Dear Friends,
Namaskaram!
Wolfgang Sachs, (born 25 November 1946) is a researcher, writer and university teacher in the field of environment, development, and globalization. In 1992 he edited and co-authored the volume The Development Dictionary: A Guide to Knowledge in Development Studies, which has been translated into a dozen languages.
Since 1993 Sachs has worked at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, since 2009 as head of the Berlin Office. He served as a lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change from 1999 to 2001. Sachs is also a member of the Club of Rome, a lecturer at Schumacher College and an honorary professor at the University of Kassel, Germany. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.
This month, in our front page, we have given a very popular poem by IN-Q which will bring a change in your life if practised. You can listen to it by clicking
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UYRP_1DEQ0Efokijfp7B-G8XyvEBLW8S/view?usp=sharing
In happenings section, we have covered (i) Field visit of “Harit Aarogya” project (ii) Workshops on “Traditional Siddha Varma Bone Setting Practices” (iii) Free medical camp (iv) Implementation work of Harit Aajeevika (v) Distribution of materials for Harit Urja (vi) Revival and Renovation of Traditional Water body and (vii) Exposure visit etc.
In the wisdom section, Shri.Dayal, the Forest Man of Kerala emphasises the importance of top soil. Shri.N.Krishnamoorti, Senior worker of Vivekananda Kendra narrates the bad “Effects of Cartesian’s Paradigm on Education” and finally Dr.M.Lakshmi Kumari, Director, Vivekananda Kendra, Vedic Vision Foundation portraits the danger of the “Ignorance of the Whole”. For reading the newsletter, please click here.
With best wishes
G.Vasudeo,
Secretary
Vivekananda Kendra – NARDEP
Kanyakumari – 629 702, Tamilnadu.
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