TEDxPollachi

Conversation with Dr Shankar Raman & Dr Divya Mudappa: Restoring the world’s biodiversity one step at a time

It doesn’t take much explaining to understand that the Earth has lost a lot of its biodiversity due to human activity. But are they lost for good? Could our best intentions and prudent civic action bring some of the lost biodiversity back? What does it take?

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Talk by Ranganathan: Gandhi in the 21st century

Mahatma Gandhi is widely known as the Father of the Indian Nation and a very prominent Indian freedom fighter. But he was also a deeply philosophical thinker and idealist. His thoughts extended from political idealism and civic action to commerce and production, and from Spirituality to Life itself. What are some Gandhian principles that we will do well to carry into the 21st century and beyond?

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Talk by Kali Prakash: Living in Harmony with Nature: Permaculture as a pathway to Sustainable Farming

The manner of Human beings’ interaction with nature has been crucial to our thriving. But this manner is also evolving over time and sometimes gives rise to improper and unsustainable practices. In our times, when production, economies and livelihoods rely on nature, it may become essential to carefully consider our interaction with nature. How can permaculture-based design of farms and cultivation support our endeavour to thrive with nature?

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Performance: Sri Isai Sangamam - Nadhaswaram Artists, Led by Arul Mani

Sri Isai Sangamam is a Nadaswaram-Thavizh troupe, led by Arul Mani. Arul is the Vidwan of the Zamin Samathur Temple where he has played the Nadaswaram for about thirty years now. Following in the footsteps of his Grandfather and Father, he carries the legacy and artform of Nadhaswaram for a third generation.

Apart from performing at the temple, his troupe perform in various Utsavs and events around Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Thirty years on and he still continues to practise his art with the same energy and enthusiasm, because he considers it beyond mere duty. As he puts it, ‘It’s my identity. It’s what I hold dear to my heart. It’s what brings me happiness and it’s what I cherish the most – my God-given talent’.

At TEDxPollachi, the Nadaswaram-Thavizh artists led by Arul Mani will demonstrate the art form by performing four pieces, a mix of ‘Classical Keerthanais’, ‘Bhakti Songs’, Patriotic & Film.

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In conversation: Shankar Raman & Divya Mudappa - Wildlife Scientists, Rainforest Restoration Experts, Writer

Dr Divya Mudappa is interested in the ecology, conservation, and restoration of tropical rainforest ecosystems, and in translating biological understanding to on-ground conservation action. She is presently a scientist with the Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore, based at the field research station in Valparai, Anamalai Hills. She is the author of Pillars of Life: Magnificent Trees of the Western Ghats, co-authored with T. R. Shankar Raman. With colleagues and students, she now leads a long-term conservation programme in the Western Ghats to restore degraded rainforests, reduce conflicts between people and wildlife, and foster conservation education and awareness.

Dr T. R. Shankar Raman is a writer and wildlife scientist with the Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore, interested in the ecology and conservation of tropical forests and wildlife, especially in the Western Ghats. He is based at the field research station in Valparai in the Anamalai Hills. He is the author of The Wild Heart of India: Nature and Conservation in the City, the Country, and the Wild and co-author, with Divya Mudappa, of Pillars of Life: Magnificent Trees of the Western Ghats. He co-edited At the Feet of Living Things : Twenty-Five Years of Wildlife Research and Conservation in India with Aparajita Datta and Rohan Arthur. He blogs at View from Elephant Hills: www.shankarraman.in

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