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Sunita Narain is a committed environmentalist who has long been working for the betterment of the environment and ecology in India.
Sunita Narain
Sunita Narain is the Director of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) since 1982. Her 1985 report on the state of India’s environment (co-authored with Anil Agarwal, the Founder of CSE) was among the early pieces of work that led to a broader understanding of the various factors causing environmental degradation in India; until then, environment and ecology were treated as subjects for specialists, with little awareness among ordinary citizens.
Today, she continues this endeavour in her capacity as publisher of the Down To Earth magazine, a rare voice bringing ecology to lay people in an easily understandable and scientific manner.
Sunita Narain was awarded the Padmashri in 2005. Her work in the environmental sphere has spanned issues as diverse as tiger protection and the health impact of colas.
Why we find her inspiring:
– She has never shied away from taking on hazards to public and environmental health, regardless of the clout of those being investigated
– For justifying her stances with rigorous proof, and taking environment beyond being an emotive issue
– For bringing us a great read in the form of Down To Earth!
Suggested Reading:
– A video where Sunita Narain talks about her journey as an environmentalist and scientist.
– On the responsibility of rich countries to reduce consumption.
*Photo courtesy: UNESCO.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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