Thomas Kolster – The Goodvertising Guy

As humans, we all communicate and get greatly influenced by what we see and hear. This power of communications was tapped by Advertisers and Marketers to acquire mind space since the 19th century. The brand competition and pushing the products soon changed the buying needs into “excessive consumerism” ruled by sentiments such as “we are what we buy.” Thomas Kolster …

Raju Swami – a miniature artist

Amidst the deserts of Rajasthan, this man is painting trees. Raju Swami a miniature artist has painted so many artworks, but his domain- the plant kingdom is something that puts him a class apart. Dr. Anju meets him in his studio, which is much like an oasis in the desert. When did you think of painting botanical art in miniatures …

Education on Environmental Conservation

Kids are like clay, which get molded as you shape them. Parents, teachers, and society all play a significant role in the development of children. The way the kids perceive, learn, imagine and think builds a society in future. Karyn Slutsky, Assistant Director at Queens Paideia School (QPS), New York shares with Anju (TFG), how her school focuses on holistic …

Funding for Sustainability Businesses

Sustainable businesses are the need of the hour. There needs to be an innovation of products, technologies and most importantly awareness and information to be able to achieve that. It is easy to ideate, but difficult to execute with one big gap between the dreams and the reality. You may think of doing good to for the environment or the …

Wildlife & Eco-travel

Nature photography, wildlife, and birding are the new fads with blessings of the digital and tourism boom. What seem to be the rare shots earlier, have now become an aspiration for anyone with the lens! It is great to be in Nature and learn about it. But as we leave the urban settings, love and care for nature must be …

Dr. Krishna Mohan: Microbiologist, BISR

The topic of GM Food is as interesting and debatable as it can get! The proponents establish safety alongside the efficacy of feeding the rising population while also curbing the use of harmful pesticides. The opponents loom the fear of the unknown by going against nature. Dr. Anju discusses the scenario with Dr. Krishna Mohan, who is a microbiologist and …

Satish Suryavanshi: Owner, Farm to home

What we eat was always important from nutritional perspective. But today unfortunately before the nutritional value, our concern comes for ‘food safety”. In developed countries if we demand GMO labels; in developing ones we just live hoping that what we eat is safe! There is no assurance. For the same reasons some of the well-educated, high salaried corporate professionals shifted …