I started organising Geo Spirit meets and lectures from 2010 onwards. These Geo Spirit meets always helped me to reinforce and revive my commitment to the cause of the earth.
In the process evolved, Mother Tree, Geo Spirit Centre, Geo Spirit Communes. Conducted such meets in diverse geographies for children, youth, men and women from all walks of life.
After starting the ‘Geoecology Energy Organisation (GEO)’ in 2007, it was the time for intensive work with communities. I started moving to different places. The task was huge to bring happiness on this earth. My deep thoughts are on how to inspire more people committed to common goals. The Non-government organisations and the first and second generation of the people, who came with commitment are becoming rare to see. On the whole, it has become rare to see the committed people for a greater cause. We have enterprises and business models which are highly centralised and working for their goals of profit and amassing wealth.
The number of countries on this earth are many. It gives freedom and meets the aspirations of individuals, but also divides people in the name of nationalism. Nationalism is explicitly seen during the international games conducted. Defeating the person of other nation and winning medals is the pride of a nation. Similarly, people exploit people and resources of other countries to amass wealth and try to make some people happy. Considering the earth as one living thing is more important than looking it in parts.
My concerns and understanding led me to deeply contemplate and brood over years on How to reverse the destruction of the earth.
At the GEO Research center, I have declared a big neem tree as the mother tree and conserved the biodiversity. When I counted the variety of species there were about 200 types of plants. By giving a scope to the nature to emerge, through protection and by doing almost nothing this much biodiversity is existing in a small place of half an acre. This mother tree became a place for me to contemplate and the concept of Geo Spirit evolved.
It happened that, I was giving lectures on Traditional Green Buildings at Contractor Development Society at the National Academy of Construction, Gachibowli. In one of the lectures, Mr B. Pradeep Reddy and Mr A. Bhargava attended it. They were inspired by my lecture and have recommended me to their principal to conduct Environmental Management module for Master’s in Business Administration in their college, Engineering Staff College of India. I accepted to take the classes for the first-year MBA students. Within no time the seniors and juniors became very close to me. They were interested to listen to my lectures. One day while standing in the lobby of the college, I proposed to the seniors about the Geo Spirit Meet, that I planned to conduct Geo Spirit Meet for about three days. They immediately accepted to attend. This is how my Geo Spirit meets have started.
Initially, I thought three days intensive programme would be enough to sensitize the participants. I was not sure how to engage and the activities. I have also invited two people, Dr G. Chandrashekar Reddy and Dr Surya Prakash, to take two sessions. The Geo Spirit meet was organised under the Mother Tree at the GEO Research Center, the place which motivated me to conduct such meets. I could altogether conduct for two days complete. Took them to Champak Hills for night stay and there conducted the camp-fire, everyone enjoyed it. Next day facilitated the experiencing nature activities with them. Mr Raghava Rao of Champak hills took a session. I continued to discuss with them all the time, without very little intervals. I wanted it to be very engaging rather giving me free time to do other things. The second day evening after the respective self-declarations by the participants completed the first Geo Spirit meet.
Later the sessions were planned as per the situation, lasting from one hour, half a day, one day and two days. The overnight Geo Spirit meets in the wilderness conducted from Saturday evening to Sunday Forenoon were of great success.