PART ONE: To correspond with Fidel Castro\u2019s 90 birthday the program<\/p>\n
discussed aspects of Cuban life, for example how the elderly are so highly<\/p>\n
valued in their society and how they have preserved their environment<\/p>\n
intact, including the forests. The question arose as to how the new liaison<\/p>\n
with the US might change these and other facets of Cuban life.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The program spoke of the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki<\/p>\n
and Hiroshima and asked whether the people of Japan are due a belated<\/p>\n
apology from the US. The program continued with the Enviro series<\/p>\n
\u2018Wildlife Gardening\u2019 and referred to an excellent article on the subject in<\/p>\n
the Sunday Mirror 14 th . August.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Leonard Cohen, well known singer songwriter has been in the news recently<\/p>\n
with a last goodbye to his soul mate to whom he had dedicated two songs,<\/p>\n
\u2018So Long Marianne\u2019 and \u2018Bird on the Wire\u2019.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
PART TWO: In the second half of the program John described his visit to<\/p>\n
India for his son\u2019s wedding to Vasu Sellamutu in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, South<\/p>\n
East India. The inhabitants of the area and the first language are Tamil. The<\/p>\n
religion is Hindu and the wedding was conducted as a Hindu ceremony. The<\/p>\n
Chennai area is popular for a variety of artists. It was a three day wedding<\/p>\n
with processions, temple visit, hand painting, chanting and music. In<\/p>\n
addition to the joy of meeting Vasu\u2019s family John described his visit to the<\/p>\n
international Peace centre Auroville and the former French city of<\/p>\n
Pondicherry as also most memorable. Most famously associated with both<\/p>\n
places are Sri Aurobindo and \u2018the Mother\u2019 (Mirra Alfassa) who worked<\/p>\n
together there, developing new dimensions of human consciousness and<\/p>\n
writing extensively on the subject underpinned by Yoga and meditation<\/p>\n
experience.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Presenter: John Haughton<\/p>\n
Panellists: Joseph Dunne and Hannah\u00a0Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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