“Every water body from the past should be treated as a heritage body.”

Millets farming does not need fertilizers and pesticides to grow and also can be cultivated in low irrigated and even non-irrigated areas.

With committed citizen groups working with the local government it is possible to preserve heritage and be water sufficient.

“... while the outer world around us has changed, we haven’t changed much inside. Those conflicts are a part of my poetry,” he says.

Participants were judged on their ability to cut grass without harming other plants, and on their knowledge of the forest.

Students walk bare-foot on the red, loamy soil, amid peacocks and rabbits. They harvest organic fruits and vegetables such as mangoes, pumpkin, guavas, and jackfruit.

The common thread that weaves different religious groups is culture - diverse and inclusive culture.

"The idea is to wean farmers and home gardeners off hybrid or GM seeds and propagate the use of native or indigenous seeds"

“After 10 years of use, a Nano car would go to Bhangarwala (mechanical waste collector) whereas Banni Buffalo will produce at least four new buffaloes,”