By Nihit on August 10, 2009
The concept of the village, or ‘gram’ forms the core of India. Over seventy percent of her population is rural. There are more than half a million villages across the country, as opposed to five thousand or so urban settlements. And still many of us, such as me, have no direct experience of life in [...]
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By swetha_banda on June 6, 2009
Initially, when I was asked if I wanted to visit Sadhana Forest near Auroville, I was reluctant. I was on a holiday and it didn’t seem like a fun place. It definitely was not a holiday place. It was a bunch of serious people who really cared about the environment and were doing something about [...]
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By Nihit on May 15, 2009
a continuation of Two roads diverged in a wood…
So evening came, and to my own surprise, I went to Sadhana Forest. We were a little late for the introductory tour of Sadhana Forest, but in time for Garbage Warrior. Sadhana Forest is an incredible place, and will be the subject of another article. For now it [...]
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By devadutta on September 28, 2008
As Sir. M. Visvesvarayya stared at the mighty Shivanasamudra falls awestruck and overwhelmed, people were convinced that the beauty of the falls had mesmerized him. “What a waste of energy!”, were his next few words. It took a while for others to understand, but he already knew what he was going to do. He [...]
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