and luck to be successful. It's important to remember that no one can predict the outcome of every situation, but having more information, knowledge, and skills will help increase the chances of success. And as in fishing, education is a lifelong journey, which must be enjoyed in the pursuit of the catch, or the acquired knowledge.

Sustainable Exploitation of Marine Resources

The topic is sustainable exploitation and harnessing of marine resources, we have to redefine human values of ethics for the distinction of sustainability and especially in the context of the post-COVID situation globally. I think many countries are diluting their laws to improve their economies, in this current context, especially when we are starting afresh with an AREA of about 50% of the earth and we want to exploit it. Definitely, there is a need for new thinking and thought, especially involving the younger generations. So here is the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 14: CONSERVE AND SUSTAINABLY USE THE OCEANS, SEAS AND MARINE RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. And United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has provided a legal framework.

The International Seabed Authority (ISA), it is existing but I’m not sure what role it is going to play. Especially when private companies or corporate’s are involved, maybe in the future three or four very large companies will take over. Because technology exchange may not be there. It will be patented and will be held by a few and they may dominate taking the advantage of some small countries. Also, those possibilities are there. I think the role of ISA and the equitable sharing criteria that they have, and how they are going to address it. These are very big challenges. I think we should be very cautious about the developments.

We have India’s Blue Economy. It’s very good the draft policy, says ‘no waste and no emissions’ and all the aspects that are given in this blue economy draft are very good per se as of now. But once we start adopting and implementing, then we have to see how we can be the best example to the whole world in doing so - sustainably.

Deep Ocean Mission - the expert speakers have also mentioned that there are so many technologies and interdisciplinary things happening. But here what we are dealing with are the three spheres lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere together. And that too we are dealing with something like a 3D model when it comes to oceans. This is very unique. On land, it is more like an X-Y plane. But here the challenges will be completely different. Unknown things, even the disasters that would happen which are climate-induced or through our operations. What will be the new things for adaptation, for the people? Or maybe lots of human resources will be replaced by artificial intelligence, robotics and many other technologies, which would come. The human involvement will be very low. But again here we need to use lots of energy when it comes to `harnessing and other things.

Probably within this 3D model of the ocean, below the wave action or some other depth where the sunlight can reach. Maybe those comfort zones can be some areas for harnessing some resources such as biomass and living underwater cities etc. And also floating cities, floating islands or floating biomass generation and many things are possibilities in calm areas. Of course in fisheries some things are already explored, so they might exist. And the laws and the compliance when we have so many constitutions of governments with their own laws, for the same mistake committed by a person in one country, the punishment is different in another country. And when we are commonly dealing with these common resources beyond the exclusive economic zone also then how do we deal?

So this is where I think, that people have gone beyond nationalism, they are not restricted, by their energy and many resources they are global now.

But here how do we develop especially fisheries, we know the challenges of sustainability. We have not addressed many things, like whaling, it is still happening and we are losing them.

So mining is a new thing because of a particular demand that we want to have green energy, we are going to the sea to find all those minerals such as Lithium, Cobalt, Manganese, Copper etc. But here again, responsible mining, how do we do the Poly metallic nodules and all that, this is a very big important issue to be dealt with. Already mining on land, we are going so deep - 5 to 6 kms below the surface. As a geologist, I am telling. In the oceans for petroleum and other things, they are already going deeper. But even this kind of mining can go below the bed of the sea or ocean floor, that’s the possibility. It’s not just related to the subsurface of the oceans, but it might go far below the bed.

And renewable energy as we have very huge potential. Because the area is untapped - like wave, tidal, thermal, solar, bioenergy, and geothermal many things are there. That energy we can always harness. But pollution is a very big issue that already we have acidification of seas and bleaching of corals. And also how do we reduce the sedimentation, especially with the sediment plumes that would be generated as we do mining. Because the ocean currents at depths are very slow and it may take some hundreds of years to take the pollutants away. But that sediment plume pollution will be localized maybe. Then again the local fauna and other life, how do they survive, these are dependent on the local ecosystem. So these are some big issues. And you know, the transportation and other things, already we have challenges such as oil spills and other things.

And tourism - the carrying capacity of an area for tourism, this is a very big area. Maybe it would become a residential area also for some people, for communities getting into the sea would be safer than being in the coastal areas. Maybe some adaptations might come, and again this needs to be done based on the carrying of each area.

Transportation, the Indian government is working on ports and shipping management - Sagarmala project. Biotechnology and bio-prospecting, this is a very big area, there are unexplored and unidentified species and their applications like antibiotics and many areas are there which I think is an important aspect to be looked into.

That’s why even before exploitation we need to do enough research. Because once we start exploiting, we don’t know what we lost also, and this is very critical.

Climate change, carbon sequestration and other things, have huge potential. The corals and all the shells doing carbon sequestration. But again we have to find other ways and means to do this carbon sequestration. Disaster Risk Reduction can play an important role once we develop, the losses are very huge otherwise currently too.

Monitoring is a very critical issue and without monitoring, we cannot manage. Monitoring is not for exploitation alone - that is for understanding the health of the ocean. Maybe we should leave at least 70% of the area of the ocean, and only 30% can be allowed to be exploited. If our practices are sustainable, then think after 200 years to exploit other remaining areas. Why not? Because the debt of the nations is so much, even are exploiting everything without considering our future generations. Even if we exploit this, the nations will be poorer only. That is the biggest challenge we have. Our economic models are not sustainable. We are using the resources from the future generations to which they are entitled. As trustees what can do for the sustainable exploitation of marine resources?

Guru

 A person who could distinguish, Right-Wrong Good -Bad and strive for harmony, does not require a Guru.

Clouds

Masked by clouds, truth is not visible. Clear the clouds of ignorance, to become a better human being.

Autobiography

If a person is unable to write a few pages of autobiography, it means that person had been less resourceful in life. 

Selection of candidates for technical work

We needed a candidate who is committed to the deliverables. Sometimes the technical teams will be under pressure due to less time and the new demands from the client. Whereas, the software companies work in shifts to meet the deadlines. In regular offices the 5 days work weeks, office timings and applying leaves at will, is a challenge, if the person is not committed. The attitude of listening, learning at a fast phase, trying to understand the context, sharing their experience and being pro-active rather asking - tell exactly what to do, for everything is a big challenge for the team leader. It is like questioning the experience and credibility of the team leader. A team leader is a coordinator who tries to bring the best from the team members and he or she is not everything. Most importantly being humble is important. Should not think always that I am being paid less for the work I am doing. The person should be inspired by the values of the organisation and the work that the person he is doing for the society.

What you are is where you are ?!

The agriculture is done using chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers are chemicals. The plants are tortured to yield. There is suffering of plants right from germination to its death. With so much suffering the final product is with the memory of pain. The chicken yield eggs with so much suffering in the cages in the poultry farm. The animals are given drugs, antibiotics and growth hormones the non-veg products through suffering they grow and all polluted. People are drinking in polluted water and also breathing polluted air. They live in places where the indoor pollution is very high. See so much bad and hear too much noise every day. With this kind of polluted environment inside and outside a person, no one could be happy and healthy. The human sole is also suffering by all means.

Earning more is the cause of slavery

For any one working for earning more to become rich, richer and richest leads to a life of slavery. A slave of money and the source. To do anything in life is freedom. Freedom with rensibility is ultimate. Responsibility is not loosing freedom. Children have freedom but they are less responsible to their act.

Nature Inspires Spirituality

Nature is the existence of matter and energy in harmony. Forms and the characteristics existing in nature is variable in time and space. There is a symbiotic relationship between the biotic and abiotic. From nothing there is everything and everything from nothing. Questions to ask are unknown, nor there are no complete answers to every question. There is diversity and oneness in everything. Spirituality is also similar to nature as described above. Therefore a naturalist inspires towards spirituality.

Average is not normal

Being average is not normal, everyone is part of that histogram for every aspect of physical, mental and spiritual being. Other than normal each being is special.

Own quotes

"Talk is more powerful than a song, as one can keep audience focused for hours"

"No job is satisfying unless close to ones vision and goals.*

"A reader is the follower of a writer"

Human face

Part of sahara desert resembling human face - Algeria, Google Earth, 29.976959, 5.409378.

One has to leave everything

There is nothing that one can take. The ownership of property and wealth is a system created by human beings alone. It is to cope with vulnerability and insecurity in case of anticipated and unforeseen risks in time and space. In reality, it is rear that all the wealth in one's life is consumed for oneself. The excess wealth created by humans in time and space causes more damage to the earth. The ecological footprint increases due to this greed. The earth is more sustainable if people live a simple life and without greed.

Why running?

It is often seen that for selection of candidates for police or military, running test is conducted. Recently we are seeing some of the candidates are dying while running during the tests. After getting the job if they are made to run every year at least once with the same speed, it would be difficult to imagine that the would still continue in their respective jobs. Those who run fast in a given time and distance are selected, others are considered as unfit. Why running is important for them in their profession, it is one of the ways to judge their fitness. While on duty they as mostly provided with vehicles to go around and also to chase the culprits. Only in the narrow lanes and by-lanes they need to run. While selecting horses for warfare in the past, they never selected the fastest running horses. Because running is most useful for flight rather than fighting. If we see the wild life animals run to save themselves from carnivorous animals. Human beings don't run any more for food! They run more on their job, which provides food also. They run more for acquiring and managing other things than just food. The fastest animals have shorter life span than the slow animals. It is said slow and steady wins the race. It is left to each one of us at what pace life should move on...

Leader is an artist

A great leader is an artist, envisions on the canvas of time and creates a beautiful future...

Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy

Island house from silt of water bodies

Floatigation

Floatigation

Greening and conservation of water bodies

Name does not change in being what you are..

People spend so much time for looking good. The name of a person does not change in being what you are..

Boss is patient?

It is oberved that many times a "boss is like a patient in a hospital". Boss never moves from his chamber. Everyone should visit him, rather he would visit others. A boss could be more informal.

Who is role model

Who is role model?

For encouraging students to be the future leaders, students are exposed to several case studies and the personalities having accomplishments in life. Here are some of the examples:
A) A person with rural background studied in a government school, with great hardships did PhD and now a scientist in a National Institute. He is now earning good salary, gets royalty from the patents. Now having a comfortable life as he gets royalty lifelong for his patents.

B) A lady from a village, who was an agriculture labourer once up on a time. One day one of her relative from USA visited their village. She saw that she is able to spend a lot for kids and family. She was inspired to earn more income like her. She continued her higher studies and tried hard to goto USA. Now she is there became CEO of several companies. Started earning a lot.

C) A person from a middle class family, who studied in reputed colleges and has completed PhD. Although he had the potential to get a job in a multinational company or highest government service job, to the surprise of everone, one day he decided to work on environment and development sector.

D)

Theft

Today there was a discussion on the installation of sensors in the field. One of the concerns was how to prevent theft of sensors installed in the field. In the interest of selling things, one makes them look attractive. Attractive things attract the attention of people and also thieves. All the military equipment or arms are mostly presented in shabby colours. There the purpose is performance. The dilemma of people is how to make things attractive and also they should perform and no one should steal them.

Permanent and temporary

There is nothing called permanent and temporary, there is only being. Temporary job posts would be made permanent, a hope of many people. Do you think people would do more justice by being in permanent posts. There is no other life on earth enjoying such positions, as everything has to die. There is financial security and other facilities made available to the people in permanent posts. It is very rare that politicians hold permenant positions in their career. If we don't believe and like politicians holding permanent positions in the name of democracy, then how do we encourage the Government systems to have permanent employees. As in democracy everyone is evaluated, similarly the employees in their respective positions should also undergo evaluation. Otherwise the services of the system are costly and inefficient.

Not a magician

We are not magicians to hold knowledge and earn....

sharing

People share knowledge selectively or release knowledge selectively. If any knowledge or information is useful and important, it should be shared immediately. Sometimes knowledge or information shared belated is like rotten food served to a hungry person. Some people write books after retiring from service, these people are cowards and dishonest people. They could have been of some cause and use if they did share immediately. They are not historians, they are important people in public life. Of course some people don't find time or they may not have skills to write a book, or resource's to publish. With access to technology there are different means to share, it need not be just books, other options are like, blogs, podcasts, video recordings, mind maps, etc. Some people write for creating sensation or for earning money. Some people share the personal life of others, without their consent too.

Looking Good

Looking good is unreal. Looking good and really being good is very rare. People deceive others by looking too good sometimes. The body language, spoken words, acts, etc., may not be always truthful. Looking good without any reason is rare.

Technology, sensors and human beings

Human resources are one of the most valuable. Efficiency of a human resource is based on the Commitment, Honesty, integrity, knowledge and skills. Within commitment readiness and willingness are two important aspects. Technology is human centric and purposeful. Technology is for improving the efficiency, saving time and automation and Ultimately for improving the overall efficiency. As human resources are less reliable and effective due to personal intentions, technology is unavoidable. Technology brings transparency too. Use and misuse of technology is always possible, as they are managed by the same human beings. Sensors are part of technology to support the humans in many applications. With reduced cost of sensors and access to cheap microprocessors, more and more applications are possible. technology, sensors coupled with artificial intelligence will replace the human beings. In the process some jobs would be lost. Of course we don't need so many job sake living people on Earth.

God in tree

If people see god in every tree then every part on Earth is a Paradise..

*This photo was taken in one of the busiest streets in Guntur town, Andhra Pradesh,  India

Not for you and not about you

Sharing is meaningful if it is "not for you and not about you".

Real

Once, one of the tv news channels was shooting my profile. There was a young lady as anchor. The whole crew came for the shooting in a place. This shooting schedule was from morning till evening. Some shots were in the open place. The makeup man also accompanied with the team. More Frequently he was taking care of the anchor. Although the shooting was for to cover my profile, why the makeup person spent more time in beautifying the lady, I wondered. Finally, I asked the director why they are more focused on the lady rather me. The answer was "you are REAL".