Earth Hour 2020: An obligatory annual post (a photo essay this year)

EarthHour2011 ©Fahad Ali Shah

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The context:

On Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 8:30 p.m, all around the world, it’s “Earth Hour,”, when a lot of public and private lighting will be switched-off for 60 minutes. Earth Hour is a grassroots movements for the environment and, this year, perhaps also a moment of solidarity for the planet, and all of us upon it.
Personal context:

2011 was my last year to participate and celebrate in the Earth Hour at WWF- India. The title picture of this post is from that year. It’s been a bitter sweet feeling to observe earth hour in my new home for the past 8 years. It reminds me of a happier time when I was with my school friends and colleagues, who have now become lifelong friends from WWF-India, and beyond. Now I try my best to spread the word and cheer amongst my family and friends by doing bit online.

It is comforting to read Earth Hour this spelled out in Hindi, which is my mother tongue.

Now more than ever it’s important to remember that there is more to this world than us as an individual, our planet earth’s entire community, the space and beyond.

In COVID-19’s time, when all of us are confined to our homes, there are several ways we can connect to the planet earth. We can do this by tuning into live stream on youtube or facebook or spoify, watching nature based documentaries, listening to podcasts, sounds of nature on our devices, gazing at the stars, creating some art, craft or writing pieces to express our love and gratitude towards the nature and planet earth, and our family and friends. Last but not the least, you can sign the pledge to add your voice to earth hour by clicking here.

In conclusion:

I am am optimist at heart. I try to remember at all times that this too shall pass. Earth Hour shall come again next year. By doing our bit to help stop the spread of COVID-19, and contributing towards saving our planet earth, we will have a past to be happy and proud of then.

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