Satish Kumar
He walked 8000 km in 1962, from India to Russia, Europe and the U.S. to campaign against Nuclear Weapons. Satish is the editor of Resurgence Magazine, and was instrumental in setting up the Schumacher College, U.K. He teaches and runs workshops internationally, on deep ecology, holistic education and voluntary simplicity.
His Holiness, The Dalai Lama
One of the World's most renowned apostles of peace and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 1989, writes on the need for assuming Universal responsibility and awareness of mutual dependence to counter the environmental crises. He has said that "Ecology should be a part of our daily life"
Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva is one of India’s leading scientist-activists and the Director of Navdanya and Foundation for Research in Science, Technology and Ecology. She is a visionary who has been battling for India’s Food security and to uphold farmer’s rights. In 1993 she received the Right Livelihood award. She is the author of several books on Agriculture, Biodiversity, the politics of food etc.
Helena Norberg-Hodge
Helena Norberg-Hodge is a pioneer of the localisation movement, and the founder and director of the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC), a non-profit organisation concerned with the protectioin of both biological and cultural diversity.
Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond is a delightful children’s author and well-known novelist. He has written many short stories, essays and novels, all of which are reflective of the beauty and mystery of the beauty and mystery of the Himalayas.
Michael Pollan
For the past 25 years, this American author, journalist, activist and professor has been writing books and articles about places where nature and culture intersect: on our plates, in our farms and gardens; He is the author of bestsellers, 'In Defence of Food' and 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'.
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore is a psychotherapist and writer of popular spiritual books, including Care of the Soul and Dark Nights of the Soul. He also lectures in different parts of the world on spirituality, ecology, psychotherapy and religion.
Bharat Mansata
Bharat Mansata is an author- editor- activist and a co-founder of ‘Earthcare Books’ (Kolkata), involved in environmental and sustainability issues for over two decades. He most recently authored ‘The Great Agricultural Challenge’ and ‘Organic Revolution’. Email: earthcarebooks@vsnl.com
Aruna Kalahastri
ArunaKalahastri is a committed activist in the anti-GM movement. A Director of Bhoomi Network, she works to spread awareness about the dangers of processed foods and loves engaging with small communities.
Devinder Sharma
Shri Devinder Sharma is an award winning journalist, writer and researcher on food and trade policy. He is the author of “GATT and India - Politics of Agriculture”(1994) and other books. He is the Chairman of the Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security and has been relentlessly fighting against the entry of GM foods into India
Dr. Vijaya Venkat
Vijaya Venkat is one of the pioneers in holistic nutrition in India. She set up the The Health Awareness Centre (THAC) in 1989. THAC is based on the principle that Health is the inevitable result of healthful living that is according to the laws of nature. The emphasis is therefore on Health through Nutrition in its correct perspective, without destroying our ecology in the process
Durga Sitaraman
Durga Sitaraman is an English Language and Social Sciences middle school teacher and coordinator at the Prakriya Green Wisdom School, Bangalore.
Sharon Lyngdoh
Durga Sitaraman and Sharon Lyngdoh are both middle school teachers who have worked on many innovative projects with children. They can be contacted at PlanEVSprojects@gmail.com
G. Gautama
G Gautama is the Director of the Chennai Education Centre of the Krishnamurthi Foundation of India. He has been the Principal of The School, KFI, for about two decades, where he has been responsible for developing several innovative programmes and processes of institution building.
Kaushik Ramu
Kaushik studied engineering and management, and spent two years pushing for deals and planning software projects. He’s now exploring alternatives to industrialized and consumerist ways of living. Among his interests are natural systems, organic farming and classical music. He can be contacted at kaushik.ramu@gmail.com.
Monisha Narke
Monisha Narke is the founder of RUR: Are you Recycling? She has a Masters in Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management from Stanford University, U.S.A. For more details on RUR activities you can contact her at rur.share@gmail.com
Pooja Nayak
Pooja is the Assistant Editor of Eternal Bhoomi. She is also a documentary film-maker, and loves trees, travel and elephants. Her email is pooja.nayak@gmail.com
Preethi Narayanan
Preethi Narayanan is a research assistant and admin executive at Bhoomi Network. Her special interest is researching the acid and alkaline balance in the body.
Santhi Lakshmy
Santhi Lakshmy has been a teacher for the past 11 years. She teaches middle school biology & environmental education, and is passionate about cooking. You can write to her at santhinam@gmail.com
Sumitra M. Gautama
Sumitra M. Gautama is the Outreach Coorindator for The School, KFI, Chennai. She has been involved in programmes like the nutrition programme in neighbourhood schools and the Active Learning programme which has been adopted by the Tami Nadu Govt for 16,500 schools in the state
Shammi Nanda
Shammi Nanda is a documentary film-maker. He is now involved closely with organic farming, learning, and nutrition; he also helps friends in different cities and towns grow vegetable gardens on their terraces.
Seetha Ananthasivan
Seetha Ananthasivan is the Director of Bhoomi Network. She can be contacted at seetha.bhoominetwork@gmail.com
Sinduja Krishnan
Sinduja Krishnan is a postgraduate in Environment Management from the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. She is an avid jogger and a yoga enthusiast.
Dr. Nalini Gite
Dr. Nalini Gite has been associated with Rishi Valley School, Krishnamurthi Foundation of India, Anantapur Dist. A.P.
Michael Ableman
Michael Ableman is a farmer, writer and photographer specializing in sustainable agriculture.
Rahul Hasija
Rahul Hasija is associated with a community called Swaraj University. He is exploring sustainability through walking, writing, dancing and travelling to non-tourist places.
http://thefreedomwalker.wordpress.com
S.U. Saravanakumar
S.U. Saravanakumar is a documentary cameraman and advertising photographer based in Chennai and specializes in wildlife documentaries
www.saravanakumar.co.in