To
All colleages of CSE and family members of Mr. Agarwal. I express my deep concerns. I am
very shocked.The demise of Mr. Agarwal is a great loss for developing countries like ours
in the present situations when WTO and USA are planning to use the Earth Summit 2002 for
their business purposes. He was a great fighter for the cause to save the country's
soveignerity. He first exposed role of the North regarding environment among the people of
our country. Environment concern people of India as well as developing countries will
always remember him for his role to fight against the expliotation by the North on
The south in the name of improving environment. DTE is a noble contribution from CSE under
his leadership. I expect from all the colleages of CSE to carry his views and approach and
will improve DTEmore than his expectation.
Tapan Saha
tsaha@vsnl.net
Please convey my sincere condolences to Mrs. Agarwal.
Mukul
MSanwal@unfccc.int
Respected Sir
Really we are very sad that our nation has lost of our top most Environmentalist of
late Dr. Anil Agrawal. We pray to the god for extending the piece of his soul.
Thanking you
Ranjay
ranjay_jbp@rediffmail.com
I was sorry to learn about his death. Indian science has lost
someone of stature.
Sanjay Pai
s_pai@vsnl.com
Dear Sunita, and all other friends at CSE,
When I saw this today morning, a profound sense of loss hit me.
The last time I met him was exactly a year ago, when I went to his house and later I came
to CSE and met you and some others, Sunita.
If the news is affecting many of us in this manner, I cannot
imagine how much more the impact is for all of you at CSE.
Here is what I posted on our right-to-water list which sums what I
feel, "The world had a lot more to learn from Anilji. His death leaves a void
that cannot be filled. His vision and energy, we hope, will continue to inspire all of us.
But he will be greatly missed. We at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy offer
our condolences to Anil Agarwal's family, friends and colleagues at Center for Science and
Environment."
Wishing you the strength to cope and move forward,
Shiney
svarghese@iatp.org
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MOUNI@rect.ernet.in
Am writing in to say how terribly sorry I was to hear about
Mr. Anil Agarwal - I worked on Living On the Edge & interviewed him a number of times
for our program - HE was one of those people, after meeting whom you went away
thinking ........how fortunate one was to have met someone like him .
My heartfelt condolences to the CSE family .
Nandini Rajwade
nrajwade@hotmail.com
Dear Friends,
The Director, Staff, Students of XIDAS learn with deep sorrow that Anil left us to go to
his heavenly reward on January 2, 2002.
The whole environmental world in India and especially the poor
whose interest he always had in mind, feel orphaned by his untimely departure.
We consider him as a 'secular' saint.
Please convey our condolences to his widow and two daughters. We
would appreciate if you could send a large photo or picture, so that we can frame it and
keep his memory alive.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. M. V. d. Bogaert sj
Coordinator
xidasjbp@sancharnet.in
My heartfelt condolences to the Down to Earth family on the demise
of Anil Aggarwal. The green movement is orphaned.
May his soul rest in peace. Visionaries like him come Down to
Earth only once in thousand years.
Vimal J. Thakur
kanchan@del2.vsnl.net.in
Hello,
I would appreciate it if you could send me Anil's home phone number. I would like to talk
with Sudha, his wife.
I used to work at CSE, a long time ago and know Sudha quite well.
Thanks a lot
Neela
nakhouri@purdue.edu
I am indeed sad to hear of Anil Agarwal's demise -I pray for his
family and am sure all of you at CSE will carry on the great work he had started.
God rest his soul in peace.
Poonam Bir Kasturi
pbkasturi@vsnl.com
It is a great shock for me to hear of the untimely demise of Anil
Agarwal as for years I have been reading his editorials that have never failed to inspire
me. His sincerity of purpose and zeal for protection of environment was touching.
Through his writings I had developed that istinctive understanding that exists between a
writer and a reader. His articles and editorials were always full of sense and meaning and
for me represented a rare voice of reason and concern in this otherwise reckless and
selfish world.
His approach towards environmental problems was a very pragmatic
one and remarkable in that it involved a right mix of tradition and technology. His death
is a setback for environmental cause but I hope that Down to Earth and CSE continues
to carry on with its mission with the same the zest. This, I think, would be a befitting
tribute to Anil Agarwal.
archanay@hotmail.com
Dear Sunita, Anju and all CSE colleagues,
I have just been informed about the very sad news of the death of
Anil. This is the most important loss for humanity and for developing countries in
particular. I believe that you will continue building the road he started to build.
My colleague at ENDA and my self are deeply affected. Our sincere condolences to his
family
All the best
Youba Sokona
energy2@enda.sn
t's shocking and very saddening to hear that Mr Anil Agarwal
passed away, one of the true environmentalists in this world, not just India. It's a great
loss and I am sure CSE and DTE team would continue his great work.
regards,
Nagarajan
knr@wired.india.hp.com
It is a great shock for me to hear of Anil Agarwal's untimely
demise as for years I have been reading his editorials that have never failed to inspire
me. His sincerity of purpose and zeal to protect environment was touching.
Through his writing I had developed that instinctive understanding
that exists between a writer and a reader. His articles and editorials were full of sense
and meaning and represented a rare voice of reason and concern in this otherwise reckless
and selfish world.
His approach towards the problem of environment was very practical
and remarkable in that it involved a right mix of both tradition and technology.
His death is a setback to the cause of environmental protection
but I hope that Down to Earth and CSE continues with its mission with the same zest. This,
I think, would be the perfect tribute to Anil Agarwal.
archanay@hotmail.com
Dear Mrs. Agarwal and the Centre for Science and Environment:
I am shocked and anguished by the news of Mr. Anil Agarwal's passing away. While
those familiar with Mr. Agarwal and his writings were aware of his ill health, everyone
had hope in the indefatigable Anil and his untimely demise was a big shock. I first got
acquainted with Mr. Agarwal when I began reading "Down To Earth" (DTE) in
1992. A few years back Mr. Agarwal became my editor by publishing a book review I'd
written. Subsequently I wrote another piece for DTE and was enjoying writing for Mr.
Agarwal and the magazine. While my relationship with him was limited to correspondence
over e-mail, I read his pieces in DTE regularly and ever thought of him as a person
whom I'd never met.Mr. Agarwal, in his writings, took positions that earned him many
detractors but even the most vociferous of his critics never
disputed his passion for India's environment. Mr. Agarwal was a true patriot
and his work to safeguard India's environment and thereby India's future will be always
remembered. The Centre for Science and nvironment is Mr. Agarwal's magnum opus and
CSE, I am sure, will continue to further Mr. Agarwal's deep passion and rich legacy.
I convey my deep condolences to you, your family, and Mr.
Agarwal's colleagues at CSE. I pray to God to give you peace and strength in
this hour of grief.
Mr. Agarwal, I'm very sure, will rest in peace for a life
well given to India and its future.
Warm regards,
Uday Turaga
utt101@psu.edu
My sincerest condolences to the family members and the great team
That has worked with him over the years. To have continued to keep up with The dynamic
role inspite of the ailment is remarkable indeed. I just read His piece in the latest
issue of Down to Earth yesterday!
The world has lost a voice of conscience.
andita Mongia
nandita.mongia@undp.org
I am grieved to learn of the passing away of Mr Anil Agarwal.
Fiftyfour is no age to go and the country expected a lot more to come from him. I
had known him for nearly twenty years now and had the privilege and pleasure of calling
him a dear friend.
All of us will miss him for a long time to come. The only way one
could dream of paying a true homage to him would be by re-dedicating ourselves to the
cause of enviromental protection so dear to Anil.
May God rest his soul in eternal peace and give his family
the strength, courage and fortitude to bear the terrible loss.
Please pass on the message to his family that their personal
loss is shared by the countless friends of Anil throughout the world.
Tushar Bhatt, J3\14, Patrakar Colony, Vijaynagar, Ahmedabad
380 013.tushar71@satyam.net.in
I was deeply saddened to hear of Anil Agarwal's passing. I
have been a great admirer or his work, and that of all of you at CSE. Just yesterday
I was reading the latest Down to Earth editorial, and wondering how Anil kept going
despite his illness. My condolences to all at CSE. I wish you all the best as
you continue your very
important work.
Sincerely,
Ruth Meinzen-Dick
r.meinzen-dick@cgiar.org
It is with profound sadness that I learned of Anil's
death. My condolences to all his friends and colleagues.
John
jbriscoe@worldbank.org |
