Page 10 - Mann Ki Baat - English

My dear countrymen, it is the the Miyawaki technique and
nature of us Indians to be always named it - 'Vidyavanam'. Now
ready to welcome new ideas. We only a teacher can come up
love our things and also imbibe with such a beautiful name –
new things. An example of this is 'Vidyavanam'. In the tiny space
- Japan's technique Miyawaki; in this Vidyavanam of Ramnathji,
if the soil at some place has not over 450 trees of 115 varieties
been fertile, then the Miyawaki were planted. His students also
technique is a very good way help him in their maintenance.
to make that area green again. School children from the
Miyawaki forests spread rapidly neighbourhood & common
and become biodiversity spots citizens throng in hordes to view
in two to three decades. This this beautiful place. Miyawaki
is now spreading very fast in forests can be easily grown
different parts of India too. anywhere, even in cities. Some
Shriman Raafi Ramnath, a time ago, I had inaugurated a
teacher from Kerala, changed Miyawaki forest in Kevadia, Ekta
the scenario of the area with this Nagar in Gujarat. In Kutch too, in
technique. Actually, Ramnath ji the memory of the people who
wanted to explain deeply about died in the 2001 earthquake,
nature and environment to his a Smriti-Van has been built in
students. For this, he went to the Miyawaki style. Its success
the extent of creating a herbal in a place like Kutch shows
garden. His garden has now how effective this technology
become a Biodiversity Zone. is, even in the toughest of
This success of his inspired natural environments. Similarly,
him even more. After this, saplings have been planted in
Raafi ji grew a mini forest with Ambaji and Pavagadh by the

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