Atul Sathe (Originally published on the author’s personal blog.) In an earlier post, we had taken a photographic tour of some routine practices followed in India even today, primarily in rural areas, and to some extent even in urban areas, which reflect the essence of the age-old sustainable Vedic culture. It has been evolving over millennia and advocates living in sync with the surrounding environment, while adhering to universal principles applicable to all. Let’s take another tour of such sustainable practices, through photos clicked during my field outings. Water, one of the five basic building blocks of life, called Panchmahabhutas…
Atul Sathe (Originally published on the author’s personal blog.) India’s Vedic culture has essentially been a nature worshiping civilization that has always advocated a Dharmic way of life, which means living in tune with the cosmic laws, the natural phenomena and all living and non-living beings around us. This has manifested in myriad ways – from reverence towards the sun and rain to respect for the local sacred groves where the patron deity of the place is supposed to reside, and from paying obeisance to mountains and rivers to worshiping various plants and animals. There is scientific and / or…
Temple at Hiranyakeshi River origin – Amboli, Maharashtra Atul Sathe (Originally published on Indictoday.com) India is best known around the globe for its culture, biodiversity, monuments, cuisine, festivals and spiritual practices that depict its holistic philosophy of life. In the original Vedic tradition, all these aspects have been beautifully interlaced into a seamless fabric – a system that enables economic growth without harming the society or environment. Although many parts of this system have been lost in daily life at the individual and community levels after centuries of subjugation by invading forces, the essence largely remains intact. With a little…
Atul Sathe (Originally published on the author’s personal blog.) India, like most ancient cultures of the world has been following an inherently eco-friendly lifestyle for millennia. Unfortunately most other ancient cultures of the world do not survive today; but the essence of India’s Vedic culture is very much alive and is evident in many of the daily practices of Indians, primarily in rural areas and also to some extent in urban areas. Let us take a photographic tour of such sustainable practices, while sitting in the safety of our homes. The bull, which has always been playing a vital role…
Atul Sathe (Originally published on the author’s personal blog on April 2, 2020, on occasion of Ram Navami) Today is Ram Navami. Greetings to everybody on the occasion. श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम! Bhagwan Ram was rightly called as Maryada Purushottam (the best one who always abides by the dharmic principles or the eternal laws of nature and the laws of the land). As per the estimate by historian Shri Nilesh Oak, the time of Ramayan is estimated to be about 12,000 BC. Obviously, the natural habitats during that time across India and the world must have been…
Atul Sathe (Originally published on Esamskriti.com) Ancient India is known for its knowledge and genius in all walks of life, ranging from medicine to economics and architecture to spiritual growth. India’s traditions based on the holistic Vedic philosophy have always advocated a balance in all human endeavours. This ensured economic development without harming the ecology and the social fabric, over millennia. Ancient literature in Sanskrit and other Indian regional languages has extensively discussed conservation, even in eras when the natural habitats were intact and far from any damage. The two greatest epics experienced by humanity – Ramayan and Mahabharat (which…
