the threat of climate change looms large and natural resources are fast depleting. The book is of interest to all concerned in protecting the earth s environment and its natural resources. The book presents Mahatma Gandhi s views on sustainable use of resources and minimal damage to the environment for the sake of future generation. The need for a significant synergy between rural development and industrial development has also been highlighted. The book has a detailed foreword by Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, and Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Key Features: Brings out little known thoughts and beliefs of Mahatma Gandhi on environmental protection and ecological balance Contents structured under different themes for better understanding Contains a large number of quotations by Mahatma Gandhi Insightful, absorbing, and full of valuable knowledge Equally useful for scholars and general readers Contents:    Nature and humankind Yogic practice and environment The role of woman, man, and society Unity in diversity Western industrialism The weakest link: village and villager Sustainable development Hind Swaraj: the Gandhian manifesto of ecological living Gandhi and science Situating satyagraha in mainstream conflict resolution theory Gandhi and the contemporary discourse on decentralization Gandhi and the Dalit question Towards a new order: the new thinking Selected quotes of Mahatma Gandhi on environment and development

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