LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 21:3 March 2021
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Facets of Environmental Awareness in Mythology

Dr. Nilakantha karuan, Ph.D. in Sanskrit Literature

1. Introduction

Environment plays a significant role in human civilization. Human beings have close relations with the biosphere in which they live. The whole environment and ecology consisting of earth, air, water, plants, and animals provide the necessary and sufficient conditions for sustaining human life. Today, the environmental crisis is a tremendous problem for the whole world. Developing countries and developed countries alike are all suffering from environmental pollution. Therefore, today the environmental problems have been the object of discussion everywhere from village to town. Pollution is by far the most rapidly growing problem of the modem technological society. The condition in India is pretty serious. It is no longer, feasible to ignore the alarming nature of India’s environmental conditions. Much of the current environmental problems – greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion, emission of toxic gases, deforestation, energy crisis etc. were created by industrialized civilization. Environmental problems which we face today are largely the by-product of our scientific achievements. Forests have been felled; animals have been killed. The soil, water, air, and foods have been polluted. The natural imbalance caused by cutting trees more than required and hunting wildlife for enjoyment and for luxurious skin coats etc. has long term serious effects. The greediness and carelessness of few have threatened some species of animals and birds to extinction. With regard to environmental awareness, we must look at our cultural values and moorings contained in sacred scriptures. Living in harmony with nature is the recurrent theme of Indian culture based on Indian mythology in Sanskrit literature. The Sanskrit (culture) of every country depends on its environment, climatic conditions and human behaviour. Literatures reflect in their own culture, geographical conditions, climatic influences, and environmental aspects. Therefore, from this point of view the Vedic literature is of great utility to us and to the world society at large. Accordingly, if we study the environmental conditions of our society and the world, we shall be greatly benefitted in our living and healthy life.

The present article will carry available environmental facets from the selected mythology which bear vast description of nature.

This is only the beginning part of the article. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE IN PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION.

Dr. Nilakantha karuan
Ph.D. in Sanskrit Literature from Pondicherry University
Bhawanipatna, Odisha
nilatilakanthak@gmail.com
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