we are a target of a million kids and we wanted them to fall in love with nature
wanted them to fall in love with nature
wanted them to fall in love with nature and the tiger we wanted to explain was
and the tiger we wanted to explain was
and the tiger we wanted to explain was just a metaphor for all of nature and I
just a metaphor for all of nature and I
just a metaphor for all of nature and I couldn’t think of anyone with a greater
couldn’t think of anyone with a greater
couldn’t think of anyone with a greater legitimacy to ask for a better tomorrow
legitimacy to ask for a better tomorrow
legitimacy to ask for a better tomorrow than the children we go out to between
than the children we go out to between
than the children we go out to between 500 and 600 schools across the country
500 and 600 schools across the country
500 and 600 schools across the country our prime age group is between eight and
our prime age group is between eight and
our prime age group is between eight and twelve we’ve now got a veritable army of
twelve we’ve now got a veritable army of
twelve we’ve now got a veritable army of young kids what we say is this no one
young kids what we say is this no one
young kids what we say is this no one can save the tiger if you don’t save its
can save the tiger if you don’t save its
can save the tiger if you don’t save its forest its habitat and naturally if
forest its habitat and naturally if
forest its habitat and naturally if you’ve saved the forest you’ve saved
you’ve saved the forest you’ve saved
you’ve saved the forest you’ve saved every single species living in that
every single species living in that
every single species living in that forest from small to large and we give
forest from small to large and we give
forest from small to large and we give children this rationale saying saving
children this rationale saying saving
children this rationale saying saving the tiger you end up saving yourself and
the tiger you end up saving yourself and
the tiger you end up saving yourself and you guys are a voice for tomorrow so
you guys are a voice for tomorrow so
you guys are a voice for tomorrow so remind the adults that this is what you
remind the adults that this is what you
remind the adults that this is what you do this is why you do and you don’t want
do this is why you do and you don’t want
do this is why you do and you don’t want them to destroy your world it’s not very
them to destroy your world it’s not very
them to destroy your world it’s not very complicated actually children have a
complicated actually children have a
complicated actually children have a natural affinity for nature and all we
natural affinity for nature and all we
natural affinity for nature and all we do is we open the gate and let nature
do is we open the gate and let nature
do is we open the gate and let nature and kids intermingle we first started
and kids intermingle we first started
and kids intermingle we first started going out with kids in the urban centers
going out with kids in the urban centers
going out with kids in the urban centers Mumbai Calcutta delhi Madras Bangalore
Mumbai Calcutta delhi Madras Bangalore
Mumbai Calcutta delhi Madras Bangalore places and the response was incredible
the children in the city don’t have much
the children in the city don’t have much of a chance of interacting with nature
of a chance of interacting with nature
of a chance of interacting with nature and kids but
and kids but
and kids but that opportunity by introducing them to
that opportunity by introducing them to
that opportunity by introducing them to animals and plants in and around the
animals and plants in and around the
animals and plants in and around the school and then on to Sanjay Gandhi
school and then on to Sanjay Gandhi
school and then on to Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai which is the
National Park in Mumbai which is the
National Park in Mumbai which is the next stepping stone that is the real
next stepping stone that is the real
next stepping stone that is the real introduction to follows first I was not
introduction to follows first I was not
introduction to follows first I was not that much into nature but after coming
that much into nature but after coming
that much into nature but after coming with them I came to know that nature is
with them I came to know that nature is
with them I came to know that nature is such a beautiful thing and what we see
such a beautiful thing and what we see
such a beautiful thing and what we see in nature is damn unusual and we can’t
in nature is damn unusual and we can’t
in nature is damn unusual and we can’t see it a normal life or out in the
see it a normal life or out in the
see it a normal life or out in the metropolitan cities like Mumbai you know
metropolitan cities like Mumbai you know
metropolitan cities like Mumbai you know for the last 30 40 50 years what we’ve
for the last 30 40 50 years what we’ve
for the last 30 40 50 years what we’ve been doing is we’ve reduced the physical
been doing is we’ve reduced the physical
been doing is we’ve reduced the physical space that the tiger could walk on
space that the tiger could walk on
space that the tiger could walk on behalf of all tiger habitats have gone
behalf of all tiger habitats have gone
behalf of all tiger habitats have gone forever they’ve been turned into towns
forever they’ve been turned into towns
forever they’ve been turned into towns mines etc we’ve had a prime minister who
mines etc we’ve had a prime minister who
mines etc we’ve had a prime minister who after he met our children went out four
after he met our children went out four
after he met our children went out four days later to the national board of
days later to the national board of
days later to the national board of wildlife and made a statement that the
wildlife and made a statement that the
wildlife and made a statement that the children have woken up why are you
children have woken up why are you
children have woken up why are you adults all asleep we seed our children
adults all asleep we seed our children
adults all asleep we seed our children with hope and what we tell them is
with hope and what we tell them is
with hope and what we tell them is justice you save the tiger you save the
justice you save the tiger you save the
justice you save the tiger you save the planet
planet
planet I have a feeling that we are making us a
I have a feeling that we are making us a
I have a feeling that we are making us a very definitive change we are changing
very definitive change we are changing
very definitive change we are changing the mindset of our country we must have
the mindset of our country we must have
the mindset of our country we must have respect for things natural and the tiger
respect for things natural and the tiger
respect for things natural and the tiger is – India what India’s national flag is
is – India what India’s national flag is
is – India what India’s national flag is to the country it represents who we are
to the country it represents who we are
to the country it represents who we are our spirit our hopes
our spirit our hopes
our spirit our hopes perhaps our tomorrow’s we can we will
perhaps our tomorrow’s we can we will
perhaps our tomorrow’s we can we will save the tiger
”
Be First to Comment