Celebrating Nature is the first book of its kind. Its a novel with a story and poetry both, touching many aspects of art, philosophy, literature and science. The book attempts to narrate the importance of Nature in inspiring and guiding us to learn, grow and seek the essence of life. It does so through the story of a little girl named Prakrati(Prakritti) which literally means our own surrounding nature in Hindi language. Prakrati is the only child of Mr Jagat and Mrs Janaki. Her parents are teachers in a primary school located in a small town located in the foothills of a mountain range. When she is a child, she grows up in proximity to Nature and her creatures that inspire her. As she grows older the town becomes more industrialised. There is a conflict about the old natural environment and the new industrial world. Her life also faces the same conflict of remaining innocent and pure like the childhood and growing up as a youth. She struggles to solve the conflict. Her childhood memories want the natural environment to be restored but her youth seeks change and new opportunities. She realises that the conflict of her own life are similar to that of Nature. She resolves those conflicts when Nature makes her realise that freedom is also about the responsibility.
Nature as we know is about beauty, feeling and love. This book highlights another role of Nature in stimulating and giving appropriate direction to our thoughts and creativity.
This book tells us the story of a little girl named ‘Prakrati’ born in a small town located in the foothills of a mountain range. The story is presented along with poetry based primarily on Nature. The poems contain the predominant philosophy inherent in Nature’s various aspects.
The book is presented in two different sections. The first section “Nature’s child” presents the story of Prakrati’s early childhood and how she is born and brought up in Nature’s proximity. The second section “Creator and creation” tells us about Prakrati’s subsequent life and the lessons learnt by her from Nature while growing up.
“Nature’s child” presents the perception of Nature from the perspective of a child. “Creator and creation” presents the meaning and purpose contained in various aspects of Nature.
This book is primarily meant to be read by the entire family because it tells the story of Prakrati who represents our own surrounding Nature through all stages of life.
A poem from the book- celebrating nature
Bountiful Nature
In nature, all aspects are intertwined
To each other they bind
Generating poetry in an inspired mind.
The flowing waters of the river
Always striving forward,
Let thoughts be progressive, profound
Their implications and meanings wider.
The flight of the seagull into the skies, steeply soaring
The sounds of the ocean, resoundingly roaring
In the vast skies, the flocks of geese
Beautiful and perfect in themselves are these.
The finesse in movement of nature’s every creature
With their beautiful and colourful features
The dance of the peacock in the rains
Lessons and celebration of life together as gains.
The songs of the nightingale
The streams flowing through the dales
Along with the soft whispers of winds
The music of nature, beautifully blends.
The blooming of a bud into a flower
The mountains appearing like big natural towers
The softness of the flower and hardness of a rock
All aspects of knowledge,
Together in nature they flock.
The growing of a body
The building of the nature from all the sand
Takes all the time
Yet when made,
Everything looks so beautiful and fine.
Nature has plenty to teach
We just have to seek and search
And to learn the wisdom which
Through the ages,
Nature continues to preach.
In nature, all aspects are wonderful and divine
They teach us lessons sublime Purpose, meaning and beauty all combined.
