September 2024

Read Covering Letter – Rama’s squirrel calling ….. September 2024
September 2024, Vol.9; No.07

Dear Friends,

Namaskaram.

Nature teaches us what is good for our health. There are many Fruits and Vegetables that look like the Body Part. And surprisingly they are useful for the respective organ. This YouTube will enlighten you
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12rtUtZ72R4i10vYLSPYQWO6y2BqvxaG6/view?usp=sharing.

We at Rameswaram are promoting kitchen / terrace garden as a part of Livelihood project which helps the stakeholders in nutritional security and in turn helps in improving their health.

This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:

  • Shri.Rangarajan continues to translate a couple of 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, Chennai writes on the herbal plant – Pudina (Marsh Mint)
  • In Social capital – Teertha Poojas, Universal Brotherhood day celebrations, Awareness programme on Water Conservation, International Tourism day celebration, Receiving award, Eco-tourism, Webinars and finally 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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A Rare book – Dhevaiula on Ramanathaswami

by
C.Rangarajan, Chennai

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

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Herbal Garden (Muligai Vanam) Pudina

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

Distribution and Habitat:

Mentha arvensis Linn belongs to the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Eurasia, widely growing in subtropical regions. It is native to the regions of Europe, western and central Asia. It is an erect herbaceous perennial plant that grows up to 20-80 cm on square, hairy stems. It is rhizomatous and has opposite leaves with very short stalks. Leaves elliptic to oblong-ovate, short petioled, toothed margins, rounded or blunt tipped. Flowers whorled; around upper leaf axils; 4-7 mm long; 2 lipped; irregular; white to pink to violet colour. Fruits brown nut lets.

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Social Capital

by
Green Rameswaram Trust

Teertha Pooja

Our work of involving community in doing Teertha poojas is going on smoothly. Locals are trying to take the ownership of the programme with the help of SHG Cordinators. In this month, we could perform Teertha poojas at 28 Traditional water bodies with 275 volunteers participating in the activity.

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Green Rameswaram newsletter (Tamil)

by
Green Rameswaram Trsut

For students….
From students ..

49th issue – September 2024

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Solid Waste Management

by
Green Rameswaram Trsut

Hand in Hand Inclusive Development and Services Chennai

The project team on daily basis undertakes door-to-door waste collection and source segregation. The street cleaning is also a part of the daily activities which has been implemented uninterruptedly during the month of Sep 2024 in the project location.

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