Dichotomy of the Visible

Whether it is the issue of climate change, or forest conservation, pollution, or hunger or even the gender divide, the common denominator is that there are people who are beyond being held accountable. They are too big, too powerful, too rich , too well connected. But history shows that if things are to change, there must always be a coming together of all affected. This time round however, even those who are not directly affected must come together , if we are, in anyway, meant to survive. And this coming together has begun.

All of us, in some way or the other, have been influenced by those before us, our parents, our teachers, mentors who exposed us from a young age to the dichotomy visible around us, and taught us how to observe the many ways in which this fault line manifests itself . And they did not stop here. We were also sensitised to it and taught to connect to everything around us on a personal level.

Here we have a result of this awareness- a diverse collection of first hand experiences, narrated with sensitivity. These experiences are marked with an element of interconnectedness. From organic farming to economic self sufficiency, to rights on forests and natural resources, all stories here vividly display that no issue is an isolated one, you cannot pick one up without coming face to face the others.

From sensitivity and awareness, comes intelligent discourse and from that a power to discern as to where action should begin. It is now our turn to join the movement, our turn to work towards turning the tide. The baton has been passed