Swaraj Workshop at Unboxed Coworking, C-15, Sector-65, Noida > 3pm on 20th May 2016

Time : 3:00 pm Add to Calendar 20/05/2016 15:00 20/05/2016 18:00 Asia/Kolkata Swaraj Workshop Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/05/swaraj-workshop-at-unboxed-coworking-c.html Unboxed Coworking, C-15, Sector-65, Noida 201301 DD/MM/YYYY

Duration : 3 hours

Entry : registration Fee Rs 100, Register at :
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Contact : 09911004414

Venue :  Unboxed Coworking, C-15, Sector-65, Noida 201301
Venue Info : unboxedcoworking.com | Map | Nearest Metro Station '"Sector 32 City Centre Noida (Blue Line)'

Event Description : Swaraj Workshop

What if you were told that sustain development had very little to do with what the world is focusing on these days – Renewable Energy, green building, clean energy, smart cities and alternative fuels?

What if you were told that the language you spoke, the food you ate, and the clothes you wore, influence your impact on the climate more than anything else does?

What if the stories and songs you heard in your childhood determine whether you would grow up to protect the environment, or destroy it through sheer apathy?

In ancient Indian tradition, there are five elements that constitute a "culture", namely – Dialects, Diets, Dresses, Dwellings and Dances & SongsTM. These elements (5 'D's) form the foundation of how we and our societies shape up, and whether sustainable development is inherent to our culture or not.
In this workshop, we will get in touch with that primal, creative, indigenous side of us that is born to be sustainable and ecologically sensitive.
You will
1. Discover how diets have evolved over millennia to keep local people healthy, disease-free and in-sync with the natural environment.
a. Learn how our practices today (of eating global food types) comes at a very high energy and environmental cost and increased carbon emissions
2. Discover how getting back in touch with our traditions and roots can actually impact sustainable development and ecological protection in the long run.
3. Discover the secrets of dialects and dresses and how they impact sustainable development and ecological harmony.
a. Design dresses that respond to local climates and learn how global cultures have developed their dresses for sustainable development.
You will also
1. Learn how dances and songs across the world have evolved in harmony with the natural environment and are among the best means of environmental education known to us.
2. Learn how traditional dwellings are designed to keep us comfortable without high-energy consumption.
3. Learn how the 5 'D's form a system wherein disrupting any single 'D' has a ripple effect that disrupts the entire social construct of a culture and its inherent impact on the environment. Most of all, you will discover how instinctive it is to be sustainable and how 'development' has (among other things) suppressed our instincts to be ambassadors of local, cultural and sustainable development.

Language : English 


Swaraj is an NGO registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, that works on creating awareness on sustainability in context of the micro/local environment: We believe that local culture is inherently sustainable, having evolved over thousands of years to respond to a specific, unique context, and its integration into the modern education paradigm may steer India towards sustainable development and resource management in highly effective, inclusive and interactive ways. 

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