BM Centre Establishment Trust
Ravi Kant Pathak
Bharat Uday Karmayogi Ashram (BM centre) Project
Introduction
Bharat Uday Mission is a unique organization which pledges for the rise of India as great nation in all respect; economically, socially, politically and spiritually developed country. The core ideology of the mission is based on truth and non-violence and the mission is guided by the spirit of service and renunciation. The mission will use all means, social, economic, political and spiritual, to revamp the whole nation (restore the dharma of the land). The mission is an experiment with truth to test the power of spirit (truth triumphs: Satyamev Jayate). This is a movement initiated by the spirited youth of India. This is a political movement: to achieve the political power only through social service and only for the social service. This is a social movement to awaken the citizens of the nation to realize that 'society come first'. This is a spiritual movement: to establish the righteous path (dharma of the land) in the society. This is a movement of the people, for the people and by the people, who love India. This movement is a huge political experiment, where the meaning of politics will be redefined and only those would be called politician, who would be courageous, wise ，educated, compassionate and spiritually vibrant citizens of the country, e.g. Mahatma Gandhi. At this point of time, this movement is being taken ahead by youth patriots. However, these patriots hardly know how to serve effectively. So they are learning how to serve and emerge as purified leaders of tomorrow. Therefore, this movement would be led by its spiritually awakened fulltime servants in near future. This mission always looks forward such people joining the movement and become life long compatriots. This mission is a second freedom struggle of India and it is expected that in this struggle to make India corruption free, caste-free, poverty-free and ignorance-free, many people will give their all for the nation. This mission is a nation building project. Therefore, Bharat Uday Mission must have infrastructure that can sustain its growth and deliver its service to the nation effectively. The mission would need self-sustaining infrastructure to sustain the passion of the movement, support the its social and political endeavors, its fulltimers and their spiritual growth. To make this organization saattvic and pure, the mission must have a strict discipline and code of conduct; e.g. its social and political projects should be principle oriented, but not goal oriented; they should be environmental friendly and must promote the rise of life supporting forces, in general.
Bharat Uday Mission is still limited to groups of informal patriots, though we have a constitution and organizational structure. However, this is just necessary but not sufficient. The mission needs its self-sustaining centers on the ground and its members must begin to live a public life. In one hand, to live a public life for its members is very essential for the success of such socio-political movement. On the other hand, it is not easy to do so, because public does not accept everyone without a social identity. So it is imperative to build a social character of the mission. To do so we need concrete things on the ground: 1) Economically self-sustaining system; 2) People with high characters; 3) Clear vision and road map of social service. Therefore, I am proposing a saattvic strategy to establish BM centers that will effectively support all its endeavors. Since I am going to take responsible role in the establishment of BM centers in the villages of India, it is essential for everyone to know about me.
About me:
My spiri-:
My name is Ravi Kant. I joined the mission in May 2005, at its inception. I felt so much motivated by the mission's ideology and vision that I committed to give my whole life to the mission. I plan to become a fulltimer in 2011-12. Meanwhile I am consciously trying to stand up to the mission's ideals and learn how to serve effectively. I am striving day and night for self-purification and imbibe the spirit of service and renunciation completely. I wish to become a rock-solid and faithful soldier of the mission. Therefore, I am struggling to walk on the path of truth and non-violence. I am trying to adopt Gandhian living and I struggling every moment to adhere to his principles: 1) truth, 2) non-violence, 3) celibacy 4) non-possession, 5) non-stealing, 6) bread labor, 7) love for all religions, 8) Swadeshi 9) fearlessness, 10) palate control 11) un-touchability/caste-free society. That is the way of my spiritual sadhana. I strongly believe that without a high spiritual energy no one can sustain effective social service vocation in long run. Failures of many NGOs and individuals are due to lack of spiritual energy.
My background-
I was born on 3rd October 1973 in a poor family. The native place of my father is a village (Jaunra) in the Jhansi district of U.P . (India). My mother comes from a village (Chheri Basayak) in Hamirpur district U.P. (India). At both the villages, I have parental property. My mother comes from a relatively well off family. Since, my mother was the only child of her parents; she got 25 acres of land in legacy in her village. So now my parents live there. I am a married and we (me and my wife) have a three years old daughter.
My education and profession-
I received my formal primary education in my villages. Later, I was sponsored by Govt. India to study in the league of Indian Public Schools. Later I was fortunate enough to study in IIT Bombay. I received my undergraduate degree in Chem ．Engg. from IIT Bombay . Got PhD from Hong Kong and did postdoctoral research from Carnegie Mellon University, PGH, USA. Recently, I am offered an appointment as an asst. Professor in the department of Chemical and centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi. At present, I am in Hong Kong for an academic assignment.
My social service experience and contributions to the Mission-
I initiated BM USA and Pittsburgh chapter in 2005. I Worked with Association for India's Development, Pittsburgh chapter. Organized BM USA meet in 2006. Constantly worked to sustain the work of the mission in USA and try to spread the spirit of nationalism and find more like minded Indians in USA. I returned to India in January 2007. For nine months, I was either touring India or working for the establishment of the first BM centre. My family has provided me 20 acres of land for a BM centre (Bharat Uday Karmayogi Ashram) in my village. I have completed the first phase of the BM centre (karmayogi ashram) in Sept 2007. In total, I donated around Rs. 300, 000 (three lakh Rs.) for this work and single handedly managed to initiate the first centre of the mission. The following infrastructure in the 6 acres of land was created:
1) Fencing of the land
2) Water supply facility- machinery, tubewell, water tank of 15000 lt capacity.
3) Construction of work place and ashram housing
4) 1300 fruit/wood trees were planted
5) Employment to local people was provided and we used local resources to benefit the local vendors/farmers etc.
WHY WE NEED BM CENTRES:
1. To generate funds for all BM endeavors in that area and create a self-sustaining mission.
2. To provide home/base to the BM social-cum-political activists/servants/saints/workers or any activist who contributes to the nation building.
3. To support the livelihood of BM full-timers
4. To provide/create employment to local villages/people around the centre
5. To adopt one or more villages and make it self-sufficient /developed in all respect
6. To bring thought revolution by creating knowledge units at the BM centres
THE ROAD MAP
The road map for establishment of a BM centre - following step will be followed:
1. Procuring abandoned/infertile/waste/used land near the mountain, river, desert, and forest sites (though such location priority is not rigid).
Status:- I have already seen a piece of land of around 100 acres near a forest and river site near my village (Chheri Basayak; district Hamirpur, UP India) where I initiated the first BM centre. This land is owned by local farmers, who do not use it effectively. I came to know that farmers are willing to sell this land, as they get no returns from it. There is predominance of wild cows and they usually destroy the crops. I went up to see the site and examined it in many aspects. I feel it would an opportunity for us to start our constructive program from there. When I say so, I am fully conscious about a ditch ahead (human greed) - ' a problem of one community should not become a business opportunity for the other' (a corporation funda). If we buy their land, we must assure that we provide employment to these farmers in the centre. But If we do not buy this land from farmers… we shall be giving this opportunity to huge corporation like Reliance to procure that land… and thus. Country will be betrayed (please read a book by Osha GrayDavidson – Broken Heartland). Also I am thinking of another proposal for the farmers – forming co-operative society so they give their land for BM centre and we shall return half of the produce and after the centre is running fullfledge we will return their half of the land with sustainable facilties. But we shall have full authority to shape the land and take full fledge decisions in order to establish a self-sustianing centre. But this may have lingering issue – landlord and tent conflict. The BM centre establishment committee will decide upon this and primarily this committee will comprise of whole hearted donors, people who take responsibility of the ground work and they possess full vision of the centre.
2. Creating a water resource: 1. building check dams or water harvesting unit, dig ponds/lake, short canals from Local River, pipeline and pumping station from the river OR constructing a tube well, 2. Water tank, 3. water supply tubing and sprinkler system / drip irrigation etc.
3. Creating a forest in that land: Planting fruits plants – 10,000; Growing vegetables; herbal gardens
4. Constructing a cow service unit (Gaushala)
5. Constructing cottage in industries unit for specialized/customized/local products – idea is to convert the raw material coming from the forest into a valuable product. And fulfilling the need of all local areas.
6. Establishing a spiritual Sadhana unit /satsang bhavan/library etc.
7. Establishing a naturopathy unit/herbal and traditional biotechnology lab/ Environmental regeneration research lab.
8. Establishing a residential school (Gurukul) for all the students of near by villages – providing Sanskars: for educational reform
9. Constructing a home for abandoned/old/sick people of that area
10. Creating a training base for BM social/political activists
ECONOMICS
The first phase of the BM centre
Estimated rate of the land = Rs. 30,000 /acre
Therefore total cost of the land = 30000 x 100 = Rs. 30,00,000
The perimeter of the land must be fenced. The total perimeter = 3000 m
The cost of fencing = Rs. 200/meter
Therfore total fencing cost = 3000x200 = Rs. 6,00,000
Initial cost the BM Ｏｆｆｉｃｅｓ／buildings (five small houses, dining hall, satsang bhavan etc.) = Rs. 7,50,000
Establishment of Water facility –
1. a tubewell – Rs. 1,50,000
2. a water storage tank of capacity 100,000 lt. – Rs. 3,00, 000
3. irrigation system (pieline and sprinkler) – Rs. 3,00,00
4. machinery (electricity generator, submercible pump, etc.) – Rs. 2,00,00
5. Electricity connection – Rs. 2,00,000
Planting 10,000 fruit trees –
1. Cost of plants – 10,000 x 15 = Rs. 1,50,000
2. Plantation and ditch digging cost – Rs. 1,50,000
3. compost manure – 100 trolleys @500/trolley = Rs. 50,000
4. Cost of irrigation /year (fuel, electricity etc.) = Rs. 1,20,000
Payments for five laborers/year = 5x2500x12 = Rs. 1,50,000
Payment for one manager/year = 12x6000 = Rs. 72,000
Security, food and Miscellaneous expenses = Rs. 5,00,000
Cost of agriculture machinery (tracker, trolley, plough and other small tools etc.) = Rs. 7,50,000
Cost of transportation vehicle (mini truck) = Rs. 3,50,000
Cost of hundred cows = 2000/cow x 100 = Rs. 200, 000
Cost of shed and housing for 100 cows = 5000 x100 = Rs. 5,00,000
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Expenses and income details of first year agricultrue
Total cost of seeds, manure, transportation and labor = Rs. 5,00,000
Net produce = 25 quintal/acre x 100 acres = 2500 quintals
Income from produce = Rs. 1000/quintal x 2500 quintals = Rs. 25,00,000
Fodder for the cows = Rs. 10x365x100 = Rs. 365, 000
Income from cow dung, manure, biogas, urine etc. = Rs. 25x365x100 = Rs. 9,12,500
Income from cows milk and products = 40x365x100 = Rs. 14,60,000
Income from fodder from 100 acres = 365x1000 = Rs. 365,000
Net profit = Rs. 43,72,000
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Rough estimates of expenses and income details of second year
Payments for five laborers/year = 5x2500x12 = Rs. 1,50,000
Payment for one manager/year = 12x6000 = Rs. 72,000
Security, food and Miscellaneous expenses = Rs. 5,00,000
Total cost of seeds, manure, transportation and labor = Rs. 5,00,000
Fodder for the cows = Rs. 10x365x100 = Rs. 365, 000
Income from cow dung, manure, biogas, urine etc. = Rs. 25x365x100 = Rs. 9,12,500
Income from cows milk and products = 40x365x100 = Rs. 14,60,000
Income from fodder from 100 acres = 365x1000 = Rs. 365,000
Net produce = 25 quintal/acre x 100 acres = 2500 quintals
Income from produce = Rs. 1000/quintal x 2500 quintals = Rs. 25,00,000
Net profit = Rs. 36,50,000
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Rough estimates of expenses and income details of third year
Payments for five laborers/year = 5x2500x12 = Rs. 1,50,000
Payment for one manager/year = 12x6000 = Rs. 72,000
Security, food and Miscellaneous expenses = Rs. 5,00,000
Total cost of seeds, manure, transportation and labor = Rs. 5,00,000
Fodder for the cows = Rs. 10x365x100 = Rs. 365, 000
Income from cow dung, manure, biogas, urine etc. = Rs. 25x365x100 = Rs. 9,12,500
Income from cows milk and products = 40x365x100 = Rs. 14,60,000
Income from fodder from 100 acres = 365x1000 = Rs. 365,000
Net produce = 25 quintal/acre x 100 acres = 2500 quintals
Income from produce = Rs. 1000/quintal x 2500 quintals = Rs. 25,00,000
Net profit = Rs. 36,50,000
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Rough estimates of expenses and income details of Fouth year
Payments for five laborers/year = 5x2500x12 = Rs. 1,50,000
Payment for one manager/year = 12x6000 = Rs. 72,000
Security, food and Miscellaneous expenses = Rs. 5,00,000
Total cost of seeds, manure, transportation and labor white musale = Rs. 2,50,00,000
Fodder for the cows = Rs. 10x365x100 = Rs. 365, 000
Income from cow dung, manure, biogas, urine etc. = Rs. 25x365x100 = Rs. 9,12,500
Income from cows milk and products = 40x365x100 = Rs. 14,60,000
Income from fodder from 100 acres = 365x1000 = Rs. 365,000
Net produce of white musale = 5 quintal/acre x 100 acres = 500 quintals
Income from white musale produce = Rs. 100000/quintal x 500 quintals = Rs. 5,00,00,000
Income from fruit production = 1500x0.3x2500 = Rs. 12,50,000
Income from nursery production = 10x100,000 = 10,00,000
Net profit = Rs. 2,93,00,000
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Rough estimates of expenses and income details of Fifth year
Payments for five laborers/year = 5x2500x12 = Rs. 1,50,000
Payment for one manager/year = 12x6000 = Rs. 72,000
Security, food and Miscellaneous expenses = Rs. 5,00,000
Total cost of seeds, manure, transportation and labor white musale = Rs. 2,50,00,000
Fodder for the cows = Rs. 10x365x100 = Rs. 365, 000
Income from cow dung, manure, biogas, urine etc. = Rs. 25x365x100 = Rs. 9,12,500
Income from cows milk and products = 40x365x100 = Rs. 14,60,000
Income from fodder from 100 acres = 365x1000 = Rs. 365,000
Net produce of white musale = 5 quintal/acre x 100 acres = 500 quintals
Income from white musale produce = Rs. 100000/quintal x 500 quintals = Rs. 5,00,00,000
Income from fruit production = 1500x0.5x2500 = Rs. 18,75,000
Income from nursery production = 10x100,000 = 10,00,000
Net profit = Rs. 3,00,00,000
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Summary of finances
Total initial investments = Rs. 84,92,000
Net returns at the end of first = Rs. 43 ， 72 ， 000
Net returns after end of second year = Rs. 80,22,000
Net returns at the end of third year = Rs. 1,26,72,000
Net returns at the end of fourth year = Rs. 4,09,72,000
Net Returns at the end of fifth year = Rs. 7, 09,72,000
This is a rough estimate of finances, which does not include many liabilities like natural calamities and adversities, since will be totally an agriculture based project.
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How the funds will be managed??
1. Forming BM Centre Establishment Trust – Trust will be take care of all transactions and funds.
2. Donations from the BM members will be appealed:
3. By floating the shares available to only BM core/worthy members: as a share unit of Rs. 1000 will be floated to members of BM, who wants to contribute effectively in the nation building. This project is a nation building project, which is aimed to create sustainable infrastructure in the Indian village, for the development of BM's strong base on the ground.
4. Donations from other like minded organizations, e.g. AID (Association for India's Development) and so on…
5. Contributions from individual philanthropist, in BM and all across the world.
6. Contributions from local village people and of course shares would be available for the local people who wish to become board members of that particular BM centre.
7. Fund raising through arts, science, technological and business, e.g. hosting events that promote peace and spirituality in the society, etc.
8. Loans from BM individuals on BM's or personal credit without any interest;
Caution: No money will be accepted form people who are directly or indirectly involved in current political parties, in corruption, in illegal business, in the professions which are not life supporting, e.g. intoxicant manufacturers etc. We shall clearly inform all donors and share holders that they will have NO SAY in BM's socio-political decision making. No favors of any kind should be expected from BM's personals and units.
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After four years of the first phase completion and development, when the ashram will have enough funds, the second phase would be initiated:
BM centre second phase:
Establishing a GURUKUL:
1. Building a separate campus in the north east region of the centre (Ashram);
2. construction of huts for pupil and teacher: one teacher live with 11 pupil in a unit of four huts: these huts will be made up of the local material from produce, grass, bamboo, calcium carbonate (Chuna) and bricks etc. facilitated with solar bulbs and bio-gas energy systems.
3. Strict discipline of pupil-mentor relationship would be the basis of providing sanaskaras to the pupril. They will learn basics of modern education, high moral basis, various languages, jeevan vidya (education for life and livelihood) will be provided with high spiritually/character development. These budding pupils will take positions in various sectors of the national streams, e.g. Bureaucracy, politics, Science and Technology, service, business, agriculture, education, with core of spirituality etc.
4. It will be open for the children greater than 5 years of age and we shall admit pupil from all the ages. It will be a school of 10+2 system with all streams of occupational. There will special wing for the competitive exams, from where they will enter into the main national streams, e.g. Engg, medical, commerce entrance pre-tests, etc.
5. There will be a unit where old pupil can return back to the Gurukul and they will be given opportunities to do social service, join BM, or prepare for competitive exams e.g. IAS, cicvil service and various public or private sector service competitions.
6. Manual labor or bread labor would be the essential part of the person living in gurukul. They each person of the gurukul will contribute to agriculture, dairy and horticulture and cottage industries works. In return the profit from these units would take care of Gururkul finances.
7. Initially we look forward to accommodate 100 pupil and 11 mentors. Later the capacity would go on increasing as the requirement of village or nearby villages.
8. There would separate units for male and female and maintaining strict celibacy would be part of the gurukul curriculum. This would be achieved by yoga, diet control and maintaining family and spiritual atmosphere. Or there can be another design of family Gurukul where the teachers will maintain a family of 10 pupils. This will totally depend on how gurukul system will evolve without diluting the core ideology.
ECONOMICS OF THE GURUKUL
1. Construction of 10 cottages = Rs. 5,00,000
2. Construction of 12 shades (classrooms) for gathering of students in the different parts of the ashram, the design would be totally from the view point to make pupil a responsible human beings = Rs. 12,00,000
3. Construction of a library (with books) = Rs.10,00,000
4. Construction of daily routine utilities = Rs. 200,000
5. Miscellaneous Expenses = Rs. 5,00,000
jai hind!
With Truth
Ravi
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Ravi Kant Pathak
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