Historical Roots of Ecological Resistance In 1730, Giridhar Bhandari, minister to Raja Abhai Singh of Marwar, arrived in the village of Khejarli to procure wood, reportedly for palace construction or lime production. When he and his soldiers demanded access to the village trees, Amrita Devi Bishnoi and the local community refused, asserting that the Khejri … Continue reading Sacred Groves: India’s Living Tradition of Biodiversity Conservation and the Vision of SustainIable Development
Environmental Education
Sacred Waters, Sustainable Futures: Temple Ponds & SDG 6
Part of the series: India’s Timeless Water Wisdom This passage is adapted from my book The Ultimate To Do List for Humanity. Readers interested in exploring the idea further may refer to the book. It is available on Amazon.in at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DL5BP86N How Much Rainwater Can We Harvest? What if the solution to India’s growing water crisis is … Continue reading Sacred Waters, Sustainable Futures: Temple Ponds & SDG 6
Publications – Thinking Globally and Acting Locally
About 2 million years ago, when humans changed from hunters and gatherers to producers, they began to change the environment to suit their requirements. Their ability to grow food and breed domestic anima ls led to a change of the natural systems into productive ones. The environmental Education was infused through mythological stories mainly at … Continue reading Publications – Thinking Globally and Acting Locally
Environmental Education through Mythology
About 2 million years ago, when humans changed from hunters and gatherers to producers, they began to change the environment to suit their requirements. Their ability to grow food and breed domestic anima ls led to a change of the natural systems into productive ones. The environmental Education was infused through mythological stories mainly at … Continue reading Environmental Education through Mythology