Bhopal: Pushpendra Pal Singh 'PP Sir' took care of sustainable living even in his personal life: Environmentalist Lokendra Thakkar in program at BMHRC

Bhopal: "When we talk about sustainability, what is it. What is the most sustainable T-shirt. I think the most sustainable T-shirt is the one you have put on right now." 

This was stated by environmentalist Lokendra Thakkar associated with EPCO (Environmental Planning and Coordination Organization). This remark highlighted a simple yet profound idea: true sustainability starts with making the most of what we already have.

Thakkar was speaking on the topic "Environment, Journalism and Us" in a program organized on the occasion of the birthday of late Pushpendra Pal Singh (PP Sir). Thakkar described PP Sir's personality as environment friendly and said that he used to take care of sustainable living even in his personal life. 

Thakkar said, "I had never seen Pushpendra ji in different clothes or branded clothes. We never saw Pushpendra ji in branded clothes. We learn sustainable lifestyle from Pushpendra ji. He was a living legend, from whom we all should take inspiration.”

‘PP Sir used paper properly’

Thakkar reminisced that Pushpendra ji also utilized paper effectively. Recently, the use of tissue paper has significantly increased, a trend that was less common in the past when cloth was often used instead of tissues.

‘Technology made the path of journalism easier, but there are many challenges’

Talking about use of technology in journalism, he said that regarding environment, I feel that there is a big challenge on both these subjects - environment and journalism. Reporting has become easy due to technology, but what you are writing has become very important. It has become difficult to do journalism impartially and a journalist has to work amidst many obstacles. It is challenging for journalism to maintain its identity. 

Thakkar said further: Earlier there was light reporting on environment but now there are a lot of news and in-depth. My own knowledge increases a lot from newspapers. There has been a lot of progress in environmental reporting but there are still many challenges regarding reporting. It will have to be seen how it will improve with the help of technology.

PP Sir in memories

PP Sir's students, colleagues and family members were present in the program. They shared their memories related to him.

Senior journalist Pankaj Shukla, while remembering PP Sir, said that he was like Ajatashatru and he had no enemies. It is a different matter that he never considered anyone as an enemy. He taught us to understand and see letters and gave us the ability to recognize letters. 

Senior journalist Sandeep Kumar said that he had an amazing ability to read time. He used to work for others without any expectations and we should learn from this quality of his. He explained to us how to move forward in the profession by ignoring our personal likes and dislikes. 

PP Sir's younger sister Yogita Singh said that Bhaiya was our elder brother but he raised me like a daughter. He did not pay attention to his health and even when he had fever, he would say I am fine and get back to work. Yogita said, “He may be my brother but now I feel that he had some different power, as if he was Vivekananda.”