Daily Diary (DD) - Day 28 of 2026

0301hrs:

Almost on the dot but not in the authentic manner required for success. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 27 of 2026

0940hrs:

It was another 0900hrs start this morning, even though I got to sleep much earlier than yesterday at just past 2200hrs (3 hours earlier than yesterday). I don't know if it is the rain outside or the gym workout on the evening before, or the fact that yesterday's evening meal was taken beyond 2100hrs. Whatever it was, I'm still nowhere near where I need to be viz. sleeping between 2000hrs and 0300hrs, despite practicing with intent since the beginning of 2025, certainly with more intent since April 2025.

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Although I'm not too keen on poetry - for a multitude of reasons - but sometimes it can prove to be an important form of recreation:

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ظلم پر چپ جو رہا، موت تو ٹل جائے گی

پر یہی چپ میری نسلوں کو نگل جائے گی

By remaining silent in the face of oppression, I may postpone death

Yet this silence will swallow my (forthcoming) generations

ہم نے خود غیر کی تہذیب درآمد کی ہے

کیا خبر تھی کہ تمدن کو کچل جائے گی

We have by our own volition imported foreign civilisation

Little did we know that our culture would be crushed

اب تو چھڑکاؤ ضروری ہے ذرا سختی کا

نسلِ نو ریت ہے، ہاتھوں سے پھسل جائے گی

It has now become imperative to spray a little harder

The new generation is akin to sand, it could so easily slip through our hands 

سوچ کے دیپ جلاؤ کہ کڑی ظلمت ہے

رات کے نام پہ سورج کو نگل جائے گی

Let us light the lamp of thought (and reflection), for the darkness is deep

The sun could be swallowed up, under the pretext of night

خود کو سمجھا کہ کوئی بات بڑی بات نہیں

دن بھی تو ڈھل ہی گیا، رات بھی ڈھل جائے گی

I had reasoned with myself that there was no big deal

That the day had passed, thus so would the night

حکم ہے، قوم کو آزاد کہا کر راجاؔ

عرض ہے، کیا مری تاریخ بدل جائے گی

The decree is, declare the nation free Oh King

I do wonder, will the date of my death change?

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The writer of the poem remains unknown at this stage. If we can trace its origins, we will update this weblog in due course.

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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:

207

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):

537

Cash in Hand: 61,730

Cash Deposits: 2,44,000

Immediate Debts: 0 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 26 of 2026

0941hrs:

I didn't get up till 0900hrs, 6 hours later than intended. For some reason it was difficult sleeping last night and I didn't drop till past 0100hrs this morning. I did wake at 0300hrs but couldn't cope with the heavy shortfall of rest needed for a productive day.

I have a lot of work to do.

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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:

207

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):

537

Cash in Hand: 63,020

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 25 of 2026

1619hrs:

As a Sunday, I considered it tactically wise to revive this day as my rest day and thus, despite waking at 0700hrs after getting to sleep at around 2200hrs last night, I did take it easy so that the rest of my coming week can be as efficient and as punctual as required.

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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:

207

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):

537

Cash in Hand: 65,950

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 24 of 2026

0957hrs:

I have spent almost 2 hours trying to open this page to write my brief intro to the day. The woes of electricity and net communication are almost a constant feature in our daily struggle. Both (just like the conflict imposed over our region) totally un-necessary.

I did wake at 0600hrs after getting to bed just before 2100hrs and getting to sleep just beyond 2300hrs, though I didn't quite get up till about 0800hrs. A further lapse compared to the last 2 days. There is something about rain (thankfully we enjoyed a couple of days of that) which wants you to remain in bed for as long as possible. This is not an excuse and this is certainly not the attitude necessary for success.

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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:

207

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):

537

Cash in Hand: 66,580

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 23 of 2026

0816hrs:

Another 0700hrs start despite getting to bed at c. 2100hrs yesterday evening and sleeping by 2200hrs. This past 24 hour cycle has been quite similar to the preceding one.

A lot of welcome rain descended since yesterday evening, although that is in no way an excuse, for not fighting harder to establish the ideal routine viz. 2000hrs to 0300hrs.

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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:

207

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):

537

Cash in Hand: 67,110

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 22 of 2026

0932hrs:

Reverse gear mode today despite getting to bed by 0830hrs and getting to sleep by 2200hrs or so. I didn't get up till about 0700hrs, yet again 4 hours away from my target start.

I need to fight much harder.

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You all need to understand this in the context of generating social cohesion to re-unify and bring intellectual prosperity to Jammu Kashmir & Allied (areas). 

There are compelling geographic and ecological reasons for this. 

Being true to the land and nature of where you were born and where your family may have lived, loved, suffered & prospered for centuries is a genuine human sentiment, capable and justified in creating that social cohesion (through trust building in the markets) which will deliver that intellectual prosperity. 

What goes around comes around. 

Our people need to come out of the capitalist-communist dichotomy and other mistargeted global aspirations. 

JKA PUBLIC AGENCY Note: #E092222012026

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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:

207

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):

537

Cash in Hand: 67,510

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 21 of 2026

0418hrs:

Something has clicked today, despite an extremely lax day yesterday whereby I missed both my morning walk and gym routine. Perhaps its the remorse setting in, given the absolutely critical stage we - as a nation have spent the best part of a century transforming from an autocracy to a well informed democracy.

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Sonam Wangchuk deserves to be discussed every day. I learn that he keeps himself busy in prison too:

Nature has already written the best manuals. We just need the humility to study and apply them. https://t.co/Dm2lGcoitr

— Sonam Wangchuk (@Wangchuk66) January 21, 2026

I had to retweet and respond with the following salvo:

#SonamWangchuk is the most n tune with nature & has made max. use of his faculties 2 remain true 2 nature's rhythm, within the whole territory of #JKA - as it stood n 1947 - subject 2 the #PeoplesReference . He would understand why we vouch 4 his credentials 2 manage the #3rdPole https://t.co/bbuwOs6lcg

— Tanveer Ahmed (@sahaafi) January 21, 2026

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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:

207

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):

537

Cash in Hand: 69,130

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 20 of 2026

0821hrs:

Another hiccup this morning as I woke at 0700hrs (compared to 0600hrs yesterday morning), despite returning from Dadyaal yesterday evening at about 2030hrs and getting to bed straight away.

The battle with the self continues....

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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:

207

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: 70,060

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 19 of 2026

0647hrs:

Getting better still. Despite witnessing yet another midnight I did wake up at 0600hrs, now just 3 hours short of my intended waking time. 

Preparing for another visit to Dadyaal today, to assist Israr Ahmed in his quest for justice at the local judiciary. Overall, to ensure that the illegal entity operating in this territory do not think that they can monopolise public opinion in their favour.

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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:

207

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: 70,060

Cash Deposits: 2,41,700

Immediate Debts: 0 

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