Lifestyle
& Consumerism
The way humans live and what we have consumed has changed gradually from time immemorial. But after the industrial revolution the pace at which lifestyle has been changing is accelerating to the extent that to maintain a western lifestyle for the whole earth we will need 6 planets or more.
Consumerism is not merely the fulfilment of human needs but the manufacturing of “wants” through market research, advertisement in television and other media and relentless mind games to shape human perception of what is success and a good life. Hence this section will include not only about lifestyle and consumerism but the programming of the human mind.
Videos
Blogs
Local is Our Future
Helena Norberg-Hodge Poverty, climate change, the erosion of democracy, an epidemic of depression – these and other global crises are symptoms of a far bigger systemic problem. So reports Local is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness, the new book...
A Message for All Women: Run Free and Wild Like the Wolf
Photo By Michelle Spencer THE wildness of the wolf is not readily apparent in the easy manner of Clarissa Pinkola Estes, a cheerful, soft-spoken woman who wears a red ribbon in her hair and a medal of the Virgin Mary around her neck. "Mary is a girl gang leader in...
10 Waste-Free Changes That Don’t Cost Any Money
Baby steps. That’s all it takes to make less waste. Here are 10 no-to-low cost changes you can start today! JUST SAY NO– no to plastic straws, no to disposable napkins, no to plastic utensils and bags. Saying no is free, boosts your confidence, and prevents tons...
The ugly side of fast fashion: This is the scary impact it’s having on our world
The phrase “fast fashion” has been lampooned around quite a lot lately. For those who don’t know, it refers to the blink-and-you-miss-it speed with which apparel is being produced and purchased. The upside of this phenomenon is that clothes have indeed become...
Putting the brakes on fast fashion
Fashion revolves around the latest trends but is the industry behind the curve on the only trend that ultimately matters - the need to radically alter our patterns of consumption to ensure the survival of the planet. The fashion industry produces 20 per cent of...
Why is Food allowed to Travel across Continents? Why not popularise local products and local markets?
Devinder Sharma writes on the dangers of food shipped across continents – grown in one, processed and repacked elsewhere and shipped back to the country from where it all started. Some decades back, I had written on how Pepsi was shipping its used PET bottles, used...
