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I have some pictures which I want to show about some of these problems you were speaking about. I am speaking actually from the perspective of someone who has been involved in organic agriculture for 30 years and this tradition mainly involves the concept of treating the soil as a living medium rather than a […]
(The text of President Obama’s original speech, in which he praised Nelson Mandela and chided the rest of the world for continuing injustice, was replaced at the last minute by the US State Department. I am happy to be able to produce the original. At least it has made Madiba happy. Claude Alvares)
The life of Kasturi Desai – who died last year at the age of 55 – is worth writing about because it edifies. She lived most of her professional life in the town of Ponda (Goa) and also taught at a local college there for several years, far from the bright lights and recognition of […]
Organic farming (which is about growing crops without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides) is looking up all over the country. Every day the media presents stories of successful organic farmers. Governments are allocating more and more funding to assist farmers to convert from chemicals to organic. Some States have decided to go completely […]
The fate of the small, enchanting State of Goa is intimately and inextricably linked with the future of the Western Ghats. As a matter of fact, the segment of the Western Ghats within Goa constitutes the transitional zone between the northern and southern segments of these grand mountains and therefore has its own unique character. […]
It’s about time we switch from toxic cleansers to safer and available alternatives. Funny, but we are addicted to the routine use of extremely hazardous chemicals to clean our homes. Of all these, none is more dangerous to nature than the stuff we use to clean our sinks, toilet bowls and pans. Phenyl is declared […]
My presentation at this conference will focus on the dehumanisation process within institutions of higher education but from a largely Indian and Asian perspective. It is more in the nature of a self-reflection. Over the past several sessions we have discussed many significant issues affecting higher education including the future nature of universities, funding problems […]
Nowadays, entire families are dragged into the sorry business of environment destruction. How? Through the use of detergents. So if you wish to be an environment-caring family, one of the most important things you may have to change is the use of unwanted chemicals to clean your clothes. I know very few urban families today […]
From India, from Ward’s friends in India, comes this brief statement of admiration for an American citizen who created a niche for himself in the hearts of hundreds of people outside the United States.
This paper first sketches the broad contours of India’s scientific and technical capacities prior to the arrival of the colonialists. It discusses the philosophies of science within the framework of the intellectual traditions of the time. It examines how the ideas in circulation were fairly elaborate, detailed, intellectually satisfying and above all practical in their […]