The Glowing Sky

  Khadi, once a term coined by Mahatma Gandhi is now an integral part of the Indian culture. The khadi showrooms offer a wide range of products of daily use - soap, oil, comb, bottles etc. along with several multicolored clothes for all ages groups. The authenticity of the products attracts the customers from all parts of the world.     Kabir, a saint says "I have covered myself with this cloth with great care and eventually will leave it like it was."    The need of hour is to not only to make khadi link the Indian economy to the global supply chain but also to collectively come up with more local start ups and make the local products affordable. It was interesting when I came across the  Leak - proof  b amboo bottles from Tripura.  The  Craftsmen are trained under PM Van Dhan Yojana and National Bamboo Mission Schemes.  ( If the bamboo comes in contact with water in a closed container for long it may develop fungus thus inner lining of...

  It's again a Monday morning. A flock of birds just flew off. While it's generally quiet, one can randomly hear the noise of the vehicles. The vendors have also begun their routine of selling the vegetables and fruits in the colony. This is a city experiencing one more Monday morning; where it's dwellers are slowly picking up the pace to match to the demanded rhythm.   One step after another. One walks and runs and rests to again stand up and rush. Is there a defined pattern or a musical rhythm the way this Monday morning picks up the pace? Or every time it is a new rhythm for city dwellers to improvise and add new notes to their daily routine?   The daily routine seen often as a 'black and white' movie could be viewed as a chance to balance out all the things one does and time to time add new elements. After all, living includes a lot of juggling!  

  While smart classes are an effort to enhance the classroom learning experiences, the actual field work must be incorporated in addition to the textbook learning. The use of all our senses, on spot thinking of some practical solutions, leaving aside the distractions such as the extreme hot or cold  weather are all the critical elements of learning on the field. This kind of learning could be called as 'the dynamic classroom learning'.   I got to visit the Wasteless unit in Auroville. This brings forth the creative solutions to reusing and managing our waste be it old CDs, tetrapacks, coconut shells. The unit has also introduced the educational programmes targeting especially the school children to be conscious of the waste segregation, color coding assigned to different types of wastes, and to eventually help them grow to become the conscious consumers. It was interesting to see the snake- ladder game based on the waste management. "Such fun learning and garbology should...