Daily Diary (DD) - Day 7 of 2026

1044hrs:

I reached Mirpur yesterday at c. 2200hrs after leaving home in Sehnsa just after 1900hrs, using an assortment of transport that fortune brought my way. It included rickshaws, motorcycles, Suzuki carriers, trucks, Toyota (public transport), luxury Honda Civics and a Suzuki 800cc car at the end. 

I didn't get to sleep this morning until 0200hrs but still awoke at c. 0600hrs almost by instinct. However, I didn't actually get up till just past 0900hrs.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 6 of 2026

1049hrs:

It was another 0600hrs start to the day, though I still have difficulty in resuming the necessary productivity needed, after yesterday's totally unwarranted break.

I need to make another trip today, while also resuming my daily routine.

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Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 

16

Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012: 

206

Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay: 

85

Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since the 9th of October (of total 5,000): 

536

Cash in Hand: 92,360

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 5 of 2026

2016hrs:

Today was an extremely lazy day despite beginning at 0542hrs this morning.

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Public Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 

16

Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012:

206

Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay:

85

Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since the 9th of October 2025 (of total 5,000):

536

Cash in Hand: 95,760

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 4 of 2026

1611hrs:

I have just returned from a 24 hour visit to Dadyaal once again. This time to attend a 'Mithaali Ma-ashara' monthly event in the hamlet of Pachwaana, (village) Kataar in tehsil Dadyaal.

I hadn't attended since the beginning of 2023 and was thus 3 years due.

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Although I didn't get to sleep till midnight - given the event - and engaging with guests who had come from far and wide, I did wake at 0600hrs and continued my daily morning walk (I have only missed 2 days in the past 90) at 0700hrs.

I'm still 3 hours away from my ideal start but I will continue working away at this routine. I have also managed to almost complete a month of going to the gym daily (just 1 day rest every week) where the time devoted is between 1 and 1 and a half hours. The morning walk has also usually combined to be up to 1 and a half hours daily too.

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Public Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 

16

Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012:

206

Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay:

85

Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since the 9th of October 2025 (of total 5,000):

536

Cash in Hand: 95,760

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 3 of 2026

1054hrs:

I should be resuming business as normal from today back in Sehnsa, although there will be some crucial differences compared to how I spent my days at Maqbool Bhat Martyr's Square in Dadyaal. 

Intended schedule (from 3rd January 2026 to 31st March 2026:

0300hrs - Wake up and get up - address pending research concerns

0700hrs - Daily walk on relatively empty stomach (while also inspecting agricultural & horticultural opportunities) 

0900hrs - Breakfast

1100hrs - Gym workout

1230hrs - shower followed by light meal 

1300hrs - Engaging with public while continuing to address pending research concerns

1800hrs - Evening meal followed by winding down and preparing to sleep on time

2000hrs - Sleep

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While spending 75 days in Maqbool Bhat Martyr's Square Dadyaal, I had the added responsibilities of creating a 4 minute video podcast in Urdu for Facebook at around 1700hrs, followed by a 2 minute video podcast in English for Instagram, a 2 hour Space on X (formerly Twitter) between 1800hrs & 2000hrs (which ran for 1,200 daily episodes from 13 September 2022 to 31 December 2025 - missing only 6 days during this whole period of 1,206 days - that too primarily because of absence of connectivity) and ending each day with a 4 minute video podcast in Pahaari for Facebook, just before going to sleep.

I have taken a deliberate break from social media for these 3 months, in order for our people to digest and go through what has been discussed with them over the past 3 months.   

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Today I woke at c. 0730hrs again this morning and yes, I did try and sleep at 2000hrs yesterday evening....eventually succeeding just beyond 2100hrs.

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Public Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 

16

Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012:

206

Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay:

85

Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since arriving in Dadyaal (of total 5,000):

536

Cash in Hand: 96,110

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0

To sum up our 85 days in Dadyaal (including 75 days camped out at Maqbool Bhat Martyr's Square) we received a total of 6 lakhs, 99 thousand and 400 rupees from the public during this period.

This was far short of the 40 crores we have targeted to upscale our public interest activities and upon insistence by some of our regular funders, we have extended our 2025 ultimatum to the 31st of March this year.

Of course, we will continue providing you details of our daily financial activity in the interim and also attempt to backdate all our previous financial activity since we began public funding in 2012.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 2 of 2026

1207hrs:

My first and hopefully only day of rest for the next 3 months. Let's see if I can maintain a rigorous routine like I did at Maqbool Bhat Martyr's Square in Dadyaal, for the last 75 days of the year 2025.

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Public Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 

16

Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012:

206

Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay:

85

Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since arriving in Dadyaal (of total 5,000):

536

Cash in Hand: 96,600

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0

Public funds received so far in Dadyaal (85 days - up to midday 01/01/2026):

3K (Day 6)

5K (Day 15) 

5K (Day 17) 

0.2K (Day 20) 

1K (Day 21) 

1K (Day 22) 

0.3K (Day 24) 

3K (Day 25)

1K (Day 26) 

4K (Day 33) 

5K (Day 38) 

1K (Day 42)

2K (Day 44)

1K (Day 45)

4K (Day 46)

3.9K (Day 47)

30.2K (Day 49)

15K (Day 51)

20K (Day 53)

1K (Day 54)

1L 39.9K (Day 56)

3.9K (Day 59)

5K (Day 66)

3L 52.6K (Day 69)

6.5K (Day 72)

4K (Day 77)

0.4K (Day 80)

0.8K (Day 81)

52.2K (Day 83)

22.5K (Day 84)

5K (Day 85)

Total received so far: 6,99,400  

K = 1,000 (One thousand)

L = 1,00,000 (One hundred thousand)

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 1 of 2026

1226hrs:

Its the start of a new year and the public has taken a 3 month extension to complete the 2025 target of £1 million pounds (40 crore rupees in local currency). This also gives me the chance to stabilise my sleeping routine from 2000hrs to 0300hrs. I am convinced that the reason that this financial target has not been completed in time is because of my inability to stabilise this routine.

Even today, I didn't get up till 0730hrs, 4 hours and 30 minutes later than necessary. The test and its implications become even more critical to the success of this territory and its people.

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Public Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 

16

Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012:

206

Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay:

85

Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since arriving in Dadyaal (of total 5,000):

536

Cash in Hand: 96,600

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0

Public funds received so far in Dadyaal (84 days - up to midnight 31/12/2025):

3K (Day 6)

5K (Day 15) 

5K (Day 17) 

0.2K (Day 20) 

1K (Day 21) 

1K (Day 22) 

0.3K (Day 24) 

3K (Day 25)

1K (Day 26) 

4K (Day 33) 

5K (Day 38) 

1K (Day 42)

2K (Day 44)

1K (Day 45)

4K (Day 46)

3.9K (Day 47)

30.2K (Day 49)

15K (Day 51)

20K (Day 53)

1K (Day 54)

1L 39.9K (Day 56)

3.9K (Day 59)

5K (Day 66)

3L 52.6K (Day 69)

6.5K (Day 72)

4K (Day 77)

0.4K (Day 80)

0.8K (Day 81)

52.2K (Day 83)

22.5K (Day 84)

Total received so far: 6,94,400  

K = 1,000 (One thousand)

L = 1,00,000 (One hundred thousand)

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 365 of 2025

1140hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 1 day

So, the Achilles heel in my 20 year struggle and the past year in particular has been my inability to consistently sleep by 2000hrs and get up by 0300hrs. On the few occasions that I did get up at that time, I couldn't generate consistency and thus I must make serious efforts to address this weakness and make amends to the public cause. The next 3 months will remain devoted to public interest, although I will be operating from home in Sehnsa.

True to form, I didn't sleep until 2300hrs and got up just before 0700hrs this morning. A 3 to 4 hour gap or deficiency in my sleeping pattern endures even on the last day of the year.

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Kuldeep Pandita has written a personal note for my daughter (although her name isn't Iqra but we'll go along with that name)

Dearest Iqra.

I am writing to you on 31.12.2025, the last date of the CE year 2025, to share with you facts of the matter, so that you could give it a place in your mind & heart, whenever you have the chance to read it & that way me shall have celebrated the year ending of the year 2025.

Dear Brother Tanveer Ahmed with an article dedicated to the little angel at your home, so that when she shall grow up she would read it as a letter to her written by her Pandit uncle across the borders, who has walked on this earth in blood and flesh and this will be as a testimony of his love towards the progeny of the civilizational state, narrating her the importance of women in this world, of which Sharada is the epitome.

#rudranotes

The Unseen Authority

In a world where identities are often boxed and labelled, women transcend boundaries, embodying compassion, service and strength. The notion that "Ladies are neither Pandit nor Muslim. Ladies are ladies, or they are mothers, sisters, daughters or the husbands of the house", challenges conventional narratives, highlighting women's multifaceted roles.

Women aren't confined to religious or societal labels. They're businesswomen breaking glass ceilings, farm workers feeding nations, shopkeepers weaving local economies and journalists shaping narratives . They're doctors saving lives, drivers navigating cities, engineers building futures and teachers shaping minds.

As administrators, they steer organizations; as coaches and players, they conquer fields. In courts, they're judges and lawyers crafting justice today, women thrive in gig economies, redefining work on their terms.

Ladies are the real "husbands of the home" a powerful metaphor, that is positioning women as the backbone of households. They're decision-makers, providers and guardians of emotional wealth. This isn't about hierarchy; it's about recognizing unseen labour and quiet strength.

Women's roles aren't limited to domestic spheres. They extend compassion and service to society, often without seeking recognition. Their influence ripples through communities, fostering harmony and growth . This perspective reclaims women's narratives from reductionist stereotypes. It acknowledges their agency, celebrating roles that are often overlooked.

In essence, women are the heartbeat of society—multidimensional, resilient and indispensable. Their roles aren't bound by labels; they're defined by love, service and unyielding strength.

Their role in politics is far superior to that of any shrewd masculine politicians that the world could ever produce, for the simple reason that women possess a far more balanced mental capability, which is her greatest gift provided by nature.

Ladies are empowered by nature itself and seldom need any validation from anyone, least from those she gives birth to, be it a man or an idea.

Daughter nothing is impossible for a women to achieve.

With lots of best wishes and Greetings for life.

Your Uncle

Kuldeep Pandita

Chennai Tamil Nadu, India

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Public Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 

16

Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012:

205

Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay:

84

Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since arriving in Dadyaal (of total 5,000):

535

Cash in Hand: 96,740

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0

Public funds received so far in Dadyaal (83 days - up to midnight 30/12/2025):

3K (Day 6)

5K (Day 15) 

5K (Day 17) 

0.2K (Day 20) 

1K (Day 21) 

1K (Day 22) 

0.3K (Day 24) 

3K (Day 25)

1K (Day 26) 

4K (Day 33) 

5K (Day 38) 

1K (Day 42)

2K (Day 44)

1K (Day 45)

4K (Day 46)

3.9K (Day 47)

30.2K (Day 49)

15K (Day 51)

20K (Day 53)

1K (Day 54)

1L 39.9K (Day 56)

3.9K (Day 59)

5K (Day 66)

3L 52.6K (Day 69)

6.5K (Day 72)

4K (Day 77)

0.4K (Day 80)

0.8K (Day 81)

52.2K (Day 83)

Total received so far: 6,71,900  

K = 1,000 (One thousand)

L = 1,00,000 (One hundred thousand)

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 364 of 2025

0959hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 2 days

A pattern even worse than yesterday and the day before. For a number of reasons - including guests coming after 2000hrs - I couldn't get to sleep till beyond 0100hrs this morning, at least 5 hours later than I needed to. I did get up just before 0700hrs though, almost by instinct.

Reparations to the public are merited and I am in the process of designing what shape they can take.

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Public Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 

16

Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012:

200

Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay:

84

Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since arriving in Dadyaal (of total 5,000):

530

Cash in Hand: 84,040

Cash Deposits: 2,51,800

Immediate Debts: 0

Public funds received so far in Dadyaal (82 days - up to midnight 29/12/2025):

3K (Day 6)

5K (Day 15) 

5K (Day 17) 

0.2K (Day 20) 

1K (Day 21) 

1K (Day 22) 

0.3K (Day 24) 

3K (Day 25)

1K (Day 26) 

4K (Day 33) 

5K (Day 38) 

1K (Day 42)

2K (Day 44)

1K (Day 45)

4K (Day 46)

3.9K (Day 47)

30.2K (Day 49)

15K (Day 51)

20K (Day 53)

1K (Day 54)

1L 39.9K (Day 56)

3.9K (Day 59)

5K (Day 66)

3L 52.6K (Day 69)

6.5K (Day 72)

4K (Day 77)

0.4K (Day 80)

0.8K (Day 81)

Total received so far: 6,19,700  

K = 1,000 (One thousand)

L = 1,00,000 (One hundred thousand)

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 363 of 2025

1000hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 3 days

A similar pattern to yesterday's cycle. Slept just beyond 2200hrs and got up just beyond 0600hrs. A 3 hour gap at the bottom and a 2 hour gap at the top still persists with 3 days to go. I know I have to have amends, otherwise my slackness will bite public interest.

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Public Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 

16

Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012:

195

Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay:

83

Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since arriving in Dadyaal (of total 5,000):

520

Cash in Hand: 43,700

Cash Deposits: 2,40,800

Immediate Debts: 0

Public funds received so far in Dadyaal (81 days - up to midnight 28/12/2025):

3K (Day 6)

5K (Day 15) 

5K (Day 17) 

0.2K (Day 20) 

1K (Day 21) 

1K (Day 22) 

0.3K (Day 24) 

3K (Day 25)

1K (Day 26) 

4K (Day 33) 

5K (Day 38) 

1K (Day 42)

2K (Day 44)

1K (Day 45)

4K (Day 46)

3.9K (Day 47)

30.2K (Day 49)

15K (Day 51)

20K (Day 53)

1K (Day 54)

1L 39.9K (Day 56)

3.9K (Day 59)

5K (Day 66)

3L 52.6K (Day 69)

6.5K (Day 72)

4K (Day 77)

0.4K (Day 80)

0.8K (Day 81)

Total received so far: 6,19,700  

K = 1,000 (One thousand)

L = 1,00,000 (One hundred thousand)

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