Archive for January, 2010

Popcorn ki khushbu, mungfali ki bahar, Lohri ka teohar aane ko tayar. Thodi si masti thoda sa pyar, Aap ko Mubarak ho Lohri ka teohar Happy Lohri! Just received this SMS message from a friend. It made me wonder why we celebrate Lohri - a day that is on 14th of January instead of 21st of December, the winter ... Full story

Your involved participation in the conversation on various issues and your pragmatic actions continue to inspire me to write the blog. Thank you for the continued encouragement, since a little over one year now. May this year be as inspiring to you as it is ... Full story

Antraal Theater Group presents “ Ek Aur Drornacharya” - a play written by Shankar Shesh, as a re-interpretation of the character of Drornacharya in the light of the modern education system. The  play tries to situate a protagonist, Prof. Arvind in the web of the allegiance that powers ... Full story

Penguin Books India and Resident Commissioner, Government of Arunachal Pradesh invite interested citizens to the book launch of 'Arunachal Pradesh - The Hidden Land', authored by Mamang Dai. Date: Friday, 8th January, 2010 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Arunachal Bhawan, Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi The book will be released by Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State ... Full story

The term ‘Biodiversity’, as defined by Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, is the variety of all forms of life, from genes to species, present throughout in the narrow to the broad scale of ecosystems. "Biodiversity" was coined as a contraction of "biological diversity" in 1985 by the W.G. Rosen for the first ... Full story

The South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy (SADED) invites you for a Seminar and Dialogue on Sustainable Futures: Learning from Diverse Pro-People Traditions & Launch of Two Books Published by SADED. Date: January 5, 2010 Time: 10 am to 7.30 pm Venue: India International Centre (I IC) Annexe, Conference Room No. III, Lodhi Road, New Delhi For ... Full story