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Discussion paper title: Educating for a More Sustainable Tomorrow . Authors: Nimesh Ved, Radha Gopalan and Suresh Jones. Contact email: nimesh.explore@gmail.com Presented at: Education as a Driver for Sustainable Development Goals This paper also finds place in The New Leam , January 2017. " The ecological crisis is at its peak and calls us to take up the shared responsibility for transformation. Are we prepared to go beyond excessive consumption patterns and lead a life that is in harmony with the cause of nature? Are we ready for a sustainable today before a sustainable tomorrow? " Scenario today The rift between human society and nature is probably at its widest than ever before. Human lifestyles, especially in the more affluent countries and societies, have put life on the planet at risk. This has not only increased inequity in society but also compromised the resilience of natural systems. We have alienated ourselves from nature to th

It is not often that someone strikes you as being different and original these days. Rarer still when you not only carry this impression beyond a longish conversation but are set thinking. I share part of the conservation with this thin, sharp eyed, bespectacled uncle below; one that focuses on conservation. On being asked by a colleague if he did attend a, larger than usual, meeting organized at the village he said no. The enthusiastic colleague then brought in a couple of references to bring in clarity on the event. Oh yes, he said, but there was too much lecturing and so I just walked off. Then added that the meeting was doomed from the beginning itself. The colleague, now sporting a bewildered look, was then told that 3 people were given shawls as a token of respect and wherever this is done there is a group of people, usually few times the number of those receiving the shawls, wondering why they were not amongst those receiving! They often felt neglected and wondered what