Eco warriors of tomorrow

Kids these days!  We here almost every senior citizen giving the genx an accusing look for all the out of the box ideas and activities they are a part of. But what they don’t realize is that these kids are more aware of what is going on with the planet we all live in and are also working to clean the mess created so long ago.

We all know the growing need for being more environment friendly but it’s these kids who are not just aware of it but are working for it. A recent event which made me realize this was the SAARC chamber of women entrepreneur council’s Global Green Summit, a two day exhibition of Eco friendly products brought in from various countries across the globe. In this exhibition I could not help but notice one particular stall which had unusual plants. Unusual because it did not have roses or orchids, it had something more valuable like Tulsi and Mint. The friendly faces of the stall owners who are probably in their high school  flashing City coordinators badge got me more curious. As one started off about the medical properties of plants which are easy to grow in all our houses and how it is free from side effects unlike the anti biotic, my taste buds could not help but remember the good old grandmother kashayams. The surprise element of this stall was that there were plants like Tulsi, Mint, Betel leaves which is commonly found in the Indian kitchens for parathas but what we don’t know is that these plants carry the magic of curing the troublesome diseases. Thus I was introduced to the world of ‘Herbal Plants’ and many thanks to the kids. It does not stop here. These kids are part of an NGO which has been present in Chennai for more than 8 years which probably explains the mysterious city coordinator badge. They introduced me to a series of activities like turtle walks, sparrow nesting etc which they have been taking part in for years together and I was dumbfounded. 

This is a cause the whole world is talking about but these kids are acting, taking initiatives.  Aren’t they the true celebrities of tomorrow?

Beasts in my Belfry

Admirable, alluring and enjoyable is how I would describe Bahar Dutt's blog, ' Beasts in my Belfry'. I still remember how I came across this blog. When I typed environment in one of the search engines I found it right there on the third page. At first more than the subject it was the author, Bahar Dutt, who caught my attention but later when I started  reading the posts that's when I realized there is more to the blog than Ms.Dutt or her sibling (Barkha Dutt). A time when blogs were new and complicated to me is when I found this blog to be easy to read as I was personally able to relate to the subject, but the catchy thing is anyone can ! The way the posts have been written is interesting and informative and also promises to keep you awestruck with the facts and opinions. Coming from the environment editor of CNN IBN its a sin to expect nothing other than green words of wisdom.

 

'Burning Too Bright - And The Banality of Environment Reporting'  is the exact description of the coverage of environment issues by the media. Its my favorite post because she speaks not just her view point but represents us who care to know more about our environment. Her writing style is simple and basic which makes the subject interesting,comfortable to read and understand the subject better. Also the thing that caught my attention was unlike other blogs this one is not about layout, designs, flashy colors or bombastic language it was purely about the content which is the need of the hour. For someone who has been  closely following the Copenhagen summit Ms.Dutt has more.'From Copenhagen: Chaos and cold cloud over climate talks' is like a narrative feature in which we get to know the other side, the journalistic side of the summit which is definitely my favorite for obvious reasons. 

No better metaphor to compare the feeling of accidentally finding Ms.Dutt's blog to the feeling of entering a library and finding the book I always wanted to read.