Tie a Rakhi, Nurture Nature

Report by Shreya Pandey

"Nature is a sibling given to us by God's grace"

To celebrate the auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan, MH Vatavaran, the Environment Society of Miranda House organized a "Tie a Rakhi, Nurture Nature!" event.

We are apprised of the fact that trees are our natural guards, but we often forget our duty towards them. To remind everyone of their responsibility towards mother nature, MH Vatavaran volunteers tied eco-friendly rakhis to plants and trees and took a pledge to protect, nurture and love them.

Let's have a look at MH Vatavaran volunteers' initiative and some quotes to keep us inspired to be an eco - warrior.

Volunteers: Harsha Kichloo, Deepika, Sapana Maurya and Reena

"On the last day of the world I would want to plant a tree." ―W.S. Merwin

Volunteers: Gitanjali Sharma, Faguni Agrawal, Anjani Kushwaha, Manisha Kumari

"What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another." ―Chris Maser

Volunteers: Deepanshi Singh, Arzoo Godara, Kritika Gaur, Anshu, Sai Swatchatha and Manisha

"A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people." ―Franklin D. Roosevelt

Volunteers: Sakshi, Aakanksha, Kajal, Preeti, Harshita Sharma and Shivani Rohit

"The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all, our most pleasing responsibility." ―Wendell Berry

Volunteers: Preeti Gupta, Nisha Priya, Aayushi, Vibha Rani, Vanshika and Anjali Karn

"Trees exhale for us so that we can inhale them to stay alive. Can we ever forget that? Let us love trees with every breath we take until we perish" ―Munia Khan

Volunteers: Preeti Rai, Esheeta, Shashwati, Garima Arora, Harsha, Nikita Saharan and Diya Vinod Kumari

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree" ―Martin Luther

Volunteers: Prateeksha Asati, Kajal Kohli, Nisha Patwal, Niharika Jakhar and Saniya Deepsa

"The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved." – Richard Rogers

Volunteers: Tanu Chaudhary, Malavika A M, Surbhi Bagdi, Kanika Goyal, Swati Upadhyay and Sritha Parcha

"We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment" -- Margaret Mead

Volunteers: Srishti, Bhavna, Anushka Singh, Pooja Gireesh, Varalakshmi Nadimidoddi and Yoshita Bhardwaj

"Environment is no one’s property to destroy; it’s everyone’s responsibility to protect" – Mohith Agadi

Volunteers: Jnanita Asapu, Omja Tiwari, Manisha, Lakshita Meena, Aambal Santhosh and Vaishnavi

“It is our collective and individual responsibility … to preserve and tend to the world in which we all live.” —Dalai Lama

Volunteers: Soniya Kumari, Shubhangi, Badal Tiwari, Aditi Gupta, Priyanka and Ishita Sukhija

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” — John Muir

Keep the spirit of festivals high!