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   * On-site research of Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary, focusing on preserving and increasing biodiversity   * On-site research of Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary, focusing on preserving and increasing biodiversity
   * Design for urban gardening prototypes and kits   * Design for urban gardening prototypes and kits
-  * Article for the Luminous Green publication on the [[Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary]]+  * Article for the Luminous Green publication on the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary
   * Participation in the Research Gathering in October 2007   * Participation in the Research Gathering in October 2007
   * Participation in the groWorld design session in April 2008   * Participation in the groWorld design session in April 2008
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   * People in most parts of the world crave to be in an urban setting. It gives them a sense of pride and achievement apart from other tangible benefits. This is an important factor for continued unsustainable migration from villages to cities. There is a need to redefine the mental and physical construct of an 'urban' space and a 'rural' place and treat them as a unified whole.     * People in most parts of the world crave to be in an urban setting. It gives them a sense of pride and achievement apart from other tangible benefits. This is an important factor for continued unsustainable migration from villages to cities. There is a need to redefine the mental and physical construct of an 'urban' space and a 'rural' place and treat them as a unified whole.  
  
- * Urban communities should join hands with rural areas to create a prosperous countryside, which inturn would support our future. Though urban character and the dynamics of a city vary vastly as one moves from the west to the east, there is a need for exchange and dialogue. +  * Urban communities should join hands with rural areas to create a prosperous countryside, which inturn would support our future. Though urban character and the dynamics of a city vary vastly as one moves from the west to the east, there is a need for exchange and dialogue. 
  
   * It is important to bring out the connection between a fertile soil, and healthy crops, healthy animals and healthy humans. This highlights the role of education and media.    * It is important to bring out the connection between a fertile soil, and healthy crops, healthy animals and healthy humans. This highlights the role of education and media. 
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   * Rethinking our relationship with other life forms in an infinitely interconnected world.   * Rethinking our relationship with other life forms in an infinitely interconnected world.
  
-  * Finding appropriate ways and methods to bring 'ethical' thinking as a core topic in design education and education in general.+  * Finding appropriate ways and methods to bring 'ethical' thinking and practical experience as a core topic in design education and education in general. 
  
   * Creating an **International Platform for Growth and Resilience**, which tinkers towards a more inclusive, collaborative methodology through a system of integration. Informed by scientific research, practical experience and travel, the platform would act as an independent facilitator and arbiter of emerging knowledge domains. One of the intiatives could be to bring 'polar' groups together to find a common ground. These groups could include young and old; scientists and traditional farmers; environmentalists and corporate executives; capitalists and social entrepreneurs; secular groups with military regime heads; real estate developers with conservationists; politicians with middle class people and so on.    * Creating an **International Platform for Growth and Resilience**, which tinkers towards a more inclusive, collaborative methodology through a system of integration. Informed by scientific research, practical experience and travel, the platform would act as an independent facilitator and arbiter of emerging knowledge domains. One of the intiatives could be to bring 'polar' groups together to find a common ground. These groups could include young and old; scientists and traditional farmers; environmentalists and corporate executives; capitalists and social entrepreneurs; secular groups with military regime heads; real estate developers with conservationists; politicians with middle class people and so on. 
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