Dear Friends,
Namaskaram!
Masanobu Fukuoka (2 February 1913 – 16 August 2008) was a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands. He was a proponent of
no-till, herbicide and pesticide free cultivation methods from which he created a particular method of agriculture, commonly referred to as “natural farming” or “do-nothing farming”.
Fukuoka was the author of several books, scientific papers and other publications, and was featured in television documentaries and interviews from the 1970s onwards. His influences went beyond farming to inspire individuals within the natural food and lifestyle movements. He was an outspoken advocate of the value of observing nature’s principles. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.
This month, our front page covers very interesting write up on Laughter by Rajanish.
In happenings section, we have covered (i) Training programme on Vermi Wash and Azolla technology (ii) Training programme on Kitchen waste based Biomethanation plants (iii) Commissioning of Bio-methanation plants (iii) Green health home (iv) Exposure visit to our center (vi) Faculty Development Programme and (vii) Universal Brotherhood day celebrations etc.
In the wisdom section, Max Ehrmann, Writer of a famous prose poem “Desiderata” explains beautifully that “Life is a continuous movement – a process. It is a verb not a noun”. Kahlil Gibran, Author of the famous book “Prophet” gives the mantra of “How to work” and finally Alan Herbert tells us that we are passing through an evolutionary crisis and in the process man is getting bewildered.
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With best wishes
G.Vasudeo,
Secretary,
Vivekananda Kendra – NARDEP,
Kanyakumari – 629 702,
Tamilnadu.
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