Animals and earth have to be kept outside the zone of commodification. That is possible if they are seen as ‘sacred’. Something ‘sacred’ is not to be treated as a ‘means to an end’ but an end in itself. They, like us, partake, in the divinity of creation. Creation tells us to care, nurture and […] The post The Sacred And The Dead: Notes On The Lives Of Animals appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
A large number of people from came on the roads in the hilly town of Nagarparkar to register their protest against the fresh extraction of granite stones from the Karoonjhar hills, on the call of the Karoonjhar Sujag Forum and Awami Tehreek. The protesters, after marching along various roads, gathered outside the local press club, […] The post Protests Continue Against Extraction And Environmental Destruction Around The Karoonjhar Hills appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.