Workshops and Conferences at Non-Profits and NGOs
Madison Public Library session, USA (September 2014)
Madison Public Library of Madison, South Dakota hosted a presentation on air pollution control facilitated by Shyamal. He told the American audience that deep scientific justifications to most of the rituals and incantations given in the Vedas. While we are struggling to attain new ways of tackling the effects of global climate change, the answers might lie in the ancient spiritual texts. Energy transmission in the cosmos is through waves. Solar energy reaches us through the solar waves. Rhythmic Chanting of Vedic Slokas in sanskrit as well as universal sound of the auspicious Conch Shell, Bell, Drum etc. create waves of different patterns so as to intercept the bad effects / waves in the incoming solar waves blocking their damaging effects, while allowing the good effects of the solar / cosmic waves to reach the earth surface.
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Earth Day 2012, British Council, Kolkata
British Council observed Earth Day through a series of events on 21-22 April 2012 at Birla Industrial & Technological Museum. The Earth Day celebrations was organised and managed by International Climate Champions in association with Earth Day Network, BITM and British Council.
The event featured an interactive discussion with Shyamal Ghosh on "The Power of Nature -- Can we restore Cosmic Harmony". The development of our planet began some 4.6 billion years ago, and the Earth has gone through staggering geological changes since that time. Simultaneously, the ways in which man has used and treated the Earth has also undergone drastic changes. Our heritage and traditions inculcated values and respect for nature in our minds but over time, we have lost the way- resorting instead to destroying our habitat in order to lead an increasingly lavish and technology dependant life.
Unsolicited feedback from Radhika Singh, Project Manager, British Council Division, British High Commission: "The interaction was dynamic and interesting and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it."
Sustainable Solutions Summit, Lakshmikantapur (West Bengal)
Onergy (renewable energy venture in rural West Bengal), Vivekananda Sevakendra-O-Sishu Uddyan (a microfinance initiative in Lakshmikantapur, South 24 Parganas and Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) jointly conducted this camp in Lakshmikantapur from the 24 - 26th of September, 2010. The purpose of this camp was to share ideas about sustainable practices that can be applied by every participant in their own locality/neighbourhood.
The camp included, among other things, workshops on sustainable energy, waste and water solutions; sessions on being an effective environmental journalist; theatre workshops and policy discussions. The camp also included interesting activities like tree plantation drives and visit to the nearby villages to carryout awareness programmes.Shyamal carried out deliberations on the following subjects at the summit:
1)Environment And Ancient Hindu Philosophy - A Path Towards Restoration Of Cosmic Harmony & Control Of Global Warming
2) Impact Of Climate Change On Plant Life
3) Biomass-- Biochar And Environment
RED FM SILIGURI event "Workshop on Disaster Management during Earthquakes" (Siliguri, West Bengal)
On September 24, 2011 Red FM in association with Rhino Ply organised a conference on "RED ALERT: Disaster Management during Earthquakes kyuki RED cares" with special emphasis on strategies implemented in construction of buildings. Dr. Chandan Ghosh from National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi, carried out the conference. The event was chaired by Shyamal Ghosh.
The event was covered by several newspapers (including Ganashakti, Kalantar, Prabhat Khabar and Dainik Jagaran) and TV news channels (including E-TV , Tara News, Amar Cable and Amar News.)
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