The Hope

   “Water water everywhere, and all boards did shrink; water, water, everywhere, but nor any drop to drink!”             If you want a state of such unquenchable thirst, then stop reading this lengthy epitaph on water’s tomb, because you will never understand the worth of water until the well runs dry. Global blue scenario in a nutshell-             Though, the forests still covers about 30% of the world’s land area, they are disappearing at an alarming rate. Between 1990 and 2016, world lost 50,200 square miles (1.3 million square kilometers) of forest according to the World Bank. The deforestation rose at an upheaval level to 88% in the Brazilian Amazon forest, where both flora and fauna gets exploited leading to certain annihilation.             Coming to the tangible facts of human’s concern (if they ...

Nath Community residing in North East of India (An ethno-anthropological approach to nature) Om tat me manḥ shiva sankalpamastu (Om may that my mind be with good thoughts, Yajur Veda 34-verses 1-6, Shiva Sankalapa Shukta)             The Uttar-Purva   Bharata or North-East region of India has a wide horizon of diversity not only in regard to the social and cultural heritage but in philosophical perspective too. The social, cultural and religious liberty which is given not only by our constitution but also by the great Hindu religion too is the main reason behind this rainbow of variation.   Here, in this region of India the Nāth community is one of the richest communities with its copious range of social and cultural heritage.             In Sanskrit language the word ‘Nath’ means ‘Lord’, ‘King’, ‘Father’, ‘Protector’ etc. Like all the other typical Hindu commu...

  Farmers : The Forgotten fortune   “ Once in your life   you need a doctor , a lawyer, a policemen and a preacher. But thrice a day you need a farmer.”                                                 --- Brenda Schoepp Topics to be discussed – 1)    Farmer , Farming and their importance, 2)    Plight of Indian Farmers, 3)    Measures to improve the condition of Indian farmers.   Farmer, Farming and their importance – Who is a farmer? , well a farmer is a man with the golden hands, who grows food for all, irrespective of their class, caste, religion, region, age or gender. Though, he lives in the most impoverished , deteriorated and deprived state where he is even unable to manage h...