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  • world vegetarian day

    world vegetarian day

    October is the month of vegetarian awareness. This was established by the North American vegetarian society in 1977, and the international vegetarian union endorsed it in 1978. The idea is promote joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism, and whole halo of things. A vegetarian way of living is definitely beneficial. No I am not…

  • Council of Canadians announces Economic Boycott of Nestlé

    CLICK HERE to sign Council of Canadians pledge to not buy bottled water or Nestle products. You’ll feel better and so will I. [Note: this is not the first Nestlé boycott. As a sociologist fri… Source: Council of Canadians announces Economic Boycott of Nestlé

  • International Day against Nuclear Testing.

    International Day against Nuclear Testing.

    29th August is the International day against Nuclear Tests created by UN.  This was declared in the 2nd December 2009 session through the resolution that deals with effects of nuclear tests. The entire concept was to galvanize the banning of nuclear tests. This is achieved through symposiums, seminars, exhibition competition etc. Yet an random thought…

  • Maya-Matanga The Vanishing Elephants

    I have just come across a book in our library called the Mathangalila. Mathangalila, is Sanskrit text written by author Nilakantha which deals with the science of Elephant. The book talks about Asiatic Elephants, diagnosis and cure of illness that afflict elephants, use of elephant parts in medicine. Folklore round elephants. Elephants are very part…

  • Bio-Fuel

    International day for bio diesel August 10th is the international Biodiesel day. it is celebrated worldwide in honour of the  prime model of an engine that ran on peanut oil, in 1893. This event triggered the development of biodiesel as an alternate to petrol or gasoline 1977 witnessed a Brazilian scientist Expedito Parente inventing and…

  • Attitude Levied

    It is that time of the year, when my father was alive he would ask me to sign a sheet and I would do so, never bothering to know more. Over the past five years of self healing, I learnt lot of things, the last year has been about learning to handle my belief about…