The Fragile Himalyas.

When one sees how we are building in the hills or matter of fact even in the plains the feeling of sealing yourself from the surrounding seems to be the architectural driving force.

Dependence on ACs, Air Filters and Artificial heating is the visible choice of  today's affluent housing. 

This escalates energy demand. As a results in hunger for Energy creation harming people miles away from our artificially constructed comfortable housing nest.  Displacing population, Increasing Carbon foot print , creating ecological damage  to our fragile country side (Read: the Himalayan Region) are to name a few disastrous effects of this. 

How we build affects our overall environment, our waterways, our  terrain sustainability and our future quality of life. 

India's Agriculture and our food security are sustained by the Himalayas which feed our waterways by the melting snows and glaciers. A phenomenon unique where a peninsula with two seas is bordered by a Mountain range. Compounded by the annual event of two monsoons this is one of the most fertile regions of the World. We feed 18% of the World's population with 2% of the World's land.  A miracle indeed. 

It's not just about our comfort and affluence but also the affect it has on the environment and the Nation's future. 

India as mentioned,  the most populous Nation of the World doesn't  belong to the tiny fraction of population consisting of its affluent but to the crores of people in the hills and the country side suffering because of our greed for energy. 

Yes Sir being a Nationalist is also is about being responsible for future generations. 

We Indians must build with environmental responsibility to avoid future Joshimaths.