Welcome to the August 2025 issue of Vasudha Calling. This issue brings you inspiring stories, useful tips, and thoughtful ideas that help us pause and think about how we live. Each article offers a different way to see sustainability — not just as care for the environment, but as a way of living with balance, awareness, and respect for all life.
We begin with our Special Article by Raghunandan Trikannad, Prof. A. Satyanarayana Shastryji’s Contribution to Practical Vedāṅta. The author shares how Shastryji’s teachings made spiritual wisdom clear, relatable, and useful in everyday life. Through simple examples and his unique “energy model,” Shastryji showed how inner stillness and mindful living connect — a lesson that echoes in today’s sustainability conversations.
In Perspectives, Dileep Kulkarni’s Nature Proposes — Man Disposes: Equal Importance reminds us that every species, from the smallest insect to the largest animal, plays an essential role in nature. The article contrasts the humility of ecocentrism with the harm caused by human-centred thinking, urging us to respect all life equally.
Also in Perspectives, Dr. L. Mahadevan and Dr. Priyanka Sekaran’s Balancing Health and Well-Being through Ayurveda’s Tridosha Philosophy explains how understanding our body type and following daily and seasonal routines can keep body, mind, and spirit in balance. The focus is on prevention and living in tune with nature.
Our Best Practices feature, Simple Steps to Reduce Food Waste and Live Sustainably by T. Valliappan, shares easy actions like mindful shopping, composting, and supporting local farmers — small steps that, together, protect resources and reduce waste.
In Sustainable Lifestyle Stories, N. Krishnamurthy’s Food is Not What You Eat! Food is What You Digest! tells the story of Hanuman Singh, showing that real strength comes from proper digestion and mindful eating, not excess. The lesson applies to all areas of life.
Under Communities, Dileep Kulkarni’s Slow City Movement describes how some cities, starting in Japan, have chosen to slow down life for better health, happiness, and community connection — an approach now spreading worldwide through the Cittaslow movement.
In Review, Ajit Sharad Barje presents The Third Curve – The End of Growth as We Know It by Mansoor Khan. The book questions the idea of endless economic growth and calls for redefining progress in ways that respect energy limits and the planet’s resources.
Finally, our Vasudha Exhibition Updates bring two new attractions — a Quiz Kiosk to test what you’ve learned and a Vasudha Eco Selfie Corner to celebrate your role as a sustainability champion.
We hope this issue inspires you to make small but meaningful changes in your daily life — changes that, together, can make a big difference.
With best wishes,
N.Karthikeyan
Editor