Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh

Article Save The Turtles: Can we eat our living beliefs as a dish?       -    Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh Writer, Author & Social Activist Blogger - "Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh" According to mythology, when the gods and demons churned the ocean, the mountain was placed on the back of a tortoise. According to mythological beliefs, our earth rests on the back of a turtle. When the turtle turns, earthquakes and tsunamis occur. Nowadays, the statue of a tortoise is decorated in the living room of the house as a symbol of good luck. But have we noticed that turtles are being rapidly destroyed by us humans? In Asia alone, 25 species of turtles have been declared endangered. How can we allow the creature who is revered in our mythological beliefs, who is the sustainer of the earth, to come on our food plate as a dish? Seafood lovers to such dishes please say ‘NO!’.       Turtle is a very ...

Article We Are Losing Those Trees Which Shri Ram Saw         -    Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh Writer, Author & Social Activist Blogger - "Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh" We remain eager to know more and more about Shri Ram and Ramayana period. We want to know that when Shri Ram along with Sita and Lakshman left Ayodhya for exile, through which routes did they reach Lanka? That is why a campaign to find the path to Shri Ram's forest was also launched. For this discovery, those geographical symbols which were there during the Ramayana period were made the medium. Those forests and trees which are mentioned in the epic “Ramayana” were also used. If we had protected the forests and saved the trees from being cut, then today we would not have faced any difficulty in finding the forest path of Shri Ram. “Ramayana” is an epic with which the entire world is familiar. The basic story in this epic is of Shri Ram...

Article We Must Cherish Our Natural Legacy      -    Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh Writer, Author & Social Activist Blogger - "Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh"    What is our natural legacy? Are you have think about it? Just think! Flowers, trees, rivers, mountains, birds, crickets, black-bees and many living and non-living things are our natural legacy. It is only because of the existence of all these that there is life on this planet. This creates biodiversity and gives birth to the ecosystem. Our ancestors knew the importance of nature very well, that is why they linked it to our customs and traditions. There are many evidences of this in mythological texts. But in the race of modernity, we are forgetting the importance of these traditions and festivals. We make fun of them by calling them backward and are damaging our natural heritage.      Just a few days ago, one of my friends built another room in the cour...

Article A Lesson Of The Khandava Forest Doom's Fire         -    Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh Writer, Author & Social Activist Blogger - "Climate Diary Of Dr (Ms) Sharad Singh" We hurt nature. Nature is generous, it does not punish us. She also forgets our crimes but our own crimes punish us in the future. The best example of this is present in the epic “Mahabharata” in the form of the story of the doom's fire of Khandava forest. Two humans helped Agni to burn the Khandava forest but a forest tree provided protection to one of them. This is the difference between nature and man. Today, when large forests of the world are burning to ashes every year, we should learn a lesson from this story and become their protectors instead of leaving the forests to burn. So, let us once again remember the story of Khandava forest so that we can avoid repeating that mistake. When we read Mahabharata, we find Krishna and Ar...

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 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 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...