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Traditional Wisdom in Natural Resource Management - The Only Way to Conserve: Pub. by Rural Litigation & Entitlement Kendra; 68/1, Suryalok Colony, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal. Rs. 395.
The book seeks to answer the important question: how is it possible that Uttaranchal has more forest cover than its mother State of Uttar Pradesh despite having the same forest laws and the same bureaucracy? The situation in Uttaranchal appears to be so because of the self-imposed rules and traditional practices enforced by the tribal hill communities. Drawing sustenance from and yet sustaining the ecology has always been a part of the tribal culture. They have their own integrated system of ensuring ecological balance through strict rules for natural resource utilisation.
The aim of this book was to observe the various hill communities of Uttaranchal to ascertain the effectiveness of local level practices in protecting the environment and preserving natural resources.
Elementary Education in India - Where Do We Stand? (Analytical Report 2004): Arun C. Mehta; National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, 17-B, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016 & Department of Elementary Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
As part of its efforts towards strengthening Educational Management Information System (EMIS) in India, the NIEPA developed a computerised information system, namely District Information System for Education (DISE). This Analytical Report presents comprehensive information on different aspects of elementary education in India on hundreds of variables for 2004 in case of 25 States and Union Territories of the country. (DISE website: www.dpepmis.org)
Void and Fullness in the Buddhist, Hindu and Christian Traditions - Sunya — Purna — Pleroma: Bettina Baumer and John R. Dupuche — Editors; D.K.Printworld (P) Ltd., `Sri Kunj', F-52, Bali Nagar, Ramesh Nagar Metro Stn., New Delhi-110015. Rs. 600.
Inter-religious dialogue is one of the important ways for overcoming cultural and religious differences and misunderstandings, and for contributing to world peace. But, such a dialogue has to go beyond the social, institutional and purely academic areas — it has to reach the very depths of the spiritual, philosophical and theological insights of the religious traditions. In Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity such insights are expressed in the apparently opposite, but in reality complementary concepts of void (Sunya) and fullness (Purna, in Greek Pleroma). These concepts lead to the respective spiritual experiences and their interpretations in scriptures and philosophies.
This collection of papers presented at an inter-religious seminar organised by the Abhishiktananda Society at Sarnath, Varanasi, and inspired by the ideas and life of Swami Abhishiktananda, throws light on these fundamental concepts from the perspective of the different traditions and are an invitation to dialogue.
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