Eco feminism, I came across the word while I going through an
article in THE HINDU and thought of
sharing the piece with you all, in my
words . Piplantri a village or guan in Rajasthan
(arid region of India) has done a remarkable job in establishing Eco feminism.
For village, Rajasthan which has poor child sex ratio, to promote Eco feminism
is itself appreciable. In this village when were a girl child is born they
plant 111 trees and amount Rs 31,000 or say $620 is given to
their parents ,with an agreement that
this will be given to their daughter after she attains 18 years of age. It’s
not only increasing the number of trees in the desert area of Rajasthan but
also improving the sex ratio, eradicating the female foeticide.
Till now around quarter million trees have been planted
.This is all due to the pressing attitude of the village head, Sarpanch who
lost his loving daughter. These people are not only planting trees, but also
taking care of them. They have planted around two million + aloe Vera shrubs,
to prevent the termite attack on the trees.
If one village can do it why can't all of us. Just think , if
even half of us get inspired and another half follow it , earth would be a much
greener and better place to live. This is also improving the social structure of the area as the number of girls are increasing ( I am being biased by assuming that women are better , those who don't agree with me just ignore it ).
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