Date 12.04.2026
Today’s Bangalore SHG meeting at Lalbagh botanical Garden.
Participants from L to R:
Godhuli, Vidya, Praneet, Aniruddha, Cristo, Nitesh, Vaibhav, Tapan, Likhith, Vikash, Ramakrishna, Sharad, Akshay, Amandeep (The Cameraman).
Once again it was a full house with 14 members which made the big hut looking small.
The Speciality about big hut is there is no need of any mic and speaker, when you stand in the middle of hut The voice echos giving a feel of natural auditorium.
Sharad anna gave a speech on “Things that you cannot change in a partner even after giving lots of love”
Today’s theme was Debate
Vidya madam had 2 notes in both hands and everyone choose the left one (Topic was Is happiness based on mindset or circumstances)
At first everyone started with a short introduction.
Then all were divided into two teams one speaks for mindset another for circumstances.
Akshay started first he spoke about how circumstances at shg meet play important role in happiness.
Vikash countered and spoke on how the mindset is more important rather the circumstances you are in.
Likhith gave an excellent example about bike riding in a free road around beach or mountain and in traffic, how our happiness is more on freee road, right then a twist happened
Vidya madam told to counter the same and speak from mindset side.
Vaibhav told about how his mindset has changed from last 1.5 year and how he accepted himself while speaking with a bus conductor and when you change mindset it changed your work and life and that changes the circumstances.
Godhuli as from biology background spoke from circumstances explained how release of some harmones ( some weird names , one is dopamine ) make you feel happy and then as told she spoke against and said that happiness from harmones will last for only 1-2 minutes so mindset is important.
Ramakrishna said that mindset is temporary and how circumstances make you more happier.
Nitesh spoke about how his mindset has been good and he doesn’t focus on what poope speak about him.
Cristo said how circumstances vary for poor and rich family person, how one is happy and another is sad, or the way they see happiness is different.
Aniruddha a long time member of shg, came today gave his introduction and told his opinion about both circumstances and mindset.
Tapan sir said he is a mindset guy and doesn’t take any circumstances personally.
Praneet roasted the mindset team, saying all mindset people are delusional and if you are drowing in a river and think “i will not drown ” you will definately drown
You need to be in action while drowning and thats where circumstances are important.
Amandeep speaks less but he told one important point on mindset.
Sharad anna told one verse from geeta
Mana eva manuṣyāṇāṁ kāraṇaṁ bandha-mokṣayoḥ |
(The mind is the cause of bondage and liberation. And why there is no book in circumstances while there is book on mindset.
He gave example of the movie mommies dearest.
Vidya madam gave her opinion on both sides and reiterated that both are important.
At last we had some bananas and grapes as we all know fruits are healthy.
Written by – Akshay Shinde
