Prakriti Community Broadcasting

* Leaf 6 - New Moon - 25 Sep 2022*         Dear Fellow-beings, It's Dasara time. And it's Mahaalaya new moon.  Its a time for remembrance & celebration. In Earth calendar, as per Aeon Center of Cosmology, it's cosmic sunset - starting from the 23rd of September, the day of Equinox. More traditionally, its termed as Dakshinayan. As per Thea, the founder of the center, this period is gestational, a time to prepare to receive the full rays of the sun once again. The interesting thought posed by Thea is the possibility of a unified calendar for Earth in uniting the world's Humanity to leap towards a super tomorrow..... To know more about the Earth calendar, Aeon Center of Cosmology and more specifically about the cosmic sunset, please visit:   https://www.aeoncentre.com/the-earth-calendar-cosmic-sunset/ Book Launch Launch of Appiko - a kannada book on Sundarlal Bahuguna Sundarlal Bahuguna's contribution to environment can be easily mea...

* Leaf 5 - Full Moon - 10 Sep 2022*      Friends, Plants & Trees love monsoon time. They work less for survival and celebrate more through their expressions & growth. We'll cover a few points about plant nurturing, stories on Mysore Water Literacy & the upcoming Kisan Swaraj Sammelan in Mysore. Kisan Swaraj Sammelan is a bi-annual national event organized by ASHA ( Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture) since the last few years. This year, the event will be hosted by Mysore during 11-13 November 2022. So, let's get ready to welcome around 1500 organic farmers from around the country, practicing agro-ecology in many different ways.  Be a Host - To give the friendliest atmosphere for our visitors, Home Stay would be an ideal way. If you are interested to host a farmer/visitor during the KSS-2022, get your spaces ready. A communication will be sent shortly. And we need volunteers and sponsors too. More specific communication...

* Leaf 4 - New Moon - 26/27 Aug 2022 *      Dear Fellow-beings,  The sudden, erratic rains of the long monsoon season in Mysuru continues and Unpredictability is the norm across the globe now due to the climate crisis. During monsoon, it's important to keep a vigil on our health as we struggle to co-exist with the bacteria/virus population around. Our family doctor Dr. Rashmi recommends drinking warm water always, which helps to retain the immunity power of the body (keeping the defense system active at all times). At the Store, we keep warm drinking water freshly filled everyday for everyone at the entrance. Staying Healthy is the first choice we can make for a better tomorrow...Read on for more about Sri Madhavji, the Herbal garden kit & our steps towards Self-reliance in this edition. (from Left: Sachu, Madhav & Bala) Madhav Sahasrabudhe is a wonderful human being. Armed with Simplicity & aided by his engineering background, he has been travelling aro...

Leaf 3 - Full Moon 11 Aug 2022 Dear co-habitants, This edition carries stories about our new farmers, a remembrance note on our late President APJ Abdul Kalam and much more.... Farmers Vittal Vashisht & Lakshmi narasimhan from Vanasiri Farm have started giving papaya & elakki banana to our Store since 2 months. They are doing natural farming using Jeevamrutha under the guidance of Bannur Krishnappa. Their 3 acre farm is located at Shigodipura, Sosale Hobli and they can be reached at 99729 99757 / 98452 14934. Our late president APJ Abdul Kalam's death anniversary was on 27th July (2015). Happened to read an article about him that was aptly titled as 'Dreamer'. His life's message was 'to dream'. Today, our ability to dream is diminishing gradually due to the stress & anxiety in our daily life. But it is this nature of Humanity 'to dream' , is more significant today than ever. To dream is to imagine. And as Albert Einstein said, I...

Leaf 2 - New Moon 28 July 2022 Namaskara. This fortnightly edition carries stories about the upcoming & ongoing initiatives at Prakriti. The Farmers' market :  A group of farmers have been organizing a weekend 'Santhe' at Vijayanagar since last few months and when they approached us about the possibility of extending it at the Prakriti premises, we were delighted to support them. As a pilot program, it was launched on 17th July 11 AM to 2 PM. The duration, day and time schedule might go through some change after a few weeks of experimentation. As a platform that connects the producer & the consumer, Prakriti hopes this initiative will expand to become a lively Sunday carnival in the coming days. Please do share your ideas to make it grow! Gardening & Composting: In the phrase 'Global Thought-Local Action', we believe Local Action refers to: Inculcating individual Habits (involving lifestyle changes like carrying cloth bags, steel straws etc) Converting...

Leaf 1 - Full moon 13 July 2022   T he mango season is almost over and good butter fruits have started coming in. The Dasheri mangoes from Raje gowda farm that came in last week are worth mentioning for its flavour and sweetness. Topics covered in this fortnight includes - Ms. Sunitha & Vanastree, our friend Ms. Sahana and her parenting efforts, Charaka spinning at the Store and the new farmer who joined our list of empaneled farmers. Sunday group spinning @ Prakriti The group spinning activity on Sunday 3rd July at the Store surprisingly attracted lots of children. Thanks to Sachu (for manufacturing and selling box charakas) and Santosh Koulagi (from Janapada Seva Trust, Melkote who introduced us to the world of spinning), charaka spinners are on the rise in Mysore region. Those who strive for extracting their basic needs (Food, Shelter & Clothing) from Mother Nature without harming her, find this Charaka spinning empowering and fulfilling. A press note was also rel...