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Article | Trees: They provided a place for meditation and protection | Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh | Central Chronicle

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Article Trees: They provided a place for meditation and protection      -    Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh Writer, Author & Social Activist Blogger - "Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh"    Today the forest area is shrinking rapidly. Even we cut down the tree in the courtyard to expand our house. At that time we forget that trees have contributed a lot in the development of our religion and culture. It is not to be forgotten that Sita who was abducted by Ravana took shelter under the tree of Ashoka. During the exile, Arjun got a place in the Shami tree to hide his Gandiva bow and keep it safe. Lord Budha was born under Saal tree and attained enlightenment under a Peepal tree. That is, trees gave our ancestors a place to meditate to gain knowledge and by keeping their weapons safe, they provided them security in the future. How are we allowing such trees to be cut down?   Our Indian culture is a proud culture. There have been ...

Article | One day Krishna's Kadamba will also become extinct | Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh | Central Chronicle

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Article One day Krishna's Kadamba will also become extinct -    Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh Writer, Author & Social Activist Blogger - "Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh" We celebrate Krishna Janmashtami every year. Krishna and his life have always influenced us. Krishna is sometimes seen as a butter thief, sometimes as a great preacher of 'Bhagavad Gita', and sometimes as a nature lover who plays the flute while sitting on the Kadamba tree on the banks of river Yamuna. We have remembered all the forms of Krishna but why do we forget his love for nature? We remember the birth of Krishna and his childhood. We decorate tableaux and repeat their childhood pastimes. But have we ever thought that the Kadamba tree on which Krishna used to climb will also become extinct like many trees. If we do not become alert in time, we will also lose Krishna's Kadamba forever. If we look carefully at the life of Krishna, he appears as the g...

Article | Traditionally, Affection With Rivers | Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh | Central Chronicle

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Article Traditionally, Affection With Rivers  -    Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh Writer, Author & Social Activist Blogger - "Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh"     Both water and environment are essential elements of life. Life is not possible without water and availability of water is not possible without healthy environment. Our sages had proper knowledge of the environment. He also understood the mutual harmony between the inanimate world i.e. earth, rivers, mountains, plateau etc. and the animate world i.e. human beings, animals, plants, vegetation etc. and denoted this harmony as an essential element of the environment. He understood that The balance of nature can be disturbed due to the damage of any of the inert and animate elements. That's why he propounded respect towards every element. So that humans do not harm any element. We gradually forgot these ancient values, as a result of which today we have to face the crisis of environmental imbal...

Article | Conservation of river water allows crossing the Vaitarani | Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh | Central Chronicle

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Article  Conservation of river water allows crossing the Vaitarani          -    Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh Writer, Author & Social Activist Blogger - "Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh"     It is believed in the Vedas that we should protect all the types of water in the universe. The water of the rivers has been considered to be the most protected because they irrigate the agricultural fields, due to which the life of the living beings goes on. The flowing water of rivers is considered pure. That's why rivers should not be polluted. According to Vedic belief, the one who harms the river water, can never cross the river Vaitarani (styx), which is found after death. Since heaven can be reached only after crossing Vaitarani, therefore, if he is not able to cross Vaitarani, he does not get entry into heaven .   Hindu Vedic mythology says that Vaitarani river (styx river) is inhabited by terrible worms, crocodi...

Article, Krishna, Nature Conservation In Bhagavad Gita, Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh

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Article Krishna Says For Nature Conservation In Bhagavad Gita         -    Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh Writer, Author & Social Activist Blogger - "Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh" The Bhagavad Gita is considered a Ideal work. It explains the purpose and importance of life. In this, it is justified to take up arms for the victory of truth over untruth. In this, the existence of soul and God has been explained. Lord Krishna says that 'I' means God is present in all the elements in this world. So if read carefully, we will find that while preaching the Gita, Krishna also preaches the importance of nature and the need for its protection. We should understand the message of nature conservation written in the form of verses of Gita. Here we will see some verses as examples. Today the whole world is grappling with the degradation of the environment. Today the situation has become so dire that environmental ...

Article | Deep Environmental Thinking In The Poetry Of Kalidas | Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh | Central Chronicle

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Article Deep Environmental Thinking In The Poetry Of Kalidas      -    Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh Writer, Author & Social Activist Blogger - "Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh"              There is a wonderful description of human emotions and tendencies in Meghdoot, Raghuvansh, Ritusanharam, Kumarasambhava, the poetry of the great Sanskrit poet Kalidas. In the same way thought displayed towards the environment and its protection in these epics is also unique. While reading the epics of Kalidasa, we often ignore the environmental aspect and concentrate on the main plot. While attention is also paid to other aspects of these epics, we will find that Kalidasa has written about the environment in each of his poems showed great love for. Along with this, attention has also been drawn to the preservation of the environment and the natural sufferings caused by the imbalance of the environment.   Kalida...

चर्चा प्लस | पर्यावरण के बारे में बहुत कुछ कहता है ‘महाभारत’ | डॉ (सुश्री) शरद सिंह | सागर दिनकर

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चर्चा प्लस   पर्यावरण के बारे में बहुत कुछ कहता है ‘महाभारत’              - डाॅ (सुश्री) शरद सिंह                                                                                             हमारे आदिग्रन्थ, हमारे महाकाव्य हमारे आदर्श ग्रन्थ हैं। हम उन्हें आदरपूर्वक पढ़ते हैं। हम उनका ‘पाठ’ करते हैं। लेकिन हम इस बात पर ध्यान नहीं देते कि ये महाकाव्य हमें पर्यावरण का महत्व भी बताते हैं। महाभारत महाकाव्य, जिसे हम राजनीतिक दांव-पेचों से भरी कहानी के रूप में देखते हैं, उसमें भी कई स्थानों पर पर्यावरण की चर्चा की गई है। राजनीति में माहिर विदुर सिर्फ राजनीति पर ही सलाह नहीं देते बल्कि पर्यावरण संरक्षण की भी सलाह देते हैं। भीष्म सिर्फ राज्य की रक्षा की बात नहीं करते बल्कि युधिष्ठिर को पेड़ों को कटने से बचाने क...