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Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Plato (427 – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered as a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became of all the major areas of philosophy and was the founder of…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Socrates (470–399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known mainly through the posthumous accounts of classical writers, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon. These accounts are written as dialogues, in which Socrates and…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher,  botanist,  zoologist,  glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes. This month, our front page covers an inspiring story…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was an English Romantic poet. Wordsworth's magnum opus is generally considered to be The Prelude, a semi-autobiographical poem of his early years that he revised and expanded a number of times. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes. This…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! H.G.Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells' science fiction novels are so well regarded that…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Elgin was a senior staff member on a joint Presidential-Congressional Commission on Population Growth and the American Future. Duane Elgin was described in April 2009 by the Ecologist Magazine as one of the ten leading visionaries with "big ideas for a better world". In this issue, we have given some of his…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Chellis Glendinning (born 1947) is an author and environmentalist. She has been called a pioneer in the concept of Eco-psychology - the belief that promoting environmentalism is healthy. In this issue, we have given some of her quotable quotes. This month, our front page covers the Buddha’s story – Label Makers. He…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Jerry Irwin Mander (May 1, 1936 – April 11, 2023) was an American activist and author known for his ecological causes and for his famous book – “Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television” which he wrote in the year 1978. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Lewis Mumford (19 October 1895 – 26 January 1990) was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes. This month, our front page cover story – The Great Wave…