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Vijaya Kumar Marla wrote: I have been wondering of late about the existing practices in traditional customs in India. Every culture would have built up some sort of customs and norms for preserving nature. This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India, by Madhav Gadgil and Ramachandra Guha, discusses this in some detail, from a materialist perspective. The preservation of sacred groves in many places served (and still serves in a few places) to preserve indigenous plant species and habitat refuges for wildlife. Capitalist exploitation of the environment won't be ended by a return to old religious practices, but an understanding of the ways in which those practices have preserved nature may help us in the struggle for socialism and a more sustainable way of life. Comradely, Karen ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
