Sumangalam

Sumangalam - Developing Sustainable Life on the basis of Five Elements Sumangalam (सुमङ्गलम्) is an initiative of some like-minded organisations of the country. This initiative aims to present profound and pragmatic solutions based on the Bharatiya thought (भारतीय दर्शन) with respect to the present existential crisis that has emerged due to rapidly changing climate. Today’s life has encountered an unprecedented challenge of sustainability and survival. The evolving threat is an outcome of the western approach of conquering and exploiting nature to meet the comforts and greed of human beings. This has woefully disrupted the ecological order, which in turn has affected the basic elements of nature in a severe manner. The Bharatiya thought process treats humans as an integral part of the nature – linked spiritually, emotionally, intellectually, and physically with the elements of nature around them. The science of the day, struggling to mitigate this catastrophic problem, has also reached a conclusion that the only way out of this intimidating situation is to harmonise human life with nature. This conclusion highlights the significance and relevance of the Indian thought, and, precisely indicates the urgency of presenting Bharatiya world view in the contemporary context, at the global level. The main objective of ‘Sumangalam’ is to present the unique Bharatiya concept of, firstly, securing purity of the five basic elements of the nature, i.e., Panchmahabhoot (पञ्चमहाभूत)–the earth, the water, the fire, the air, and the space; and secondly, attaining the order, balance, or rather harmony, between them, for the survival and sustainability of life on Earth.