Bouquets & Brickbats

BOUQUETS AND BRICKBATS is a collection of blogs on varied socio-economic and political concerns reflecting the urge to transmute our existing stream of thought. It compels us to go for a deeper self-introspection towards a better future. The intent of all the blogs and snippets culminates towards Good Governance. It is the need of the hour to reform and restore the basic value system that erodes our noble consciousness with acrimony and malice.</br></br> The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding because to understand is to be free. — Baruch Spinoza</br></br> Kanagiri SN Prasad born in Nalgonda Telangana State is a Research Scholar and an academician. He has worked with Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) and International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) for a period of 22 years. As an educationist he is the co-founder of Ananda Jyothi Group of Educational Institutes. His keen desire to impart metamorphic ideals has moulded lives of thousands of students in India and abroad spanning three decades. He had also mentored students to achieve their dreams in various areas of scientific innovations. Mr. Prasad took an active participation in conferences and workshops on Environmental and Agri-based Technology programmes held in Syria Thailand China and Bangkok as Resource Expert. He has won several awards including the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Award in recognition of services rendered towards imparting holistic approach towards Education in the year 1999 Bengaluru an Award of appreciation conferred by the former Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the brilliant contribution towards Planning Atlas of Andhra Pradesh June 1983. He was also awarded by the Asian Institute of Technology Bangkok Thailand (AIT) for having served as Resource person during the workshop “Role of GIS in Developing and Transferring Sustainable Agriculture Technologies in the Tropics” in 1995.