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: mek Trees And Religious Beliefs
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idee i 5 Se d.istand, District lancmunes ain a Fk ped tn ae ot fen a pict? Preservation and conaervation of trees, *“Pandurang Dada’, aa he waa known
hee pe OOD ns <5 eh As <A eee ae + + aire dee = » rer natoral flora and fauma have been affectionately, went out of his way to
SPs ay ile = yee ad Bae 7g ae MP: DASE At echorsge io etn J , integrally connected with Indian beliefs, establish ‘tree temples’ in Gujarat in order
Ss eee ates, al FS me peme SY + pie ee aR $e, religious notions and way of life. In my to generate religious reverence for trees
ray es (aR io Nl te ates ee CREPE Sal 422 cr oa pales early childhood, I distinctly remember and thereby create a social ethos for
oo 3s aN tt ok 2 he 5 s ws = ae ae I A “ px ot i eee stay how my grandmother forcibly dissuaded conservation of nature. Some
ty nae: ai Sa Ry citys: een iy od wp eon Yas 2 pt ieee) iene 2 one of my uncles from getting into timber communities in Gujarat, on certain
reese BET LC AR OO tee OAL UR Ey Sanne 3. ak Rae as Se ay trade. The reason waa that ahe equated instencea of tree felling have been
4 ROS Pe Ne a ae” AIRS SE PA Per Se ea a he this trade with butcher's profession. In observing the same rituals as are
we ; gh Re ae PS Sagal ae z.! PR ce eae : ma peef. ot her system of religious beliefs, cutting of performed after death of human beings.
Ghent wots tet Se tte cats hee RAR rr A
Se eu op Bape NE i 2 — yrs? treea was tatitamount to the butchering of io-cultural beli
ve is ys hee (pes yet ten Le «tof 3 7. aah cc nin oh oe *s living bemgs. My grandmother was a TES eal eet festa
) Some aS. ae Ib Nee hie URS ALD . ae | ee ~~ fae WINS Semnp | y. have al tivated me to go for
Bet Sat cu te Bs Ne As mera og sre Lier egy $ SUNS —_ ili RAS CUR) STS HO LSY
eh : TAR W\erase poet SES Maney ss ag are simple semi-literate lady but she possessed ' " ¢
e ye 5 oo Bets , VANS net Soe nfo ites ORS ee = =s as avery 4 Facer) Massive tree plantations, preventing tree
: en | Dy wv Aa) ee wee Aas (“faa ee ee — ot. frong, sense viction A A * .
a a een y Sie aca tg ania re ee : conservation of nature. Later in life Sie os Tae a Dose Sy neo Dore te
pe a RG pt Rt ae ee <i RW AR ei ee ee E : nature conservation and environment
a Fac, bole VR RRA els tat eee thas eee C8 She ° daring my visits to Himalayas for self- ; F i aaaen
ae SF RIN SE NARS ppt SRR EDT ar Sa Re ce ; am protection as an important ingredient in
5 ~, ner ON ITD allege EAE NT: SANS VSS SUN a bene rye exploration and self-realisation, I had Gay Ra Geum Gai Alestiena od
KE ey pee ery, foo te 2 SU UR ea eee aa ee many occasions to mect a number of 7 ;
IN 2 ee eae ce ee 7 BL em - SS aa : ee cited oven import necessary mechanical tools
BI a a PA i REM ht es meray ened sos : from Canada, for shifting big grown up
DQ SSS" — Pere oe Aaya patee Soca ma single minded = toe, if unavoidable developmental
y 8 EE ay a otion towards preservation of i fi
VAL BU tt nature to the extent of equating it with the Ha eA Ba
. = worship of God. In olden times in India, most cities were
. ; Mangroves in Gujarat Shri Pandurang Shastry Athvale was one F pps ties Nae 7
Recognising the importance of Mangroves as India has undertaken regular mapping of of the best known socio-religious Gujarat, I eats aa local
Carbon sinks, Gujarat has taken up extensive Mangroves cover in the country and accordmg to preachers in Gujarat. He will be known iy pa nibs
conservation and plantation activities in Mangroves their estimates, the Mangroves cover in Gujaret has for many centuries to come for his work pl Ge afarnenal his clita toma A
areas. More than 30,000 ha of Mangrove forests been steadily increasing (proven by satellite data), in exhorting coastal communities for etetimeleennet eiotel =
have been added during last couple of years in the Our efforts have resulted in having the second renunciation 01 social practices
coastal tracts of Jamnagar, Kutch, Bhavnagar and largest Mangroves forest cover of 93,600 ha in the
Anand districts of Gujarat State. Forest Survey of country.
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