2023

Read Coverting Letter – Rama’s squirrel calling …..
March 2023, Vol.8;  No.01

Dear Friends,

The Hindu reported the following interesting story in its 4th April issue.

With a unique and environment-friendly initiative, Sadiwara a far-flung village panchayat in Hiller Shahabad block of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has come up with the idea of offering a gold coin for collecting plastic waste for saving the environment. Under the scheme, if someone gives plastic waste of 20 quintals, then the panchayat will give him a gold coin.

A lawyer by profession and Sarpanch of the village Sadiwara, Farooq Ahmad Ganai has become an inspiration for everyone in the Kashmir Valley. After the start of the campaign, the whole village was declared plastic free within 15 days.

It is high time, Rameswaram municipality also takes up such an initiative as the Island is full of plastic which is not only bad for the environment but also spoiling the Marine life. Recently, a Green Rameswaram team carried out a survey for its partner organization Hand in Hand Inclusive Development Services (a project supported by HCL) and shocked to find plastic everywhere in spite of laws to regulate it. In addition, the survey revealed found that a lot of plastic is dumped in the sea through the gutters and canals. We hope to come out with a detailed report in the coming months on plastic menace.

This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:

  • Dr.Sanjay Banerji in his blog writes on “Financial Accounting-6” for SHG members
  • Shri.Rangarajan, translates a few shlokas from the rare book on Ramanathaswami Temple
  • Usual work carried out by Hand in Hand Inclusive Development Services in Solid waste management
  • Dr.A.Abirami, Programme Officer of the C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center writes about the herbal plant –  Vishnukranthi (Dwarf  morning-glory)
  • Livelihood Opportunities covers launch of Nursery garden, EDII evaluation team visit etc.
  • Repair and Maintenance of Water bodies covers Kapi Teertham
  • In Social capital – Teertha Poojas,  Anna pooja, Teertham cleaning works, state level Island Development Committee Meeting, Webinars etc. and finally ‘Green Rameswaram newsletter’ by the students and for the students of Rameswaram

With best wishes,

Editorial Team
Green Rameswaram Project
Mahabeer Dharmasala
Rameswaram – 623526
Tamilnadu.
Ph: 04573 – 222296(office)
E-mail: greenrameswaram@gmail.com
Web:  www.greenrameswaram.org

Read Coverting Letter – Rama’s squirrel calling …..
February 2023, Vol.7;  No.12

Dear Friends,

Uma Shankar Pandey is a social worker from Uttar Pradesh, best known for his contributions towards ground water conservation in Jakhni. Fondly called ‘Pani ke Pehredar’ (guardian of water) in villages of UP, his model of water harvesting has been widely appreciated. For his contributions towards water harvesting and conservation, he has been honoured with the prestigious Padmashri award in 2023. He is a disabled person, aged 60  years. He has worked in 470 gram panchayats of Bundelkhand, and still expanding his work in the region to turn water-scarce villages into water, abundant villages.

We at Rameswaram are also working mainly for Water harvesting by way of “Reviving and Renovating the Traditional Water bodies” which will help in (i) reducing the pollution (ii) curtailing the encroachment and (iii) establishing the ownership.

This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:

  • Shri.Sanjay Banerji in his regular column writes on Financial Accounting
  • Shri.Rangarajan, translates a few shlokas from the rare book on Ramanathaswami Temple
  • Usual work carried out by Hand in Hand Inclusive Development Services in Solid waste management
  • Dr.A.Abirami, Programme Officer of the C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center writes about the herbal plant –  Turkey berry (Sundakkai)
  • Livelihood Opportunities covers – Smt.Vasuki’s success story of the Bee keeping trainee
  • Participatory Eco-tourism covers Teertha yatra
  • Revival and Renovation of Traditional Water Bodies covers the repair and painting work of Gnanavapi Teertham
  • In Social capital – Teertha Poojas,  Webinars, Free medicine distribution, Opening of an information center cum shop etc. and finally ‘Green Rameswaram newsletter’ by the students and for the students of Rameswaram

With best wishes,

Editorial Team
Green Rameswaram Project
Mahabeer Dharmasala
Rameswaram – 623526
Tamilnadu.
Ph: 04573 – 222296(office)
E-mail: greenrameswaram@gmail.com
Web:  www.greenrameswaram.org

Read Coverting Letter – Rama’s squirrel calling …..
January 2023, Vol.7;  No.11

Dear Friends,

Once upon a time, in a world where the human body was still a mystery, a young scientist named Emily was fascinated by the workings of the gut. She was curious about the tiny organisms that lived within it and how they impacted human health.

Emily dedicated her life to studying the gut microbiome, a community of trillions of microorganisms that inhabit the digestive tract. Through her research, she discovered that the gut microbiome played a crucial role in many aspects of human health, including digestion, metabolism, immunity, and even mood.

One day, Emily stumbled upon a shocking discovery. She found that the modern lifestyle, with its processed foods and antibiotics, was severely damaging the gut microbiome. This led to a host of health problems, including obesity, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases.

Determined to help, Emily set out on a mission to educate the public about the importance of maintaining a healthy gut microbiome. She shared her findings with everyone she met, from school children to politicians, and even created a website to spread the word.

Thanks to Emily’s tireless efforts, people began to take notice and adopt healthier habits. They started eating more fiber-rich foods, reducing their sugar intake, and avoiding antibiotics whenever possible. As a result, their gut microbiomes flourished, and their health improved dramatically.

The story of Emily and the gut microbiome spread far and wide, inspiring others to take care of their gut health. And so, the world became a happier, healthier place, all thanks to the tiny organisms that lived within.

We too propagate healthy food in our Green Rameswaram project through our yoga vargas. This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:

  • Dr.Sanjay Banerji in his blog writes on “Financial Accounting-4” for SHG members
  • Shri.Rangarajan, translates a few shlokas from the rare book on Ramanathaswami Temple
  • Usual work carried out by Hand in Hand Inclusive Development Services in Solid waste management
  • Dr.A.Abirami, Programme Officer of the C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center writes about the herbal plant –  Custard Apple (Seethapalam)
  • Livelihood Opportunities covers – Distribution of certificates to the trainees –  Bee keeping
  • In Social capital – Teertha Poojas,  Cleaning programmes, Deepa pooja, Swami Vivekananda’s birth day celebrations etc. and finally ‘Green Rameswaram newsletter’ by the students and for the students of Rameswaram

With best wishes,

Editorial Team
Green Rameswaram Project
Mahabeer Dharmasala
Rameswaram – 623526
Tamilnadu.
Ph: 04573 – 222296(office)
E-mail: greenrameswaram@gmail.com
Web:  www.greenrameswaram.org

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Financial Accounting 13 – Adjusting Entries

by
Dr.Sanjay Banerji
Founder Director/Dean of Amrita School of Business

Bala Sir welcomed the ladies for the next session on ‘Adjusting Entries’. He drew their attention to the Income and Expenditure statement they had prepared earlier for APS for the month of October 2021. It is reproduced below for convenience.

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A Rare book – Dhevaiula on Ramanathaswami

C.Rangarajan, Chennai

This classical work on Sri Ramanatha Swami of Rameswaram was composed by “Palapattadai Chokkanatha Pillai”. This work was discovered by Dr.U.Ve.Saminatha Iyer after comparing multiple versions. He also wrote a commentary on this rare text.

With the blessings of Lord Ramanatha Swami, Mother Parvathavardhini & Lord Rama, here is an attempt to provide a reasonable translation of this work, in English. Any error can be ascribed to me.

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Herbal Garden (Muligai Vanam) Hogweed (Siriyamookurattai)

by
Dr.A.Abirami
C.P.R. Environmental Education Center, Chennai

Distribution and Habitat

Boerhaaviadiffusa is an herbaceous plant of the family Nyctaginaceae. This plant grows vigorously as a weed in different terrestrial habitats such as grasslands, wastelands, agricultural fields, residential compounds, ditches and marshy places. in tropical and subtropical regions such as India, Brazil, Africa, Australia, China, Egypt, Pakistan, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Iran and several countries of Middle East. It is a perennial creeping, prostrate or ascending herb, up to 1 m long or more, with spreading branches.

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Participatory Eco-Tourism

Green Rameswaram Trust

E-Autos reached out to 11,186 pilgrims. Out of which, we have provided free services to Senior citizens 79 nos., children 175 nos. and differently-abled 15 nos.

One of the pilgrim got Paralytic attack near the Temple’s south tower. Our E-Rickshaw Driver Shri.Subramani admitted the pilgrim to the temple hospital immediately. Now the patient is recovering. Pilgrims form Nagercoil thanked our E-Rickshaw driver for their quick services

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Social Capital

Green Rameswaram Trust

Teertha Pooja

Our work of involving community in doing Teertha poojas is going on smoothly. SHG members, E-auto drivers and Yoga participants are trying to take the ownership of the programme. In this month, we could carry out Teertha poojas at 17 Traditional water bodies with 191 volunteers participating in the activity. The details are given below.

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Green Rameswaram Trust

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Green Rameswaram newsletter (Tamil)

For students….
From students ..

39th issue – November 2023

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Financial Accounting 12 – Journal Entries III

by
Dr.Sanjay Banerji
Founder Director/Dean of Amrita School of Business

Bala Sir welcomed the SHG members, and said that in this class, he would discuss some additional transactions for another company. He said, that this was felt necessary for reinforcing the ideas. Here are some Practice Exercises for Transaction entries.

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