Over the last three years, my attitude towards ‘Informa Green Week’ has gone from apprehension to enthusiasm via cautious optimism. Along the way I have encountered a lot of creative and outlandish ideas (to many of the latter, I confess to being an active instigator) and had the pleasure of working with disparate groups and teams across TnF India. What continues to surprise is the wholehearted way in which people participate and the hard work put in when they do. Like all such group endeavors, Green Week too has its share of sceptics, stragglers, fence sitters and other non-participating species. The good news is that participation has been growing each year and this year, by correlating Green Week with CSR volunteering, we hope to swell the ranks of enthusiasts further.
We have all been receiving messages on the range of activities, from cyclothon to green quizzes; art therapy to solar engineering, with stops for poetry, sculpting, photography and food. All with the promise of a packed 4 days this week.
One enduring thought that remains with me and sees a resurgence every year during green week is the desire for us to be ‘green workers’ and ‘green lifers’ all year round! The pledges many of us have made as part of green week this year, and we seem to be leading on these globally, will certainly contribute to this process. It would be great to carry these through every day of every year by reducing wastage of electricity, water and paper at work and at home. We have a lot of new dads, and few new moms, among TnFers this year and it would be great if they take a pledge to bring up a green kids brigade. In the gated community in which I live, my mother along with a bunch of little girl residents runs a club called ‘Nature Girls’ who both practice and preach green living and playing. The club is now so ‘successful’ that the boys’ brigade is insisting they be included and the name changed accordingly! In our little enclave the green twist is in!
It will be great to see this dance spread….Happy Green Week!
Nitasha
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