tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23258260880901391032012-02-16T12:29:13.947+05:30This space will capture and applaud the smallest of endeavours to go green. Whether its a sapling you planted, a poem your child wrote, a play that you are doing in college, a telling photograph that speaks of our apathy, an anecdote that will inspire, a habit that you changed, a teacher who has inspired you, a painting or poster that speaks volumes, small lessons you have learnt from your child: do go ahead and send it all in.Gulmohar Daysnoreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325826088090139103.post-77426777955875407272009-06-05T11:12:00.002+05:302009-06-05T11:15:40.861+05:30

Its World Environment day! Its a happy-sad feeling: happy because never before in the history of the world have so many people come forward and tried to save the planet. Sad, that we could bring the planet to a situation where it needs to be rescued.Check out the words of the NDTV Green Anthem...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etf7Uj7lgww

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Walking beneath a canopy of magnificent magenta bougainvillea, a child-like excitement in our eyes. The flowers and leaves, once ruffled by the breeze, rearranging themselves carelessly, so oblivious of their beauty.Watching a frisky elephant calf shower itself with mud and hay and then run aimlessly around its mother.Counting the hairpin curves as we drove up the hill to Ooty, my son gaping at

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A family wedding brought me and the kids to the little town of Oachira in Kerala. While the bride dazzled down the aisle and went in for the third change of sari, I was whisked away by some aunts to the “Parabrahma” temple nearby.It’s the first time I have ever been asked to worship a tree. No idols, no stone temple structure…just a huge tree with branches that look much like the horns of a Bull.

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Its Earth Hour this Saturday, 28th of March 2009.One hour where we simply turn off our lights to VOTE EARTH, a simple way of showing we dont stand for Climate change, that we are concerned and will do our bit.I am planing to gather my friends and their families: grandparents, parents, children - Even the family dog! The only thing we need to do before we get together is turn off the power in our

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Nothing like humour to bring the message home. Do watch this video on YouTube...great laugh and a good way to start the day!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGYx35ypus

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Of all the phrases and attitudes that have been attributed to us Indians, be it the ‘chalta hai’, ‘Jugad kar le’ or “Swalpa adjust maadi”, the one I like best is “God only knows…”Did you do your exams well?God only knows….Will your son get married this year?God only knows....So, you’re moving out of Pune this April?God only knows...Will the electricity come back on by evening?God only knows...

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Calvin: I wonder if we can refuse to inherit the world.Hobbes: I think if you are born, it’s too late.For the past few years, I did not bother about government decisions on second language in schools, entrance tests for 3 year olds, or board exam regulations. Why? Because it didn’t matter. I was done with school and college and all this was not part of my reality.Today I have vehement views on

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Green mantra is underway and has been greeted with an amazing response! A big thank you to all my creative and hard working students who gave in their best. Out T shirts, bags, calendars, bookmarks and jewelry sparked much interest and at the end of the day all the hard work was worth it.Making the environment trendy and putting it on sale was the last thing on our agenda. But our idealism soon

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February is a wonderful month. That wonderful space between winter and spring when dawns are still subtle and the world seems half awake. I can feel the sense of expectation in the air. Any moment now she would awaken, open her half sleepy eyes and suddenly the ground around me would bloom into a myriad colours. Never before would a single tree sport these many shades of green. Like me, the birds

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If anyone had doubts on the effects of Global Warming, I think this picture says it all. Find more pics on www.treehugger.com

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I have just come back after a refreshing trip to Matheran. Cannot ask for a “greener” start to the year than staying in a little town that allows no vehicles at all, not even a bicycle! That monkey in the picture, sat on the roof of our hotel for a good hour studying us closely with an expression that almost seemed to say "Humph! Humans!" and then as if to drown his sorrows he downed half a

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To see a World in a Grain of Sand,And Heaven in a Wild Flower,Hold Infinity in the palm of your handAnd Eternity in an hour. -William BlakeMay the simple pleasures of life light up your New Year. A very happy 2009 to all of you.

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I watched Madagascar over the weekend. The laugh-a-minute toon drama was thoroughly entertaining. As the African forests suddenly dry up, the animals are forced to fight for their share of water from a band of resilient New Yorkers. There is one particular scene that I thought was potent with meaning. “Have you found any water?” the hippo asks aloud. Her friend surfaces from the hole dug in the

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Like all kids, my son plans his birthday a good 365 days in advance. I was still cleaning up the house after his last birthday party, when he decided what his next birthday gift would be.He so desperately wants us to gift him a pup for his 10th birthday!! Suddenly the PS-2 we were arm twisted into gifting him for his 9th birthday seemed so desirable and age appropriate!! My head reeled as images

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A room bursting with excited chatter, placards and slogans, over 150 participants and 15 street plays all in a row. You can't ask for a more fun Saturday morning and I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Hindi and English chants filled the air as each play attempted to explore and highlight the environmental challenges facing the world today.The themes were endless. . .deforestation,

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Shah Rukh Khan took a fistful of earth from his village as he left for America, in the Hindi film Swades. Each time he looked at those grains of sand, his heart twisted in agony at the thought of the land and people he had come to love.As we watched the Taj burn in Mumbai, our hearts felt heavy with sorrow and anger. We cheered lustily when the Indian tricolour was unfurled after the ordeal. The

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Faith is good. Prayer a necessity. And nobody does the prayer-faith routine with as much fanfare and diligence as we Indians do. Our schools still begin with the grand assembly, where prayers and national anthems are interspersed with announcements and prefects checking for uncut finger nails. I light the lamp at home every evening and chant the only Sanskrit I know with eyes shut and complete

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