Read Covering Letter – Rama’s squirrel calling ….. January 2025

January 2025, Vol.9; No.11

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

Newsletters

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 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”)

Herbal Garden (Muligai Vanam)

Dr. A. Abirami

C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre, Chennai

Distribution and Habitat

Curcuma longa (L.) commonly known as Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of Zingiberaceae family. Native to India and is widely cultivated in China, Sri Lanka, West and East Africa and other tropical countries. The plant is grown in tropics and sub-tropic regions at around 20 °C and 30 °C with sufficient rainfall.

Landscaping and Beautification

Green Rameswaram Trust

National Botanical Research Institute from Lucknow is creating flori parks in Government Institutions. We have collaborated with them and facilitated the establishment of Nandavanam in Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram. Another two places shortlisted for the park establishment is Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mandapam and Sri Parvathavarthini Amman Girls Higher Secondary School.

Livelihood Opportunities

Green Rameswaram Trust

New Registration for Livelihood project

Enrolment for New Livelihood programme started in this month by having awareness programme at Mangammachatram. 400 stakeholders took the part. As a mark of inauguration couple of beneficiaries were given the Kitchen Garden tools

Maintenance of Renovated Traditional Water Bodies

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 Coordinators and Yoga students. In this month, we could perform Teertha poojas at 25 Traditional water bodies with 207 volunteers participating in the activity. The details are given below.