2025
Read Covering Letter – Rama’s squirrel calling ….. February 2025
Dear Friends,
Namaskaram.
World Wetlands Day, observed every year on February 2, aims to increase global awareness of the essential role wetlands play in fostering biodiversity, human well-being, and cultural heritage. The theme for 2025, ‘Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future’.
Rameswaram Island has tidal wetlands, backwaters, and marshlands. We as a part of Green Rameswaram project are trying to protect these wetlands. Unfortunately, the aqua culture farms are spoiling the wetland (Tharvai) eco-system in Rameswaram.
This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:
- Shri.Rangarajan continues to translate a couple of shlokas from the rare book on Ramanathaswamy Temple
- Dr. A.Abirami, Programme Officer of the C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center, Chennai writes on the herbal plant – Ginger (Inji)
- In Livelihood – Registration for Livelihood project and Eco-tourism
- Revival and Renovation of Teppakulam Teertham and Regular Teertha Poojas
- In Social capital SHG meeting, Anna pooja, Palsuvai Nigalchi, and finally newsletter by the students and for the students of Rameswaram.
With best wishes,
Editorial Team
Green Rameswaram Project
Railway Feeder Road, Opp. To Hotel Vinayaka
Rameswaram – 623526
Ph: 04573 – 299496(office)
E-mail: greenrameswaram@gmail.com
Web: www.greenrameswaram.org
Read Covering Letter – Rama’s squirrel calling ….. January 2025
Dear Friends,
Namaskaram.
National Bird Day is celebrated on January 5th each year to raise awareness about the importance of birds and their conservation.
The Water Bird Sanctuary in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu is a popular destination for bird watchers. It’s home to many species of water birds and other wildlife. Thousands of Migratory Australian Flamingos Arrive In Rameswaram every year
This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:
- Dr. A.Abirami, Programme Officer of the C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center, Chennai writes on the herbal plant – Turmeric (Manjal)
- In Landscaping and Beautification – Creation of flori parks at Rameswaram with the help of “National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow
- In Livelihood – Registration for Livelihood project, Eco-tourism and Tailoring classes
- Regular Teertha Poojas and Awareness programme
- In Livelihood – Eco-tourism and Tailoring classes
- In Social capital – Village level competitions, Traditional Games, Students competitions, Green Rameswaram Foundation day celebration, Swami Vivekananda Jayanti, Palsuvai Nigalchi, and finally newsletter by the students and for the students of Rameswaram.
With best wishes,
Editorial Team
Green Rameswaram Project
Railway Feeder Road, Opp. To Hotel Vinayaka
Rameswaram – 623526
Ph: 04573 – 299496(office)
E-mail: greenrameswaram@gmail.com
Web: www.greenrameswaram.org
A Rare book – Dhevaiula on Ramanathaswami
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.
Herbal Garden (Muligai Vanam)
Distribution and Habitat
Zingiber officinale Roscoe, commonly known as ginger belongs to family, Zingiberaceae. The cultivation of ginger is known to originate in China which then spread to India, South East Asia, West Africa and the Caribbean.
Livelihood Opportunities
New Programme for Livelihood has commenced from this month. 1000 members list is generated ,Applications collected from 680 people,
We are procuring the following items for this programme – Seeds,Packing of seeds etc
Revival and Renovation of Traditional Water Bodies
Teppakulam
This year we renovated a very old Traditional water body which is known as Teppakulam. It is located at Sandhya Nagar, behind Amrita Vidyalaya, Thangachimadam.
Social Capital
Monthly SHG Meeting
Active members meeting was conducted on 17 February 2025. 17 members attended the meeting. Shri.Ramakrishnan, Director addressed the members and requested our associates to bring in more active members for such meetings.
Green Rameswaram newsletter (Tamil)
For students….
From students ..
54th issue – February 2025
A Rare book – Dhevaiula on Ramanathaswami
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. He is affectionately called Tamil Thatha (literally, “Tamil grandfather”)
