Equality vs. Nature: How Hierarchy can Help us Save the Planet

In my article on climate change, my focus on hierarchy instead of equality generated a lot of shocked questions and sometimes downright consternation. It was bound to. The fetish of equality has been made such More...

Book Review: Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities by Pankaj Jain

Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability by Dr. Pankaj Jain can be purchased in India here. Human-Nature dualism has always been a debatable question in the East and West. Professor More...

Book Review: Hinduism and Nature by Nanditha Krishna

Hinduism and Nature by Nanditha Krishna is available for purchase from amazon. Amidst globalization when we find monolithic religions dominating the world stage, for those looking from outside, Hinduism certainly More...

Nature in Indian and Western Traditions

This excerpt has been taken from Indian Culture and India’s Future, DK Printworld, New Delhi, 2011 I lived in the Nilgiri hills of western Tamil Nadu for over two decades, and as a beautiful tropical rainforest—a More...

Hindus in USA join in honoring MatruBhumi

The Washington DC-based Hindu American Foundation in partnership with the Bhumi Project, based in Oxford University, are hosting The Hindu Environment Week (HEW), an international event to honor Matru Bhumi or More...