WANA MAHOTHSAVAM
The forest, the trees the flora and the fauna housing in and around us all are our kinsmen. These do deserve protection and preservation. Some fifty eight years back first Vanamahostava was celebrated globally and subsistence of existing flora and fauna over this general and younger generation in particular about the importance of forest, its wildlife and to create awareness of tree culture, the biodiversity and maintenance of environmental stability by way of conservation and preservation of vast ecosystem.
The reverence of forest conservation and preservation has been honored with due regards in our old scriptures of all religions the Vedas, puranas and the upanisads and the Ramayana and Mahabharata. But, ironically this is dis-mally a matter of pity that in today’s world this asset is going to be driven to the verge of extinction globally, so to say heading towards death-knell. The axe and the gun had over the years been the only tools in the hands of mad civilized man to eke out living not only for his need but more so for greed. Still sad is the careless handling of cigarette bit which spells the doom of forestry business and destroy the wildlife housing in and around the forest.
The present day’s scenario, therefore, evokes us all to be forestry conscious to safeguard Mother Earth.
History has recorded that our religions, customs, traditions are interrelated in a kaleidoscopic fashion in a variety of ways, with the growth in population uncompromising with globe’s latitudes and longitudes has further added fuel to fire in depleting tree cover coupled with the development activities, particularly in the picturesque resorts, has undercut the very basis. Trees are among primitive man’s first deities. Not the last though, for even today in India, the Banana and peepal trees are worshipped.
If the nation has to survive, the philosophy of life must be understood not only in words, ideas or achievements but in terms which would replant us firmly on the earth and under shady tree. Our forests, unlike any other natural wealth are renewable. Their protection and preservation is as important as our life is to us. These have been victimized by human threat. Let us, therefore, embrace this precious gift bestowed upon us by the ancestors and add to it by planting more and more trees.
We should be in unison should join hands tirelessly to put in all out efforts by maximizing extensive/intensive plantation drive on all available areas to ensure a green globe. Mere seminars or symposium, painting and essay competitions are not going to hold any good. We have to come up in practical sanctity and everyone, of us, irrespective of gender have to plant at least ten plants as the saying goes that ‘equal to ten wells is a tank; equal to ten tanks is a son and equal to ten sons is a tree’. And not only that we have not to abandon after planting but bring them up like our progenies with utmost affections.
VANA MAHOTHSAVAM FOREST
VANA MAHOTHSAVAM FOREST
VANA MAHOTHSAVAM FOREST