Karnataka

Screening of "Nero's Guests" followed by talk by P. Sainath, Vikalp Bengaluru, 3rd March, 2011, IISc Campus, Bangalore
Posted on 28 Feb, 2011 10:55 AM

maraaOrganizers:

  • Vikalp Bengaluru
  • maraa
  • CONCERN

Venue: Satish Dhawan Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Sadashivnagar, Bangalore

CIVIC , City-level debate on Water, 21st February 2011, 3 - 5 pm, SCM House, Bangalore
Posted on 21 Feb, 2011 11:28 AM

Organizer: Citizen's Voluntary for the city of Bangalore

Venue: SCM House, Mission Road, Bangalore

Topics:

  • Overall picture of water supply - population v/s availability - present and future
  • Increasing BWSSB efficiency - plans for reducing 50% unaccounted water
2nd JivanVidya Life-skills workshop, 13th to 18th March 2011, Sirsi, Karnataka
Posted on 17 Feb, 2011 11:39 AM

Organizer: Centre for Holistic Learning

Venue: Huthina Betta campus, Sirsi, Karnataka

Description:

The workshop addresses the self in the human being. It draws attention to human needs - need for human relationships, inherent desire to seek knowledge, and the joy that we naturally derive from these. In our current situation, we might be seeking different things. Thus, it brings about a dialogue between what we are and what we want to be. It does not posit happiness in an after-world, but here and now, based on a "humanness" common to all human beings. The approach is rational, secular and universal.

Campaign planning against the US Water Trade Mission to India, 15th February, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 03:58 PM


The Americans are coming for our water. Stop the water Terrorists!

Organizer: The Right to Water Campaign Karnataka

Venue: SCM House, off Mission Road, Bangalore

National seminar on forest resources: Diversity, Utilization and Conservation, University of Agricultural Sciences, 9th - 11th March, 2011, Bengaluru
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 02:42 PM

UASOrganizer: University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK

Venue: Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru

Topics:

  • Forest bio-resources - Diversity and Documentation
  • Forest bio-resources - NTFPs, Medicinal plants and livelihood
Khazana Bawali - Historical wisdom needing protection - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
The loss of ancient knowledge: the Kazana Bawali lost to the want or urbanization or sheer callousness Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 03:57 AM

This paper presents the case of Khazana Bawali - a large ancient well that irrigated around 1000 acres in the past but is now in disrepair. The well is about 20 metres in diameter which stores rainwater from the neighbouring hills. The water is brought through underground tunnels that have ventilators at regular intervals to ensure fresh air and also to help in its manual cleaning. This well today irrigates only about 525 acres. It was built by the Jagirdar of Beed in 1582.

Palaeochannels as groundwater storage - A promising option to cope with hydro-hazards in Rajasthan - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
Understanding the role of paleochannels to foresee, asses and meet the current and future requirements in the valley systems Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 03:47 AM

This paper discusses the role of paleochannels, which are remnants of stream channels cut in older rocks/sediments and filled by younger overlying sediments, representing the distribution of valley systems, in meeting current and future water requirements.

Pampa Sarovara and its environs in Valmiki Ramayana - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
Understanding Water and its importance through ancient knowledge in mythology Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 03:17 AM

This paper describes a lake in one of the forests through which the Hindu god Ram and his brother Laxman passed, during their search for Sita. A virtual picture of the forest and the lake (Pampa Sarovara) in it using the Valmiki Ramayana which is a religious biopic of Ram's life on earth is created. This lake is situated near the town of Hampi in Karnataka today, and the forest is a rich source of water to this day.

Water management in the Vijaynagar empire - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
The ancient systems were built with a reverence for the environment and water. Understanding these from the Vijaynagar Empire Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 01:55 AM

This paper focuses on water management techniques used in two tanks constructed by the kings of the Vijaynagar Empire.

The first example taken, is that of the Anantraj Sagar built by the son of the minister of Harihar. The lake is still in use and there are inscriptions on stone near it which provide a thumb rule to constructing lakes. Construction of this lake began in 1369 and was completed in 2 years. The paper states that the length of the dam was 5000 dand, width was 8 dand and the height was 7 dand (One dand is about one metre).

Idol immersion activities and their management in water bodies in India - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
This paper discusses the programme that was initiated to shift the venue of immersion of Hindu idols in the city of Bhopal. Posted on 13 Feb, 2011 11:07 PM

This paper begins with an analysis of the rationale for idol immersion in Hinduism. Some of the reasons given by the author include water being able to disintegrate idols, the idea of purity of water etc.

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