Monday, February 9, 2009

Messenger for Peace

It really didn't matter what the lady spoke about; the platform was 'Roots and Shoots', but having been founded by her, it still hasn't grown to such an extent that it can ignore the cachet that comes from being a 'Program of the Jane Goodall Institute'.

Of course there was talk about the chimpanzees, the ones that Dr. Jane Goodall, D.B.E., studied and lived with during the 1960s and the 70s. It was thrilling to have her speak in Chennai, to encourage everyone to get involved with some effort - any effort - to make the world we leave behind an environmentally safer one than what it is today. Having a local showpiece - the Olive Ridleys nesting in Chennai - made sure that anyone inspired after her talk yesterday could kick into action right way!



2 comments:

Guru said...

I have been keep following your post. It is really interesting and informative. I am getting the feel of livining in Chennai. Keep doing it... Good luck....

-Guru

Shantaram said...

@ Guru: Thanks for stopping by and glad that you liked it - hope to see you around often!