Children and nature
Some notes based on some sharing by Vijetha.



This workshop was conducted for some children of the assistants / help of a residential community, to acknowledge their value in making everyone’s lives easier. It started with some games where children could try to identify a tree by just the feel of the tree. Then the children discussed about their experiences, and more about…
“We need to find a way to live in harmony with nature and with each other, and AI is a threat to this goal.” ~ J Krishnamurti (1985) More people are seeing this in today’s world… this perspective on the focus of education makes a lot of sense… “AI is an iceberg that is going…
Ranganthittu in Karnataka is well known for its beautiful bird sanctuary. One not-so-well known place near it is a curious place, a village where one can walk around, and find on the rooftops of a lot of houses, many beautiful birds nesting on them! Most of them are painted storks, and the villagers have over…
It was a great privilege to have an hour’s live call with the amazing author of this fascinating book The Last Child in the Woods …worth re-reading every once in a way! Just some of the points discussed… Sharing a few moments of awe and wonder during a recent solitary walk… The audience had people…
For a protective parent who’s seen the child since a baby, at some point we start finding it challenging to accept the son or daughter’s increasing independence. We still want to protect the child, and warn the child about how dangerous the world is. Sometimes unknowingly, in our very words we start creating a dangerous…
The spectacular coral tree has so many guests If you just can’t get enough of it, you can look at this video – better still find one in your neighborhood and spend some time with it.