What is pain? Wikipedia defines it thusPain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli, such as stubbing a toe, burning a finger, putting alcohol on a […]
Healing the self: Healing the environment
The human body is a great teacher in healing. Its incredibly complex mechanisms work so efficiently that for the most part we dont think of them. Several crucial functions like […]
Reinterpreting traditions to protect our natural environment: Legal histories around the Ganesh festival
Reinterpreting festive traditions to protect our natural environment Manisha SG The ritual of the immersion of religious idols is observed in various parts of India – from the Ganesh idols […]
Out of sight: Out of mind
Recently I observed an effort to lay a new water pipeline in our neighbourhood – the contractors had perhaps been asked to dig as close to the edge of the […]
The impact of a seed
What is the impact of your work? How many people have you affected? These are questions that most people working in the social and environmental field are confronted with. Impact […]
Appealing to the right side of the brain : a case for art in advocacy
Recently the Australian government commissioned a team to research into the worlds ugliest colour. Having found it, they intend to demand that all cigarettes be packed in this colour to […]
The value of a cloth bag
What should a cloth bag cost? That depends on how much you value it. eCoexist started promoting cloth bags in 2009 with a campaign called UseMeAgain. We were speaking […]
Grieving for the planet: Beyond Conservation into Creation
Recently a massive whale floated ashore in the city of Mumbai. Just a few weeks earlier almost 80 smaller whales had similarly floated ashore in Chennai and scientists could not […]
Throw the right way
It is not just what you throw, but IN what you throw that makes a big difference to our waste situation in India. A lot of urban residents feel that […]
Can the world run on barter?
Source: SearchKashmir Even in a modern and developed city like Mumbai barter still exists today. Women carrying baskets filled with new steel utensils go from door to door giving them […]