Comments on: Siddarth

By: N.Chakrapani

N.Chakrapani — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:58:25 +0000

Dear Siddarth,
It really needs a lot,lot of mental strength to kick a comfortable job and venture on such a career.
Such initiatives may not and will not pay off in a materialistic world as of this day.
But You will meet with your Aim in full blast at a much later age in your career.
I pray God be with you in all your endeavour.

By: Boovarahan S

Boovarahan S — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:28:06 +0000

Nice move by Siddarth! But he belongs to a group of minority . People are mad after money and position and seldom realise that just a little money is enough to lead a happy life . And happiness and peace reside in our heart and mind and not in material wealth. Hope more people understand life and return to simple living.

By: Chandra

Chandra — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:48:17 +0000

Dear Sir, I have been following your blog for a long long time... very inspiring. This site is now noted on our site FarmNest.com as a site of interest. In addition, you will see that I am working (albeit at a snail's pace and currently in very initial stages) to set up a farm myself - though it would be slightly different in that I also aim it to be commercially self-sustaining. I have begun writing it down there, and you will see copious references to your great initiative: Project New Farm Just one more thing to share while I am on the topic - our site also features an agricultural forum to help open and free sharing of information for farmers in a small way. So if anyone can assist on any questions from farmers or farm entrepreneurs, please jump on board and help out (and yes, even anyone has agri questions you want to ask others, feel free). This is at FarmNest.com Forum Thanks, Chandra

By: pointR

pointR — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:52:56 +0000

Siddarth is yet to marry

By: RaviGopal

RaviGopal — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:39:47 +0000

Hi friends,
Its interesting to read the various comments people have made which reflect a wide spectrum of viewpoints. My wife and I hope to someday be able to do what DV, Siddarth,Karpagam,Sriram and other brave souls in various other fantastic initiatives are doing. As Senthil pointed out, it takes guts to call it quits to the rat race, whatever be its form – however there are two steps to be taken to make the exit; the first is the mental separation that leads to planning for an exit from commercial pursuits and the second is the physical act itself of moving out which is much tougher. Unfortunately, my wife and I are still at Stage 1 (paying off loans and setting right our finances to take such a plunge in 3-4 years time).
I hope to visit PR and other such places during this period so that I can replicate the initiative in some other corner of India at a future date!
Cheers to such forums and best of luck to all who have the strength to pursue their inner passion and have the courage to follow it through. Its a ray of sunshine in an India thats rapidly transforming into a consumerist society.
Warm rgds
Ravi

By: rakesh ravi

rakesh ravi — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:50:11 +0000

welcome siddharth
what about your family and children?

By: Manjunath Padiki

Manjunath Padiki — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:51:18 +0000

Inspiring to the say the least! As i read I can hear the words from ‘imagine’ …
You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one!

@Anand: Funny we never ask the same question to ourselves … whatever it is that we are doing!

Manjunath

By: Carolyn Robbins

Carolyn Robbins — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:02:32 +0000

I draw inspiration continually from all that you do, every one of you, at pointReturn. I am s designer with an avid interest in green building and have been following DV’s project since the first windmill. Now, a project you all create. Just the other evening, in a round table discussion on the growth of gardens in my home town, I presented many photos and descriptions of your project, to the Board of Supervisors. Three years of development and hard work I showed. I had everyone’s attention for more than an hour in describing the true genius of your project at pR. Most of the questions I couldn’t answer, but I directed so many interested people to your website for further study.

So I say to the person above, who asks: “Does it help society?” Yes, it has helped this society of hard working green builders in Marin County California, across the world but with the same concerns. A new era is emerging and young people care so much, that progress will happen no matter the struggles in front.

To of all of you folks at pointReturn, by being the beacon that you are; we have modeled our garden project after yours!

What a truly small world we are, when it comes to common minds and passionate projects!

Congratulations to Karpagam, Sriram, Siddarth and especially a wink from me, in your direction DV.

By: sujatha

sujatha — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:31:35 +0000

@senthil – i don’t think that, in order to give back to society,you necessarily need to leave corporate life and stay in a farm.you can work for a corporate AND have a simple lifestyle AND help people in need.

By: r seshaadri

r seshaadri — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:05:18 +0000

Dear Mr.Anand,

Certainly the self satisfaction.

And the self satisfaction for these really educated persons lies in doing the work that are true to their heart. Some get satisfaction in the like of point return mission. Some others get satisfaction in making the 30 to 300 as said by Mr.Ravinder.

Hope will certainly help the society, as this is the true meaning of production and others are only conversions. And it is the noblest way of increasing the networth, not necessarily the personal networth of Siddharth
and like.

Request the team to spread the message so that respect for the real productive activity will be let known. Kudos to Karpagam, Sriram and Siddarth who live the path and set an example.