The Story of celebrations of a Girl Child and an Eco-Friendly Village: Piplantari

An excellent documentation of a model village with a visionary Sarpanch who found a novel way to encourage villagers to celebrate the birth of a daughter and in the process populate the village land with more and more trees.

TVNFs latest short film PARIYON KI PIPLANTRI OR FAIRIES OF PIPLANTRI (Subtitles in English) is a powerful story of transformation of a village brought about by a systemic approach and a committed community…By eliminating female infanticide and growing trees… A society that respects women also values reciprocity, nurturing and cooperation…

Watch the film on this link




Carbon Farming: Harnessing The Power of The Soil / You Tube




Climate Change / Gayatri Keswani

The rising temperatures & sudden changes in the weather patterns become a common phenomena nowadays world over. In the name of development the human species has become so selfish that it has almost forgotten that it is overusing the natural resources which are meant for all the living creatures of the earth.

Age old practices of sustainability has been forgotten & have been replaced by quick methods that are destroying the quality of air,water & soil. For our commuting & travel comfort we invented different modes of transport, each of which mostly uses fossil fuels which are non renewable sources of energy. Indiscriminate use of these fuels have deteriorated the quality of air beyond repair at some places.

Water is another resource which has been exploited extensively. The day is not far that the very existence of human species will be threatened due to scarcity of water.

Quality of soil is also damaged by constant use of fertilizers.

All these things make me think Are new inventions really necessary for today ‘s world? Can’t we focus more on discovering nature’s ways of balancing & sustaining the living & nonliving resources rather than blindly focusing our energy & efforts on new inventions which are merely increasing our comforts & are doing more harm to our health & health of our mother earth.

Each one of us if we start observing the nature closely & carefully, we will discover how beautifully everything is scrutinized & balanced to maintain the natural cycles.

The drying of leaves & their falling on the soil during Summer is followed by monsoon during which the rainwater helps it to get mulched in the soil ,only to be converted it into manure so that the nutrients in the soil are replenished.

The need of the hour I think is “To Discover rather than Invent.”




Croatia’s National Park / Kavita Kumble

A deeply engrossing blog on Plitvice Lakes, by an irrepressible and ardent adventurer.

https://www.kavity.in/2019/04/plitvice-lakes-croatias-most-fantastical-national-park/




Kate Bowen’s trees inspire admiration / Manohar Khushalani

The drawing of the Banyan tree currently showing in Sangeeta Gupta Prithvi fine art and cultural centre was drawn by Kate Bowen in response to the daily struggle of the Trees of Delhi to absorb the CO2 . There were many more drawings which were on display at the Gallery and all her work can be seen on the following link:

www.katebowen.co.uk.

Kate’s work is highly intricate with painstakingly drawn details of branches and leaves of each type of tree. While discussing her work with her, I confessed to her that, when I was posted in Khadakwasla, I had developed a relationship with a tree, and used to talk to it. She was in totally synergy with that idea. “Yes they are like living beings with feelings and emotions.” She said. A resident of Great Britain, she’s in India because of her husband’s posting. “How do you know so much about the local trees?” One asked

“Inspired by the immense varieties of trees and with The Trees of Delhi by Pradip Krishen as my guide, I have started a series of Tree studies drawn with squirrel brush in Indian Ink on Banana leaf paper”, explains Kate. The Banyan Tree is at Sanskriti Museums The Ficus Virens at Italian Institute of Culture and the Peelu and Firangipani are in the Sundar Nursery “I plan to develop some of the tree studies using the miniature painting technique with stone pigments. I am also now studying miniature painting with Banwari Lal Rajput. A very huge privilege and feel blessed to learn about this incredible tradition,” she adds.




The Anthem with a message you can’t help admiring

If you wonder how to contribute to India’s Progress watch this

This video should be shown in Cinema Halls in place of the National Anthem. The tune is that of the National Anthem but the visuals are totally different.

Holistic concept…. It is already a big hit in social media in less than 24 hours of its launch…superb work and great message

http://youtu.be/jtHNRxVZy9g




Watch “10 Everyday Ways To Become A Better Indian” on YouTube




Immersions left Yamuna unfit even for bathing – The severe – The Economic Times

This article from Economic Times clearly points out how our so called ‘traditions’ of immersive devotion are immersing all of us into a cesspool of Poison

https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/immersions-left-yamuna-unfit-even-for-bathing/the-severe/slideshow/67178434.cms




Students, scientists showcase tech to tackle climate change | Tech News

https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/article/students-scientists-showcase-tech-to-tackle-climate-change/328197




Environmental Film Festival @ IIC, New Delhi [Dec 6-8, Free Entry]: Registration Open – NoticeBard

https://www.noticebard.com/environmental-film-festival-2018-delhi/