Vivekananda Kendra NARDEP - Best NGO Award

 Vivekananda Kendra NARDEP receiving Second prize award in Best NGO Category. Shri.G.Vasudeoji, Secretary, Vivekananda Kendra NARDEP receiving the award from the hands of Honourable Jal Shakthi Minister Shri.Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Kudos to the entire team of Vivekananda Kendra NARDEP Kanyakumari and the well wishers.

VKRDP - Dakshin Prant

 Today - 10.1.2021 -  sunday - Cultural conference & Anna pooja at Ramanathapuram Dharma thavala Vinayagar temple.6,000 kg rice collected from  20 villages and local town areas...
From 8 cultural classes 75 students & 20 teachers & volunteers participated..
Group song,drama,elocution & ,divine shows are given to the students.. Winners group and individuals got prizes as books. Lunch & prasatham given to all participants  by local well wishers.

Green Rameswaram Newsletter Oct 2019

This year we are celebrating the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji on 12th November. Guru Nanak Jayanti, or as it is commonly called, Guru Nanak Gurpurab, is a Sikh festival which is celebrated with a lot of fervour and excitement in many parts of India and the world by Sikh and Punjabi communities in particular and Indians in general.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji has spoken a lot about environment and interconnectedness of man, animal and nature. Eco-Sikh movement is the outcome of his philosophy and perhaps Sikh community was the first to start eco-pilgrimage network. We the workers of Green Rameswaram project also received the inspiration for starting our work on “Green Resilient Rameswaram” from this network.           
This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:

Dr. Sanjay Banerji in his blog writes about the major contribution of three institutions in the field of Sustainable Development Goals
A new blog by Shri.C.Rengarajan on Tirtha Yatra - Pilgrimage to Holy Places
Regular awareness programmes by Hand in Hand Inclusive Development Services
Smt.A.Abirami, Programme Officer of C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center writes about the herbal plant – Pirandai
Green health section covers distribution of Moringa saplings and Motivation camp for mentally disturbed inmates of Manolaya
Plantation of trees as a part of ‘Landscaping and beautification’
Shri.Karthikeyan writes about the need for ‘Promoting Eco Tourism’
Revival and Renovation of Water bodies – Hara Teertham and finally regular Social capital.

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With best wishes,

Editorial Team
Green Rameswaram Project

Mahabeer Dharmasala
Rameswaram - 623526
Tamilnadu.

Ph: 04573 - 222296 (office)
e.mail: greenrameswaram@gmail.com
web: www.greenrameswaram.org

Green Rameswaram Sept 2029

Mama, 59 years old and the oldest chimpanzee and the matriarch of the famous chimpanzee colony of the Royal Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands, was gravely ill. Jan Van Hooff (emeritus professor behavioral biology at Utrecht University and co-founder of the Burgers colony) who has known Mama since 1972, visited her in the week before she died of old age in April 2016. It took a while before she became aware of Jan's presence. Her reaction was extremely emotional and heart-breaking. Mama played an important social role in the colony. This has been described in "Chimpanzee Politics" by Frans de Waal, who studied the colony since 1974.
We at Green Rameswaram project too trying to sensitize the public, towards the love for flora and fauna and the fellow human beings. This will help in creating a better eco system for all beings which is the need of the hour.
This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:

Dr. Sanjay Banerji in his blog writes about “A Safe and Just Space for Humanity”
Hand in Hand India organized regular awareness campaigns.
Report on “Heritage Tourism and Rameswaram Island”
Revival and Renovation of Water bodies – Jata Teertham
Social Capital – “Hello Rameswaram Helpline”, Cleaning of Traditional Water Bodies and Teertha Pooja’s, Visit of Smt.Santha Sheela Nair retired IAS, NSS

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Gandhi Peace Prize 2015

Herewith we are pleased to inform you all that the Gandhi Peace Prize amount was handed over to the Defence Minister of India Mananeeya Rajnath Singh ji by Kendra's Vice Presidents Mananeeya A Balakrishnan ji and Mananeeya Nivedita Didi at his residence on 8 Aug 2019. Sri Bhanudas ji and Sri Pravin Dabholkar ji also were present.

Declaration of Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015 by Govt of India on 18 Jan 2019.
Letter of acceptance during the program on 26 Feb 2019 was read out by Mananeeya Aparna Didi.
The Managing Committee and the General Body of the Kendra  in its meeting dated 29 April 2019 approved the donation of the sum to the welfare of families of Martyrs.
The cheque of Rs 1,02,44,000/- (with interest) was drawn in favour of  'Army Battle Casualities Welfare Fund'.
Handing over the cheque to the Defence Minister of India Mananeeya Rajnath Singh ji.
Acceptance of Gandhi Peace Prize by Mananeeya P Parameswaran ji on 26 Feb 2019 in Delhi -  Acceptance letter read out by Mananeeya Aparna Didi
महामहिम राष्ट्रपति, आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री, उपस्थित सभी मंत्री गण, महानुभावों को विवेकानंद केंद्र कन्याकुमारी का अभिवादन और प्रणाम। कन्याकुमारी में समुद्र के मध्य में स्थित विवेकानंद शिला स्मारक के ५० वर्ष पूर्ण होने के अवसर पर, विवेकानंद केंद्र के कार्य को, यह गाँधी शांति पुरस्कार देने के लिए गाँधी शांति पुरस्कार समिति सदस्य तथा समिति के अध्यक्ष माननीय प्रधान मंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र भाई मोदी जी को हम विशेष धन्यवाद देते है। विवेकानंद शिला स्मारक को माननीय एकनाथजी रानडे ने केंद्र सरकार, सारे राज्य सरकार तथा भारतीय जनता के सहयोग से 1970 में पूर्ण किया था. इसके निर्माण में पूर्ण भारत ने एक होकर स्वामी विवेकानंद के प्रति अपनी श्रध्दा को मूर्त रूप दिया था. सही अर्थ से यह राष्ट्रीय स्मारक रहा है. उसी शिला पर है स्वामी विवेकानंद ने भारत की एकात्मता तथा पुनरुत्थान के लिए अपना जीवन समर्पित करनेका का निर्णय लिया था। विवेकानंद केंद्र इसी स्मारक का द्वितीय चरण है. देश के लिए समर्पित जीवनव्रती कार्यकर्ता और स्थानिक कार्यकर्ता विवेकानंद केंद्र के सेवा कार्य को दुर्गम क्षेत्रोंमें, ग्रामीण क्षेत्रोंमें चला रहे हैं. विवेकानंद केंद्र, स्वामी विवेकानंदजी के विचार ‘मनुष्य के अन्तर्निहित शक्ति के प्रगटन’ तथा ‘मानव सेवा ही माधव सेवा है’ इसे आधारभूत रखते हुए मनुष्य निर्माण और राष्ट्र पुनरुत्थान का कार्य 900 से अधिक स्थानों पर आज संचालित कर रहा है। महात्मा गाँधी जी ने शांति और सौहार्दपूर्ण भारतीय समाज को रामराज्य के रूप में देखा था ऐसे समाज निर्माण में बुनियादी शिक्षा, ग्रामीण विकास और नैसर्गिक उर्जा का प्रयोग, युवा और स्त्रियों का विकास एवं राष्ट्रकार्य में उनका सहभाग, विश्वबंधुत्व के लिए कार्य ऐसे अनेक क्षेत्रों में विवेकानंद केंद्र कार्यरत है. इस  गांधी शांति पुरस्कार ने विवेकानंद केंद्र के कार्य की गरिमा को निश्चित बढ़ाया है उससे ही अधिक, दुर्गम क्षेत्र में कार्य करनेवाले हजारो कार्यकर्ताओं के सेवा और समर्पण को ही प्रतिष्ठित किया है. विवेकानंद केंद्र गांधी शांति पुरस्कार को सहर्षातासे, कृतज्ञता से तथा अत्यंत विनयतापूर्वक स्वीकार करते हुए इस कार्य को निरन्तरता से और परिणामकारी आगे ले जाने का दृढ़ संकल्प दोहराता है। पुलवामा की आतंकी घटना और उसमे शहीद हुए हमारे वीर जवानों का स्मरण करते हुए, इस पुरस्कार में प्राप्त राशी, विवेकानंद केंद्र, भारतीय सेना और शहीद जवानों के परिवार के हित में विनिमय करनेका निर्णय लेता हैं ।

From Green Warrior to Respect Ecological Cycles

Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.
He predicted that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. He was a vigorous supporter of the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Hawking is known all over the world through his book ‘A Brief History of Time’ appeared on the British Sunday Times best-seller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks.

In 1963, Hawking was diagnosed with an early-onset, slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease (MND), that gradually paralysed him over the decades. Even after the loss of his speech, he was still able to communicate through a speech-generating device. He died on 14 March 2018 at the age of 76, after living with the disease for more than 50 years. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.

In this month we have covered Green Warrior – Sarala Devi.

In happenings section, we have covered various training programmes such as: (i) Api culture (ii) Azolla technology (iii) Varma Bone setting practices (iv) Traditional Floor making technology (v) Motivational camp for Thattankudiruppu villagers and usual Networking.

In the wisdom section, Jeremy Seabrook, Editor of “Greening the Planet” emphasizes the importance of a paradigm shift to change the exploitative pattern of development, the famous Ecologist Shri. Edward Goldsmith appreciates the concept of Gross National Happiness of Bhutan and finally Dr. Vandana Shiva, a renowned Ecologist pleads to repair the broken water and fertility cycle for survival.
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Rama’s squirrel calling ………

5th June is celebrated as ‘Environment Day’ all over the world. On this occasion, our friend Shri.C.V.Krishna from Bhubaneswar sent a very apt quotation of Mirza Galib.

“Umra bhar Ghalib yahi Bhool Karta raha, Dhool Chehre pe thi, aur Aina saaf karta raha”. (We are rinsing the mirror when the dirt is on our face)

We are trying to hammer this point while carrying out the work at Rameswaram and trying to bring the attitudinal change in the stakeholders for the sustainability of the project.

This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:

Dr. Sanjay Banerji in his blog writes about “Timeline for Sustainable Development”.
Hand in Hand, India organized regular awareness programmes.
Shri.Subramanian of C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center writes about Herbal Garden. This month he covers the plant - Country Mallow (Thuthi)
Revival and Renovation of Waterbodies – Hara Teertham.
Introducing our valuable partner – Karuna Trust, Bangalore
In the Social Capital section, Teertha Poojas at a few places and Tree plantation activities.

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From Green Warrior to Breakdown of Family and Community...

Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose  (30 November 1858, 23 November 1937), was a polymath, physicist, biologist, biophysicist, botanist and archaeologist, and an early writer of science fiction from India. He pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics, made significant contributions to plant science, and laid the foundations of experimental science in the Indian subcontinent and also invented the Cresco graph, a device for measuring the growth of plants.

A crater on the moon has been named in his honour. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.

From this issue onwards, we are starting a series on Green Warriors. In this month we have covered Nobel Laureate Wangari Muta Maathai.

In happenings section, we have covered various training programmes such as:

(i) Azolla technology (ii) Vermiwash technology (iii) Ferro-cement technology (iv) Awareness programme on Cow dung & Biomass based Bio-methanation technology (v) Construction of Bio-methanation plant (vi) Siddha Varma workshop and usual Networking.

NewsletterIn the wisdom section, Jeremy Seabrook, Editor of Greening the Planet explains how the Wester ideology is bringing Economic Enslavement. Shri.Upendra Baxi, Former Vice Chancellor of Delhi University says that the locals are losing the control over the Agriculture production and finally the famous Ecologist Shri.Edward Goldsmith predicts that the breakdown of Family and Community will lead to the destruction of society. For reading the newsletter, please click here.

Title : Rama’s squirrel calling

All over the world, April 22nd has been celebrated as an Earth day since 1970. The Global theme for this year’s (2019) Earth day is ‘Protect our Species’. This is selected keeping in mind the rapid decline of our precious natural wealth. The latest Living Plant index tabulates alarming findings.

In the last five decades, around 50% of many species are lost. Fish, births, mammals, amphibians and reptiles averaged a 60% decline in populations. Fresh water living species around 83%. A scary scenario indeed.

The Green Rameswaram project tries to address this issue by advocating a development approach which is holistic and have a human face. This paradigm shift will help to turn the “Fragile Ecosystem” to “Balanced Ecosystem”.

This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:

Dr. Sanjay Banerji in his blog writes about “Ecological Services”.    Hand in Hand India – organized health camp for Green friends and regular awareness programmes.
Shri.Subramanian of C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center writes about Nava Graha Vanam. This month he gives the details of Darbha Grass which stands for Ketu Graha.
Landscaping and Beautification section – Planting of trees at DSP office and cleaning of Nandavanam.  Revival and Renovation of Waterbodies – Jambavan Teertham.
In the Social Capital section, Teertha Poojas, regular yoga classes and Siddha camp etc.

From Holistic Approach to Life - Antidote to Cartesian Partition

Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman (7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970) was a renowned physicist born at Trichy, Tamilnadu. He carried out groundbreaking work in the field of light scattering, which earned him the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics. He discovered that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the deflected light changes wavelength and amplitude. This phenomenon, subsequently known as Raman scattering, results from the Raman effect. In 1954, government honoured him with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.

Raman also worked on the acoustics of musical instruments. Raman's work on acoustics was an important prelude, both experimentally and conceptually, to his later work on optics and quantum mechanics. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.

We are opening the issue with an interesting anecdote on “Holistic approach to life”.

In happenings section, we have covered various training programmes such as:

Organic farming
Construction of Bio-methanation plants
Siddha Varma workshop and usual Networking
NewsletterIn the wisdom section, Yvon Chouinard, American Environmentalist explains the importance of Simpler life, Frtijof Capra the famous Physicist and deep Ecologist narrates how mythology and science are merging together and finally Werner Heisenberg’s admission that Indian philosophy helped him in clearing his ideas on the most complex issues.

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Gandhi Peace Prize 2015

विवेकानंद केंद्र कन्याकुमारी को गांधी शांति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया और विवेकानंद केंद्र ने पुरस्कार में प्राप्त राशी रुपए एक करोड़ को शहीदों के परिवारों को इनके कल्याणर्थ समर्पित किया ।

महामहिम राष्ट्रपति, आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री, उपस्थित सभी मंत्री गण, महानुभावों को विवेकानंद केंद्र कन्याकुमारी का अभिवादन और प्रणाम । कन्याकुमारी में समुद्र के मध्य में स्थित विवेकानंद शिला स्मारक के ५० वर्ष पूर्ण होने के अवसर पर, विवेकानंद केंद्र के कार्य को, यह गाँधी शांति पुरस्कार देने के लिए गाँधी शांति पुरस्कार समिति सदस्य तथा समिति के अध्यक्ष माननीय प्रधान मंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र भाई मोदी जी को हम विशेष धन्यवाद देते है ।

विवेकानंद शिला स्मारक को माननीय एकनाथजी रानडे ने केंद्र सरकार, सारे राज्य सरकार तथा भारतीय जनता के सहयोग से 1970 में पूर्ण किया था. इसके निर्माण में पूर्ण भारत ने एक होकर स्वामी विवेकानंद के प्रति अपनी श्रध्दा को मूर्त रूप दिया था. सही अर्थ से यह राष्ट्रीय स्मारक रहा है. उसी शिला पर है स्वामी विवेकानंद ने भारत की एकात्मता तथा पुनरुत्थान के लिए अपना जीवन समर्पित करनेका का निर्णय लिया था ।

विवेकानंद केंद्र इसी स्मारक का द्वितीय चरण है. देश के लिए समर्पित जीवनव्रती कार्यकर्ता और स्थानिक कार्यकर्ता विवेकानंद केंद्र के सेवा कार्य को दुर्गम क्षेत्रोंमें, ग्रामीण क्षेत्रोंमें चला रहे हैं. विवेकानंद केंद्र, स्वामी विवेकानंदजी के विचार ‘मनुष्य के अन्तर्निहित शक्ति के प्रगटन’ तथा ‘मानव सेवा ही माधव सेवा है’ इसे आधारभूत रखते हुए मनुष्य निर्माण और राष्ट्र पुनरुत्थान का कार्य 900 से अधिक स्थानों पर आज संचालित कर रहा है ।

महात्मा गाँधी जी ने शांति और सौहार्दपूर्ण भारतीय समाज को रामराज्य के रूप में देखा था ऐसे समाज निर्माण में बुनियादी शिक्षा, ग्रामीण विकास और नैसर्गिक उर्जा का प्रयोग, युवा और स्त्रियों का विकास एवं राष्ट्रकार्य में उनका सहभाग, विश्वबंधुत्व के लिए कार्य ऐसे अनेक क्षेत्रों में विवेकानंद केंद्र कार्यरत है. इस  गांधी शांति पुरस्कार ने विवेकानंद केंद्र के कार्य की गरिमा को निश्चित बढ़ाया है उससे ही अधिक, दुर्गम क्षेत्र में कार्य करनेवाले हजारो कार्यकर्ताओं के सेवा और समर्पण को ही प्रतिष्ठित किया है. विवेकानंद केंद्र गांधी शांति पुरस्कार को सहर्षातासे, कृतज्ञता से तथा अत्यंत विनयतापूर्वक स्वीकार करते हुए इस कार्य को निरन्तरता से और परिणामकारी आगे ले जाने का दृढ़ संकल्प दोहराता है ।

पुलवामा की आतंकी घटना और उसमे शहीद हुए हमारे वीर जवानों का स्मरण करते हुए, इस पुरस्कार में प्राप्त राशी, विवेकानंद केंद्र, भारतीय सेना और शहीद जवानों के परिवार के हित में विनिमय करनेका निर्णय लेता हैं ।

Rama’s squirrel calling ………

Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird wrote a path breaking book – “The secret lives of plants” - A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man. The plants are living, breathing, communicating creatures, endowed with personality and the attributes of the soul. It is only we, in our blindness, who have not understood the real nature of plants. It now appears that plants may be ready, willing, and able to cooperate with humanity in the Herculean job of turning this planet back into a garden.

The “Green Resilient Rameswaram” project is a similar exercise to bring the Man closer to the Nature. So that this planet will be livable, love-able and affordable.

This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:

Dr. Sanjay Banerji in his blog writes about “Spirituality and Environment”.

Plastic abolition Rally by Hand in Hand India.

Mass Varma health camp in the Green Health section

Revival and Renovation of Traditional water bodies – Kapi Teertham.

Finally, the work to build Social Capital.

From Greening the Grass Roots to Calorie Nay Colliery

Last year, India celebrated Pt.Deendayal Upadhyaya’s birth centenary. Deendayalji conceived the political philosophy Integral Humanism. The philosophy advocates the simultaneous and integrated program of the body, mind and intellect and soul of each human being. His philosophy of Integral Humanism, which is a synthesis of the material and the spiritual, the individual and the collective. He visualised for India a decentralised polity and self-reliant economy with the village as the base. In this issue we have given a few famous quotes of Pandit Deendayalji.

Shri.N.Krishnamoorthy covers the topic of ‘Greening to the Grass Roots’ by way of the usual dialogue between Srimati Annapurna Duval, Shri Krish Phidal and Professor Jnani Noval.  In happenings section, we have covered training programmes in Azolla technology, NPK rich Bio-manure preparation, Bio-gas technology and Networking etc.

In the wisdom section, Winin Pereira & Jeremy Seabrook, Founders of the Centre for Holistic Studies in Mumbai ridicules the present model of development and calls it “Turning the Clock back”, Fritjof Capra, World famous Physicist tells us that humans are just one particular stand in the web of life and finally Dr.H.R.Nagendra, Expert in the field of Yoga mocks at the theory of Calorie advocated by the Britishers. For reading the newsletter, please click here.

Shri Vasudeoji is honoured by Gandhigram Trust

Vivekananda Kendra NARDEP is working in the field of development and conservation of Natural resources since last 1986. Cost effective constructions, Holistic Health, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Agriculture, Water management. Shri Vasudeoji, Secretary, Vivekananda Kendra, NARDEP is honoured by Gandhigram Trust in their Annual Day function on October 7, 2017 for his special contribution in Environment Conservation.

VK NARDEP September 2017 NewsLetter

T.N. Khoshoo in his unique book “Mahatma Gandhi – An Apostle of Applied Human Ecology” writes “Gandhiji’s entire life and work is an environmental legacy for all humanity. This was not because he wrote a big treatise on the environment, or led a movement to stall a dam or any industry, or clean a river, or whatever. This was because he was a practitioner of sustainable development in the real sense of the word. Here then was a Man who was in harmony and peace with the environment and with himself”. In this issue we have given a few famous quotes of Mahatma Gandhi.

Shri.N.Krishnamoorthy covers the topic of ‘Climate Change - Green Solutions’ by way of the usual dialogue between Srimati Annapurna Duval, Shri Krish Phidal and Professor Jnani Noval.  In happenings section, we have covered training programmes on Enriched Fish amino preparation, Azolla technology, Organic farming practices, Terrace Gardening, Bio-gas technology, Water management, Traditional Siddha Varma Bone setting Practices and Networking etc.

In the wisdom section, Peter Wohlleben Author of the famous book – “The Hidden Life of Trees” reinforces that the plants have feelings which was first told earlier by our Sir J.C. Bose. Otto Ulrich, An Engineer and Sociologist and contributor to The Development Dictionary informs us about the collapse of the euphoria of western technologies and finally Sraddhalu Ranade, Scientist, Educator and Scholar at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry tells us about the right attitude towards work. For reading the newsletter, please click here.

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From ‘Water Green’ to ‘Man-made Ignorance’

E.F.Schumacher was a German statistician and economist who is best known for his proposals for human-scale, decentralised and appropriate technologies. His book “Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered” was ranked by The Times Literary Supplement as one of the 100 most influential books published since World War II. In this issue we have given a few of his quotable quotes.

Shri.N.Krishnamoorthy covers the topic of ‘Water Green’ by way of the usual dialogue between Srimati Annapurna Duval, Shri Krish Phidal and Professor Jnani Noval.  In happenings section, we have covered training programmes on Bio-pesticide preparation, Terrace Gardening, Ferro-cement technology, Compressed Earth Blocks making, Traditional Siddha Varma Bone setting Practices, Crop Residue Management and Networking etc.

In the wisdom section, C.Douglas Lummis explains us the real meaning of ‘Prosper - According to Hope’, Majid Rahnema basically an Iranian writes about ‘Voluntary Poverty’ based on age old moral principles of simplicity and finally Dr.Vandana Shiva, World renowned Environmental thinker says that ‘Man-made Ignorance’ is becoming a new source of threat to life on this planet.

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Work like a Squirrel

Hon.Prime Minister Shri.Narendra Modi released the Synopsis of the "Green Resilient Rameswaram" on 27th of July in a public function. The release of the document is another milestone in the march towards our objective. 

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VK-NarDep Activity Update - June 2017

Hazel Henderson is a real pathfinder. She is a futurist and a strong critic of the present economic model. Author of several books, including Building A Win-Win World, Beyond Globalization, Ethical Markets and Growing the Green Economy etc. Author Fritjof Capra credits Henderson with being a major influence on his thin king on ecological issues.

Henderson believes that the various threats to peace, community security, and good environment have led us into a new era in which we are obliged to look for values, information, and know-how that we ignored all these decades. In this issue we have given a few of her quotable quotes.

Shri.N.Krishnamoorthy covers the topic of ‘Green Systems’ by way of the usual dialogue between Srimati Annapurna Duval, Shri Krish Phidal and Professor Jnani Noval.  In happenings section, we have covered training programmes on Enriched Bio-manure, Terrace Gardening, Bio-methanation technology, Siddha Varma Practices and Exposure visits etc.

In the wisdom section, Wolfgang Sachs, Editor of ‘The Development Dictionary’ tells us the bad effects of Monoculture while Douglas Lummis forcefully writes that inequality is not an economic problem, but a political problem and finally Vandana Shiva in her usual style says that undermining of sustenance takes place because of market-centered economies. For reading the newsletter, 

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Updates from Green Rameswaram - June 2017

Rameswaram is getting ready for the inauguration of the grand memorial for Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam on 27th of July. Incidentally, the late President initiated the ‘Green Rameswaram’ project on 28th January, 2014. In his address he said “Friends from Vivekananda Kendra have planned the renovation of the holy water bodies of Rameshwaram. Today they have renovated decades long abandoned, polluted water bodies. They have removed the thorny shrubs which occupied the Teertham, they have removed the putrefied stagnant, polluted waters; they have removed the liquor bottles and other pollutants that had been thrown into the Teerthams. Now the pilgrims can visit these Teerthams. This noble task by Vivekananda Kendra is a praiseworthy service. I congratulate each and every one of you who participated in this noble endeavor”.

We the members of ‘Green Rameswaram project’ are committed to fulfill his dream of keeping his native place not only clean and green but also work in its overall development. In this endeavor, we seek the support of all the stakeholders. This month newsletter has the following highlights:

An Ode to the IC Engine - blog by Dr.Ramarathnam of Basil Energetics.

Regular awareness programmes on Waste management by Hand in Hand India.

Shri.Subramanian of C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center writes about Nakshatra Vanam. This month he gives the details of Punarpusam Nakshatra

In Water harvesting section, you can see the photo gallery of the Renovated Arjuna Teertham’ and finally the work to build Social Capital. 

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Green Rameswaram NewsLetter May 2017

Vivekananda Kendra - Nardep received the "Environmental Award" for its work at Rameswaram in the year 2015 - 16 on 5th June – ‘World Environment Day’. Environment Minister K.C.Karupanan, Govt. of Tamilnadu handed over the award to Sis.Saraswathi on behalf of Vivekananda Kendra - Nardep at the glittering function held at Chennai. This month has the following highlights:

Proceedings of the ‘Visioning Exercise’ for ‘Green Resilient Rameswaram’

Proceedings of the ‘Visioning Exercise’ for ‘Green Resilient Rameswaram’

Sustainable Electricity Access - Some Thoughts by Dr.Ramarathnam of Basil Energetics.

Regular awareness programmes on Waste management by Hand in Hand India.

Shri.Subramanian of C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center writes about Nakshatra Vanam. This month he gives the details of Shathabhisha Nakshatra.

Economic viability of Drumstick cultivation and creation of value added products

In Water harvesting section, you can see the story on the ‘Sarvaroga Nivarana Teertham’ as well as the inauguration of the Traditional Water Body and finally the work to build Social Capital

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