Let's Ecoplore!

At 5PM, a woman in burqah comes to purchase a golden purse with Zardozi work. The cost of the purse is Rs.500 but she bargained it for just Rs.250. The amount was not meeting the shopkeeper’s investment but still he was compelled to sell as it was his first sale throughout the day & he urgently needed money to pay the dues of his laborers. Such is the condition of a 350 years heritage shop selling exotic batuas. Bhopali batua is the prestige of Bhopal. It resembles the tradition & culture of the capital city. The craft is linked with Gond tribe who made exquisite ornaments from bones, ivory, wood & shell. The traditional skill later got the blend of Persian art under the patronage of Begums of Bhopal (women rulers who ruled Bhopal princely state for about 200 years). But, now this ancient craft is perishing due to dearth of customers. Sunil Parekh, the owner of a heritage batua selling shop in Bhopal tells that customers do not pay worthy prices for the ...

The lush green campus of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal attracts all eyes. A loud ‘wow’ is expected from everyone who visits the campus. The rustle of leaves, the chirp of birds and the whistle of insects creates a symphony which is admired by all. The eight acre campus is a house to 200 species of plants & animals. The hut shaped building has been constructed on the slope of Paniohala(Hanging water) hill which is densely covered by Teak trees. The height of the roofs has been kept high to cozy the students from extreme heat. The entire construction has been done in a sloping manner keeping into consideration environmental concerns i.e. to prevent soil erosion & conserve rain water. Heavy iron content makes the water taste sweet. In the world which is facing scarcity of freshwater, it is noteworthy that the total water demand of IIMC is met by a single tube well. This is an outcome of roof water & ground water harvesting...

Its a request to all young educated youths to choose politics as a career & contribute in making it a profession than a dynastic field to be active during leisure time. Now, politics is a field where people join when they have a settled life style,extra money to invest & desire to quadruple their wealth through corrupt means. But, I aspire to make it a profession which a common educated youth would dream to join not to make money but actually to serve people.They shouldn't boast like most of the present day politicians do of acting & giving long public speeches of serving people but actually doing nothing at the grass root level. Its a request to youths that whosoever subscribe to my idea/opinion can please reply and join the mission.I know the number of such people is very few but even those few of us can make a difference. It's easy to criticize a particular thing specially politics but its very difficult to bring a change into it.