india population is a very young one. some estimates put india's average age at 26.

the new india, is obviously, career minded. i would love to take a easy bet saying that 90% of india's urban students would
(a) have never seen a forest
(b) would have never seen a river and its majestic flows during monsoon
(c) would have never visited polluted areas where india's development impact is punched upon and where our pride of industries like leather, chemical, sponge iron, etc factories are located.
(d) would have never seen a animal (say a deer or an elephant) in the wild
(e) would have never been to a village where that village is heavily dependent on its natural surroundings.

amidst this bleak scenario wherein the youth have been ultra urbanised, sanctuary asia, year after year, is doing a great thing by rewarding those who work and dedicate their lives for protecting india's nature.

this year, many deserving names are in the list inlcuding praveen bhargav who worked in the pioneering kudremukh mining issue.

let us take a moment of our career-chasing, money-chasing, ipod-chasing, next-car-chasing, etc busy life and salute these true soldiers who are workign day in and day out to make our life rich and luxurious.