Cost Effective Solution to save Coconut trees during forth coming water scarcity months due to El Niño : Olla Irrigation - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Droughts. 🏺 Echoes of Ancient Clay pot Irrigation Long before the term olla entered agricultural vocabulary, ancient Tamil farmers practiced remarkably similar methods. In Sangam‑era Tamilakam, clay vessels called “ māṇ paṇai ” or “kulam paṇai” were used to store and seep water near tree roots - especially for coconut, banana, and areca palms. These pots were often placed in earthen basins (thottam) lined with coir, husk, and leaf mulch, creating a natural moisture‑retention system. Inscriptions and temple garden records from regions like Pollachi, Thanjavur, and Madurai mention such paṇai neer vaḻi (pot‑water channels) as part of sustainable irrigation networks. This continuity of wisdom - from ancient Tamil pot irrigation to modern olla systems - shows how indigenous knowledge can guide regenerative farming in the...
EARTH DAY 2014
Some Visitors to my place on Earth day 2014:
“Earth provides enough to
satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.”
“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror
reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.”
“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are
treated.”
“Poverty is the worst form of violence. Recall the face of the poorest
and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is
going to be any use to him.”
“If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on
a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.”
“Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always
aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. ”
― Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi
― Quotes from John Muir
“Keep close to Nature's heart... and break
clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods.
Wash your spirit clean.”
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the
rest of the world.”
“In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.”
“Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.”
I love environment. Nature always fascinated and fascinates me. When I see greenery, chirping birds, wonderful animals, grand trees, water bodies, and mountains (all the nature), I feel happy from my soul. Good that I could complete a PhD in Environmental Sciences. I have been involved in Environmental Sciences from my under graduate degree and worked on several projects including EAFARMS.
Earth day 1988 - Demonstration of Pollutants affecting Environment
Some Visitors to my place on Earth day 2014:
Beautiful Male Red Cardinal
Dove Quenching Thirst
Dove waiting for Food
Old Duck
Duck Couple
Mom and Daughter (Sand Hill Cranes)
Turtle
Yellow Warbler
I was glad to see all of them. It was fulfilling Earth Day 2014. Had a wonderful bike ride.
Hope and Pray that we will move way ahead and Positively Progress in our Environmental Projects.
Already so many tragedies happened this year in the world. Praying for all of the victims and their families.
Another prayer - Need peace all over the World. Let us pray for the peace.
MOTHER EARTH is RICH and can provide for everyone.
We should learn from the past, move ahead peacefully and pass our Earth as a safe and wonderful place to live, for our future generations.
Makesh Karuppiah on Earth Day, 2014
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