Giving Voice to the Animal Kingdom
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A short and powerful talk by Frans Lanting who not only captures the most beautiful moments of the animal world […]
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Sustainable Technologies: Energy Imperatives
0At present, the world is facing a serious environmental crisis which is threatening our very life-support system. But what is the […]
The Story of Solutions
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I had to go shopping for a pair of shoes recently. I live in Pondicherry which hasn’t got enough stores […]
Take Back your City with Paint
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Edi Rama is the Mayor of Tirana, the capital of Albania. In other words, he is a politician. And he’s […]
The Dawn of De-extinction
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What happens when one of the most abundantly found birds goes extinct in a matter of decades? For one thing, […]
A World of Change
0I have nothing to do with America other than the fact that some of my family resides there. I have […]
The American Dream Turned Nightmare
1The ecological crisis facing humanity today is made of four factors or challenges: Economic Growth, Energy, Population and Lifestyle. Economic […]
Generation Next
1There is a growing concern among parents and teachers about the present generation fed on a regular diet of T.V., […]
Designing Cities for People
0Many of us discuss about the future of our cities, and about the direction that personal transport needs to take. […]
The World is One
0The world is one, in fact and in potentia. There is already a realised unity; that unity runs as the […]
Today’s Imperative
1What are we to do today? The question arises because every day, almost every one of us thinks, on reading […]
Indigenous Peoples and the Quest for Wholeness
0Early in February, news reached the western press of a brutal double killing in the Andaman Islands, an Indian-ruled archipelago […]
The New Face of Terrorism
1The phenomenon of “terrorism” has taken many masks and claddings in the history of mankind. Mercenaries of old, self-proclaimed “warriors […]
Of Carbon Copies and the Divine Body
0Can human beings be cloned? Can we improve our race through purely mechanical processes? Would genetic engineering hold the key […]
A New Thought, A New Birth
0The present world is witnessing something of a new, beautiful and true change. We see the signs of this great […]
The Age of Unification
0One of the major thrusts of the future will be towards synthesis. In this article, the author deals with two […]
Fanaticism’s Falling Towers
0‘What is that sound high in the air Murmur of maternal lamentation Who are the hooded hordes swarming… What is […]
About International Relations
0In recent years “international relations” have become a more and more complex issue. Governments are spending a considerable administrative and […]
The Clear Light of Hope
0‘What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow/Out of this stony rubbish?’ So T.S. Eliot asked, or rather demanded, […]
Where is the Youth?
1Where is the youth? May be there isn’t one. As the world becomes increasingly complex, it has become difficult to […]
Is Religion under Threat?
5Recently, I was visiting my niece’s school in New York. While waiting for her to come out of her class, […]
Next Generation – “No Future….” ?
1Since the beginning of last century each “younger generation” has claimed to some extent that its parents did not really […]
The “Iraq Crisis” and the Role of the United Nations
0After the downfall of the communist governments in the former Soviet Union and the so called “Eastern bloc”, we can […]
World Movement
0Despite what the many prophets of doom proclaim, despite many misleading appearances, the world is definitely moving in the right […]
