Tag: India

  • Indian Bio-Diversity Board to Open up 110 Seed Banks in States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

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    News like this gives me great hope that we are wising up and moving away from mono-cultures and industrial farming. HYDERABAD: To preserve indigenous seed varieties and also promote organic farming, the state bio-diversity board will soon open over 110 seed banks across the two states. With the requisite budgets sanctioned for this pilot project,…

  • Word Vibrations

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    Tejinder Narang relates a story that exemplifies the “sublime intimacy of spirituality and science.” Mystic Mirdad entered the stable and spoke kindly to a sick cow. A disciple asked him how could a cow understand what he said. Mirdad replied, what matters is the “vibrations of words”, not the words. The cow soon responded in…

  • Live Streamed Lecture by Vandana Shiva

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    Posted in Arts & Culture, Culture, Events by Anastasia Chipelski on March 24, 2014 Internationally renowned eco-feminist, philosopher, and activist Vandana Shiva will be paying a visit to Winnipeg this weekend, and while her ticketed event is now sold out, local organizers have arranged an alternate, free live-streamed teach-in. Shiva will be speaking to a group of paying attendees on the evening…

  • Solar Power Used to Support Milk Cooperatives

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    The Times of India notes how solar power comes to the rescue of milk cooperatives in Bangalore: As many as 522 milk cooperatives in the state are using solar power to run electronic weighing and testing machines, all thanks to an initiative by the SELCO Foundation Co-founded by Magsaysay Award winner Harish Hande, the foundation…

  • Monsanto Seed Patents Create Modern Day Zamindari System

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    In an interview with Darshan Kakri at the Mahesh Chandra Regmi Lecture series, Vandana Shiva was asked, “Why should countries like Nepal with a predominantly traditional agricultural base be concerned about the entry of a company like Monsanto in its territory?” Regardless of how you feel about the safety of their genetically modified seeds, Shiva’s response provides one of…

  • Reshma R.I.P.

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    Reshma, a well-loved singer in India and Pakistan, died in November of this year in Lahore. Subhash Ghai used her voice in the film Hero, which featured one of her most famous songs, “Lambi Judai”. During her career she was invited to meet Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In October 2002, Reshma performed at the Brunei Gallery in London to a…

  • Organic Farmer Role Model for Educated Indian Youth – Many From Corporate World

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    A reader, who is also interested in the organic food movement, shared a link to the following article.  It is so encouraging to hear about educated young people taking up organic farming instead of heading off to corporate jobs. Many youngsters are pouring into Pakkam, a village in Thiruvallur district, about 35 km from Chennai…

  • People Are Not Disposable

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    Vandana Shiva’s article How Economic Growth Has Become Anti-Life is so “right on” that I’ve posted it in its entirety.  In it she expresses how our obsession with growth has eclipsed our concern for sustainability, justice and human dignity. Limitless growth is the fantasy of economists, businesses and politicians. It is seen as a measure…

  • Happy Birthday Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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    Today is Ghandi’s birthday.  He would have been 144.  In honor of this auspicious occasion, some timeless Ghandi wisdom: “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” “A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.” “An ounce of practice is worth…

  • Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) Promotes Organic Farming

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    I’ve really come to admire the women of India and Pakistan.  Contrary to Western stereotypes, many Indian and Pakistani women are engaged and active in all spheres of society and are fighting for better standards of living for themselves and their communities.  In this Business Recorder article, Parvez Jabri spotlights the push toward organic farming…