All universal matter is made of the five basic primal substances called ‘Panch Mahabhuta’ in the Vedas – these are Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Of these, water has enjoyed the highest religious and social status in all ancient civilizations. Prayers in all four main Vedas refer to water as nectar, honey, source of […]
I’d like to begin with a Native American quote by the Chief Seattle, “The Earth does not belong to Man, Man belongs to the Earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man didn’t not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to […]
Dear Friends, The Save Rani Bagh Botanical Garden Foundation has set up an online petition, http://www.saveranibagh.org/petitionN.php, to register public opposition to BMC’s shockingly anti-people proposal to increase the entry fee for visiting VJB Udyan, from Rs.5 to Rs.100 per adult and from Rs.2 to Rs.25 per child! We appeal to you to sign the petition, ‘We oppose BMC’s […]
Dear Editor, Us Parsis are an educated community but has anyone ever thought of how many kilos of wood is required every day to keep the fires burning in our Agiaries and Atash Behrams? I am not aware if any scheme is in effect for growing more trees to replace the ones cut, as also […]