“When all hills are staked with barbs, when all rivers bleed dry, when the last whippoorwill’s cry fades into oblivion, what good will your money be then?” Chief Seattle, Adaptation A little child born today,In peace and harmony, expects to wake.But growing up can be a big mistake.As he is unaware of what the world…
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An Ode to The Old Mother
“For Earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. Whatever befalls the Earth, befalls men.” -Chief Seattle I hear old stories of an era long gone,Have you heard?There was no smog!Back then, the only portmanteau was vog.I have stood next to the banyan tree and wept,Lost it all under a gooseberry tree.I…
World Environment Day
“From the lush, green forest, To the wide, blue sea— Mother nature’s beauty, Fills our hearts with glee.” June 5, 1972 saw the inauguration of the campaign we— today— call the ‘World Environment Day’. Created by the United Nations, the campaign aims at spreading awareness among the citizens about environmental disasters caused by mankind— global…
World Health Day Amid Covid-19
The world health day is a health awareness day celebrated every year on 7th April worldwide since 1950. This World Health Day was marked as the first ‘International Year of the Nurse and Midwife’ to commemorate these extraordinary health workers who are the epitomes of courage, bravery and empathy in today’s self-engaging world. This year…
The Beginning of the End
They say the world was about survival initially And our ancestors were hunters. They think that they’ve come a long way now, By inventing machines to increase their comfort But little did they know that by doing so, They provoked the nature’s anger. They uprooted trees for their own needs, And stole the sheep’s wool….
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