Blog – Anuja Sawant

When people don’t get it is speaking out the best form of activism?

There are times when people don’t get it. Your colleagues don’t get it. Your family doesn’t get it. Complete strangers who share the same Earth with you don’t get it. Makes you angry, does it? This blog post was inspired by a discussion with Steve from Blog Blogger Bloggest, about my previous post ‘Arrogant or hopeful?’. … Continue reading When people don’t get it is speaking out the best form of activism?

Environmental education, Environmental Science & Technology

Mind the environmental gap

There is a gap between rising and pressing environmental issues and what we know about it. This gap is being constantly bridged through different levels. It’s like the movie Inception, a dream inside a dream in order to realize the ultimate goal. Depending on how each government operates in different countries, environmental policies and regulations … Continue reading Mind the environmental gap

Environmental Science & Technology, Water

Which water would you prefer? Sparkling, tap, pure, arctic ice, reclaimed water, desalinated?

Which water would you prefer? Sparkling, tap, pure, arctic ice, reclaimed water, desalinated? #drought

Environmental Science & Technology, India, Water

Would you drink from River Krishna?

The third longest river in India, River Krishna, flows through the state of Maharashtra and meets the Bay of Bengal in the end. The regions of Satara and Sangli receive its bounty. However, a news channel this morning displayed the blame game the people here are playing. The public blames the sugar industries and the … Continue reading Would you drink from River Krishna?

Chemistry with glasses on

I’m going to take you back in time. Forget all the chemistry you know for the next few seconds – say three. Can you wonder how it must have been to think, ‘Hey, this material must have some structure.’? Sounds bizarre. As bizarre as Newton asking himself, “Why does anything fall?’ These three scientists wondered … Continue reading Chemistry with glasses on

Environmental Science & Technology, Green Living

Alternative everything

In a world full of alternatives, which ones are you choosing?

Environmental Science & Technology

Honesty and hypocrisy

Source: Unknown, found it hidden deep within my backed up photos. "Practice what you preach" is loaded with so much pressure. So is perfection. It holds you by the hem with the intention of letting go at the slightest infringement. Except you are not at the hem because gravity pulls from all sides. Unless there … Continue reading Honesty and hypocrisy

Environmental Science & Technology, India

Multilayered

Aren't you an onion? You acquire new layers as you grow into this wonderful complex being. As you age, sometimes it becomes essential to peel off some of those layers and put them to good use. Life starts to taste better that way. We thought that we could do that with plastic, aluminum, and paper … Continue reading Multilayered