Bangalore is a global IT powerhouse and yet millions live in slums. What are the environmental impacts and challenges facing the new India?
Elephants are lovely things aren’t they? Strong, peaceful and serene, they are the perfect symbol of modern, post-colonial India. That is, until they smash whole villages, pillage crops and cause riots. But perhaps these contradictory images are symbolic of India too: a hugely advanced computing industry, the world’s third biggest democratic economy, yet millions living in slums or declared ‘untouchable.’ Here to sort out these elephantine problems, is theologian, minister, environmentalist and activist, Prem Mitra. From demonstrating how chillis and old rope are helping elephants and villagers become friends again, to the nationwide challenges of carbon emissions, this is one not to forget.
