Indigenous Wisdom Special: Newsletter

Indigenous Wisdom is a treasure chest for humanity that has been ignored and endangered by humanity in the name of progress. This month newsletter focusses on how to harness the benefits of indigenous wisdom for sustainable development. Thus we have excerpts from Prof. Rose von Thater-Braan on the need for Cognitive Pluralism rather than cognitive imperialism.

Then we bring you the news of our various activities in the field of sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and indigenous health system: installing apiculture to imparting training in Bio-methanation plant True to the philosophy of conserving and harnessing indigenous wisdom, Vivekananda Kendra-nardep walks the talk by conserving the indigenous knowledge of treating poisnous bites : by meeting and documenting the knowledge of Visha Vaidhyas.

Also we are happy to inform you that we have brought out a beautiful multi-coloured Tamil book on sustainable agricultural technologies. This book prepared by VK-nardep team headed by Dr.Pillai. Please read about it. We feel that this can be a cherished hand book for every farmer in Tamil Nadu and for every student of sustainable development in Tamil Nadu. This book also brings to light various indigenous technologies which are very relevant in modern context.

Then we bring the visions of wisdom from Jeremy Norby -an anthropologist and author of Cosmic Serpent : he has worked with indigenous people of Peruvian Amazon; Fritjof Capra -physicist turned Deep-ecologist and Alice Caltrone -famous Jazz musician from US : They all talk about the need to understand, conserve and venerate diversity and indigenous wisdom so that the humanity and the planet can live in harmony.

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