Mr. Chhatrapati Ranjit Rai, a resident of 34 Anand Lok, born in June 1960 in Delhi, is a visionary leader, an industrialist and philanthropist with deep interest in arts and culture. He is a Graduate of Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), He is also a B+ artist of Indian Classical Music. Mr. Rai runs textiles and many other businesses. He presides on a charitable trust which operates free homeopathic dispensaries, free schools for economically weaker sections and free diagnostic centers. He has organized Classical Music programs featuring eminent artists such as Pt. Debu Chaudhury, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Shri Anup Jalota, and Ustad Rashid Khan, besides many others.
He has a keen interest in protecting nature. He expressed his views on how to achieve sustainability at the Sustainability Conference on 22-05-24 at PHD House, Delhi as Co-Chair, Textiles Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce. He mentioned that solution for this problem lies within Indian culture.
He mentioned “Sustainability is one of the most important requirements of mankind on the planet. As you all know, the temperature of the earth is rising. NCR’s temperature has also gone above 49!. So if we do not take care of the environment immediately, then it shall be difficult to sustain life on the planet.
He also expressed that “it is not necessary to run after solutions prescribed by the western world. In our culture we were taught to protect the environment right from our childhood. We did shopping in the cotton and per bags which were reusable or paper bags which are biodegradable. We were eating food on Pattas or Banana leaves in Southern India which decomposed easily. However, after the advent of western technology, all this has eclipsed and now everyone uses plastic which is hazardous to the environment. We worship our rivers like Ganges; plants like Tulsi, Peepal because they are so important to sustain life.
So we have to look into our own systems to protect the environment, to reduce wastage, and use products which can be easily decomposed in the soil and which are reusable. It is very important to teach our kids about protecting the environment right from the beginning and adopt a lifestyle for it.
The views expressed were highly appreciated by the audience.
