India, April 28 -- While the Western viewpoint often seeks to exert control over nature, the Indian perspective rejects human attempts to control nature.

The Panchabhoota Bharatiya narrative architecture for the ecosystem is holistic as it looks at human beings as a part of it in this nature-centric system, where chaos is creative and leads us to balance and harmony with the larger cosmos. This is in contrast to the hegemonic concept of conquering and destroying nature for the benefit of humans better known as anthropocentricism. The concept of Devrai or sacred forests in India brought in sanctity to preservation and protection of biodiversity and Mother Nature. They are the sacred wizards of conservation. This alternative narrative need...