Swastigram
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SWASTIGRAM
is a contemporary eco-ashram
designed to synthesise tradition with innovation.
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Swastigram is located in the foothills of
the Himalayas near Rishikesh,
where the Holy River Ganges first meets the plains of India.
This
is Dev Bhumi - 'God's land',
that has lured spiritual seekers for centuries.
It is here that the rishis of old came to
meditate and seek answers.
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And
it is here that we are gathering together
a community of committed, enlightened, enlightened individuals,
policy and decision makers, lawyers, writers, thinkers,
social activists, environmentalists and people with practical
experience
to seek solutions to India's environmental problems.
Surrounded by lush forests and farmland,
Swastigram has the potential and promise to be model
for sustainable development at the grassroots level -
a vibrant 'laboratory for life' where new ideas are being
explored.
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We
plan to promote the use of alternative energy,
soil conservation techniques, water harvesting, organic farming
and to develop building materials
for eco-friendly and earthquake-resistant housing.
Swastigram
is coming together of traditional wisdom and innovation.
It is living our beliefs and being true to
our values.
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It
is inspired by the Gandhian vision of
grassroots growth and development
as well as the vedic view of wise human action,karma
and enlightened human values, dharma,
as the ultimate aim of human life on earth.
Swastigram's supreme objective is to create
harmony
between living beings and Nature
through a holistic, sensitive, ethical way of life.
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