The voices of our ancients echo through space and time Only to an alert mind do they resonate and chime Holding solutions to problems small and mighty Carefully encased in layers of simplicity You, Govar…
Cow dung for Bioremediation
According to World Bank data, the amount of solid waste generated by the world in a year is about 2 billion tonnes. It is estimated that at least 33 percent of this is not managed…
Go ghrita and dadhi: Cow ghee and curd
Ghrita Ayurvedic perspective of ghee According to Ashtanga Hrudayam, one of the primary texts of Ayurveda, cow ghee is considered the best among all fats. In the Indian tradition, ghee is considered to be highly…
Gavamrita: Cow Milk
In the Anushasana parva of the Mahabharata, when King Yudhishthira questions his grandsire Bheeshma on the subject of cows, the latter says,”Cows are the foremost of all things. Themselves sacred, they are the best of…
Mahabharata: The Preeminence of Cows
In the Anushasana parva of the Mahabharata1, Yudhishthira questions Bheeshma on the subject of cows. Using numerous accounts of past events and conversations with rishis of great knowledge and tapasya, Bheeshma then discusses the spiritual…
Biochar: Soil Health, Clean Energy and Ecopreneurship
After more than a year of living with the pandemic, many of us could be thinking about the future of jobs and what kind of changes we might see in the world. The belief in…
Agnihotra and Rainfall
Fire rituals are an integral part of ancient traditions across the world. Agnihotra is one such very significant ancient Vedic fire ritual which is widely practiced even today. Its purifying impact on the environment, atmosphere,…
Do plants have life? Earliest conversation between sage…
In the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharatha, there is a very interesting and insightful conversation between the two great sages, Bhrigu and Bharadwaja. Bharadwaja seems to think that trees do not have life and expresses…
Yagna and Farming: Homa Farming
Homa farming is a method of farming with spiritual basis. It is done in a homa (yagna) environment and integrates homa and its ash as integral components in the entire farming process. Introduction According to…