Cultural Dimension of Ecology-Baidyanath Saraswati-DKPD-9788124601020
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Urbanization.
Industrialization. Market Economy. Technocentric Lifestyles. Degenerated
Consumerism. Air, Water and Land Pollutions. These are some of the tell-tale
expressions, recurringly surfacing in the concerns about ecological
disturbances across the continents. Today, however, as we are headed for an
ecological disaster, there is not only a growing awareness against the
“cornucopian technocentrism”, but also a far-stretched disillusionment with
the one-way exploitative, economic development. And even the national
planners are being questioned: Can the law of a nation supersede the Law of
Nature? Should the rights of the people be allowed to be destructively
manipulated by the rules of power? Must the wisdom-tradition of our ancestors
be shelved to accomodate the flagrant hypocrisies of the Planning tradition?
As a part of the Unesco Chair activities at the Indira Gandhi National Centre
for the Arts, a Conference: 13-16 October 1995, New Delhi, involved some of
the highly reputed scholars in a stimulating dialogue on the “Cultural
Dimension of Education and Ecology”. Its presentations are now offered in two
volumes: setting out independently the Cultural Dimension of (1) Education,
and (2) Ecology. Focussing on the ecological systems in the mountains,
forests and islands vis-a-vis the hitherto-adopted modes of aggressive
development, the 15 articles here underscore the urgency of changing the
modern lifestyles, of befriending Nature and, above all, of returning to
‘wisdom-tradition’. Also included here are case-studies highlighting the
aspects of culture that are being lived in the day-to-day lives of people —
even today! This collection is invaluable to environmentalists, social
activists, economic planners, policy-makers, and cultural scholars working
for the revival of traditional wisdom. |
Book |
ISBN |
9788124601020
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PUBLISHER |
DKPD |
Binding |
HARDCOVER |
Edition |
1998 |
Language |
ENGLISH |
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