DO YOU THINK YOUR DASHAIN CAN BE MORE SUSTAINABLE?
According to Hindu mythology, the Dashain festival is a way of acknowledging triumph over an evil. The festival came to light when goddess Durga won a fight against an evil- spirited demon named ‘Mahisasur’ who spread horror & terror. This is the time for family reunion, exchange of gifts and blessings. With not much time left for the auspicious festival, people are busy preparing for celebration. But are we really aware about the sustainability? To maintain short term happiness, we are actually creating a long term affects in environment & economy. DASHAIN 2021: Here is how to make this Dashain more sustainable. a) Low or zero food waste celebration The world population is shooting up the graph. So every single grain wasted by putting on your forehead or in trash bin is not worth it. According to FAO report (2015), about 759 million people in the world lack access to required amount of food. This means almost one in every eight people on earth goes to bed hungry