Sustainable living is a method of reducing one’s “carbon footprint”. In this life style people learn to minimize their use of Earth’s resources and reduce the personal and environmental impact. It also includes healthy organic food choices.
Sustainable living means we prioritize the use of natural and renewable resources instead of creating excess waste and depleting environmental resources for future generations. Sustainable living can counteract climate change and other negative environmental concerns happening from human activity of exploiting natural resources.
Sustainable living is a practical life style choice or philosophy that aims to reduce personal and environmental impact by making positive changes.
More precisely, sustainable living is a method of reducing one’s “carbon footprint”.
In this life style people learn to minimize their use of Earth’s resources and reduce the personal and environmental impact.
Sustainability or sustainable living was an idea proposed to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations.
Living sustainably means” curb expenditure” in order to protect and improve our environment.”
The natural resource base to supply food is being threatened by overfishing, land degradation, and more human activities exploiting natural resources. All these unbridled exploitations are polluting the world’s freshwater supplies faster than nature can purify them, and excessive use of water is contributing to global water stress. And household energy usage is contributing to 21 percent of consequential CO2 emissions.
A few sustainable living options
· Empower organic farmers & people with agricultural and financial support they needed to make a fair living without cutting down trees.
· Don’t use plastic bags at checkout. Instead, take your own bags for groceries.
· Buy your grains & groceries in bulk from your local farmer’s markets.
· Avoid buying plastic-wrapped products, opt for a paper bag instead.
· Stop buying bottled water. Use your own steel or glass bottles filled with water.
· Shop at bulk food stores for any goods, avoid frequent food travels. Better take products in your own jars or bags.
· Take your own paper bags or a container when buying snacks .
· Support fashion brands that are ethical and environmentally conscious.
· Learn how to find sustainable materials when shopping.
· Go paperless to avoid deforestation or falling down trees for making paper.
· Opt to receive digital letters and notices.
· Send electronic wedding invitations.
· Collect scrap paper in a tray.
· Turn off your computer before leaving work.
· Get rid of your home printer.
· Unplug workstation from ports overnight to reduce phantom power.
· If you need business cards, use an eco-friendly printer.
· Add small pot plants to your workspace. Adopt green office environment
· Always use double-sided printing where possible.
· Juice the off-cuts of your vegetables and fruits.
· Repurpose glass jars usage.
· Use washable metal straws instead of disposable plastic straws.
· Limit the use of hot water when hand washing dishes.
· Use cloths instead of paper towels.
· Make your own coffee instead of buying takeaway.
· Ditch your bin liner or use newspaper instead.
· Start composting the vegetable and food waste.
· Reduce your food waste by eating only what you need.
· Invest in a pressure cooker and reduce your cooking time and save energy.
Praveswara temple, Thalagunda in Karnataka is an ancient shiva temple of Kadamba dynasty , a monument protected monument by Archeological Survey of India[ASI] due to its historical significance.
Thalagunda,karnataka
Thalagunda is a village in the Shikaripura taluk of Shivamogga district in the state of Karnataka, India. The village has been referred as Sthala-Kundura, Sthana-Kundur and Sthana-kunja-pura during ancient period. This hamlet is situated about 45 km from Banavasi, 20 km from Soraba and 7 km from Siralkoppa town.
There are many ancient temples in Thalagunda village including pranaveshvara, gangaadhareshvara, trineetra and veerabhadra temples. Praveswara temple is a protected monument by Archeological Survey of India[ASI] due to its historical significance.
According to the inscription found in the pillar of pranaveswara temple, it can be assumed that the temple was worshiped by earlier rulers including the Satakarnis. The temple dates back to the Satavahana period. However the current findings of architecture denotes that it is not of the Satavahana period but of the early Kadambas although explorations around the temple premises had revealed brick structure of the Satavahana period.
Pranaveswara temple
The temple is a small square building consisting of a garbhagriha and a sukanasi. There is a huge Shivalinga inside the sanctum. The garbha-griha doorway jambs are carved out of Kadamba inscription stones, the entrance doorway construction style denotes that it is of a later period, perhaps of the eleventh century CE.
Thalagunda inscription pillar
The Talagunda pillar inscription of Kakusthavarman is a well known epigraphic record in Sanskrit found in the ruined pranaveswara temple. The pillar is located in front of the Pranavalingeshwara temple.
The inscriptions are engraved on hard grey granite and dated to between 455 and 470 CE. It throws light into the history of Kadamba dynasty and the reign of king Śāntivarma in northwest Karnataka.
The pillar is 1.635 metres (5.36 ft) high with a 0.4 metres (1.3 ft) square top. It is octagonal shaft that slightly tapers and narrows as it goes up. The width of the octagonal face is 0.178 metres (0.58 ft). The inscription is found on all faces, but on 7 of the 8 faces, it consists of two vertical lines that start at the bottom of the pillar. On the eighth face, we can find just one short line.
The inscription consists of 34 poetic verses that respect the chanda rules of Sanskrit. It is the earliest epigraphical evidence found in Karnataka about the existence of a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Talagunda, the construction of a temple water tank, and the practice of worshipping the Shiva Linga before about 450 CE.
The inscription unravels the glory of Kanchipuram as a center (ghatika) for advanced studies in ancient India, where the already learned Brahmin Mayurasarman from Talagunda goes with his counsellor to study the whole Veda. It also throws light into the cultural values and customs prevailed in the 5th-century India with the mention of “music” and goddess of wealth (Lakshmi) and speaks about the practice of marriage between north Indian and South Indian empires.
How to reach Thalagunda ?
The nearest railway station is Shivamoga .You may reach Manglore or Bangluru by flight and may reach Shivamoga by train or bus service. Approximately a one and half hour journey from Shivamoga by cab may help you reach Thalagunda[77.5km].
