No Stage, No Speeches, Just ‘Dirt to Delight’

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When Almitra Patel’s red car drove into our gated community, she and Myriam Shankar Kraftt did more than grace the opening of our compost mill: they quietly stirred our community into action. Their presence meant more than words on a page can carry.

Almitra is 90. Her 20-year fight in the Supreme Court gave India the solid waste management rules we follow today. Myriam is the founder of EcoGram and of the Solid Waste Management Round Table (SWMRT), and has spent years helping communities across Bangalore manage their waste.

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Swachh Kolar: District admin does fantastic work; the city is now a waste-less, world-class model

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It all began here at the city corporation office.

It all began here at the district administration office.

It’s hard to think of fitting opening lines for this story without littering them with adjectives. I am taking refuge in this hair-raising conversation from Interstellar to tell a tale of a tiny little spot on our own beloved Planet Earth.

 

Prof. Brand: There are so many reasons why our communications might not be getting through.

Murph: I know Professor. I’m not sure, what I’m more afraid of. Them never coming back or… coming back to find we’ve failed.

Prof. Brand: Then let’s succeed. So, back to the fourth iteration. Let’s run it through some new fields.

Murph: With respect Professor, we’ve tried that hundreds of times.

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