Dear Friends,
Namaskaram!
Frances Moore Lappé (born February 10, 1944) is an American researcher. She is the author of 20 books including the 2.5-million-copy selling 1971 book Diet for a Small Planet, which the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History describes as “one of the most influential political tracts of the times.” She was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for “revealing the political and economic causes of world hunger and how citizens can help to remedy them.” In this issue, we have given some of her quotable quotes.
On the front page, we have given a motivational story of a Cab driver who was transformed to Eagle from a lame Duck, please click here.
In happenings section, we have covered (i) Field visits to “Harit Aarogya”, Harit Aajeevika and Harit Urja projects (ii) Workshops on “Traditional Siddha Varma Bone Setting Practices” (iii) Revival and Renovation of Traditional Water bodies and (iv) Project works on Bio-methanation technology etc.
In the wisdom section, Ar. Karan Grover gives us an approach to Green Architecture by avoiding the so called modernity. Shri. N. Krishnamoorti, senior worker of Vivekananda Kendra writes that it is a great challenge for mankind to switch over from hi-tech to small and cottage industries and finally Dr. M. Lakshmi Kumari, Director, Vivekananda Kendra, Vedic Vision Foundation while describing “Vision of a Universal Reality” says that we individuals are bound to the cosmos as a whole. For reading the newsletter, please click here
With best wishes
G.Vasudeo,
Secretary
Vivekananda Kendra – NARDEP
Kanyakumari – 629 702, Tamilnadu.
Mobile : 09442646296, 04652 246296 (office)
Email : vknardep@gmail.com
Web : www.vknardep.org & www.greenrameswaram.org