Vandana Shiva

different India, an India of his dreams; free of oppression, misery, and classism. The culture which is developed by Europe and Britain during the 15th through 19th centuries was about capital colonization which says complete exploitation of colonies for their own benefit. Agriculture was the basic pillar of Indian economy. For about eighty percent of Indian population espoused it as people as their principal source of livelihood. It use to contribute to seventy percent of national income.…

Sewing Discord: To what effect will two controversial events influence when, if ever, Golden Rice go into distribution? Subject Area: World Studies: Science, Technology and Sociology Word Count: 3945 Session: May 2016 Acknowledgements I would like to thank my mentor, Mr. McLaughlin, for his valuable and constructive suggestions during the planning and developing of this essay and for taking the time to help me with this work. I would also like to thank Ms. Emma Reed for helping to…

cultural studies. Eco-criticism has gained increasing recognition as an important new field of research and teaching that opens up a broad spectrum of new perspectives and that can help to reaffirm the relevance and responsibility of the humanities and of literary studies. Eco-criticism, which has developed especially in Europe, is the approach of Cultural Ecology. Eco-criticism is fundamentally concerned with the relationship between culture and nature. Cultural Ecology considers the…

Dr. Vandana Shiva, renowned scientist and writer for the Global Research, states that “when a corporation controls seed, it controls life, especially the life of farmers.” Their control of the seed industry hurts farmers and consumers. Because of Monsanto’s ridiculous…

philosophy of nature is his irresistible love for nature as seen in Ancient Mariner where he took voyage to the wild seas away from the real world of men. Romantics gave a luxuriant display of natural objects. They adorned, devoted, loved, followed and accepted nature religiously. They had enjoyed various bonds, ties, and relationships with nature- it being their guide, friend, philosopher, generator, provider and many more. The Victorian Age was such a period in the history of English…

Keystone XL: A Pipeline Fueling Debate The Keystone Pipeline XL, a large pipeline that has been proposed to transport oil from the Canada to the United States, has led to controversy recently. Why is there so much debate, you may ask, when it has, “the support of an increasing number of Democrats, as well as the vast majority of Republicans in Congress” (Steinhauer, 2012)? There are many disputes between political parties and groups in the U.S., but what is special about the Keystone Pipeline…

The worldwide introduction of new, scientifically bred crop varieties and intensive use of new technologies, is known as the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution is the start of a new beginning in the world. Some people think that the Green Revolution was the best thing for us, but some other people think otherwise. Throughout history, many improvements have been made, but the Green Revolution was not one of them. The Green Revolution was only a temporary fix, to a huge problem. It may have…

“The patriarchal world view sees man as the measure of all value, with no space for diversity, only for hierarchy. Woman, being different, is treated as unequal and inferior.” (Shiva 164) Random and reckless industrialization and commercialization in recent years have resulted in thoughtless exploitation of nature and its precious resources. In the great name of development and progression, nature with all its benevolent resources has been subjected to merciless plundering with the consequence…