Honorary Title of Distinguished Citizen of São Borja

Dear Friends, Students, and Readers,

With immense gratitude and deep emotion, I receive the news of being granted the Honorary Title of Distinguished Citizen of São Borja, unanimously approved by the City Congress of São Borja.

This title represents the highest honor that a Brazilian city can bestow upon a civilian and, once approved, it becomes municipal law, carrying not only symbolic value, but also a permanent institutional meaning.

São Borja is not merely the place where I was born. It is the land that shaped my first steps, my values, my affections, and my imagination. It is the ground where I learned to look at the world with curiosity, respect, hope, dignity, and humanity. To receive this honor from my hometown transcends any individual recognition, for it touches memory, history, and the heart.

I express my sincere gratitude to the President of the City Congress, Congressman João Carlos Reolon, and to all council members who, unanimously, understood this gesture not merely as a personal distinction, but as a symbol of belonging, connection, work, and love for the land that formed me.

In this way, I carry this title not as an endpoint, but as a silent call to responsibility, to honor São Borja wherever I may be, in the words I write, in the teachings I share, and in the human bridges I help to build around the world.

I also share this joy with my family, my teachers, my students, my friends, and with all those who, in one way or another, have walked alongside me throughout life.

Nothing is built alone. Every journey is always collective, even when lived at a distance and in silence.

May this recognition strengthen in me the commitment to knowledge, spirituality, and service to life.

With respect, gratitude, and love,

Acharya Tadany

Official Approval Process – https://cmsaoborja.cittatec.com.br/portal-legislativo/proposicoes/detalhe/31153

Special Acknowledgements

No path is built in solitude. Every journey is woven by visible and invisible hands, by constant presences and silent gestures that, often, only the heart is able to recognize.

To my family, the root and foundation of my existence, my eternal gratitude:

Ilsa Maria Tagliapietra Cargnin, my mother, loving presence and silent strength.

Sydney Siqueira dos Santos, my father, joy and optimism.

To my grandmothers, Galdina Siqueira dos Santos (Grandma Mosa) and Ida Tagliapietra Cargnin (Grandma Ida), whose love and tenderness transcend time.

To my sister, Taiara Rotta, love, partnership, and light.

To my grandfathers, João Batista Cargnin and Benjamin Loureiro Rocha, history and life.

To my uncles and aunts Elci Cargnin (Uncle Nito), Cecília Heck Cargnin (in memoriam), Jussara Rocha, and Iara Rocha, each a living part of my story.

To those who were fundamental, true pillars of human, intellectual, and ethical formation, I express my deep reverence:

Prof. and Businessman Carlos Costabeber.

Dr. Carlos Jesus Haygert Pereira Haygert.

Saulo Cargnin (Uncle).

Dr. Fernando Bolli.

Prof. João Fernandes.

Rosa Ribacka (in memoriam), whose presence remains beyond time.

My Gurus. Pūjya Svāmī Dayānanda Sarasvati. Pūjya Svāmī Paramarthānanda Sarasvati.

To the important companions of the journey, who at different moments contributed with knowledge, friendship, encouragement, and trust, my sincere recognition:

Prof. Antonio Carlos Freitas Vale de Lemos.

Prof. Caciane Medeiros.

Journalist Melina Guterrez.

Mukesh Kumar Bassan.

Thais Pires de Andrade.

Adm. Pedro Mendonça.

Tatiana Gaiger Biazus.

Prof. Roberto Hausen.

Antonina Bondareva.

Silvana Maldaner.

Ricardo de Matos Lewandovski.

Adm. Flávio Abreu.

Dra. Daniele Goeckes.

Adm. Luciano Goulart Paz.

Helder Piegas.

Sonia Novaes.

Luciane Luchese.

Miriam Almeida.

Vitor Ariera Harres.

Denise da Cruz.

Daniel Brum Pretto.

Kusum Modak.

Fabienne Demol.

Vladimira Glatzova.

Neronei Cargnin.

Bwokaa Wandscher.

And finally, my gratitude extends to the many others who, in this special moment, dwell in the heart, people who were part of the journey, who left deep marks, but who do not now clearly appear in memory. To them, my silent respect and sincere thanks.

Nothing is built alone. Every honor is always collective.

Acharya Tadany