These days we see sedentary lifestyles being bashed on every medium possible – be it in newspapers, the internet, TV or social media platforms. For all the noise surrounding it, if you think people have become wiser and are springing themselves out of those comfortable couches to hit the gyms, you are sadly mistaken.
The Good
I have been one of the Yay Sayers to the entire din highlighting the ills of such a lifestyle, until I started reading "Guns, Germs and Steel," the Pulitzer Prize winning book by Jared Diamond.
In this book, Jared Diamond traces the historical roots of this trend, right from the rock ages. That's when I learned that this was the term used for the early human beings' lifestyles, as they transitioned themselves from hunter-gatherers to food-producing farmers.
While the hunter-gatherers had to frequently move in search of food in the wild, farmers needed to remain close to their fields. Over a period, this fixed abode led to denser human population also by permitting a shortened birth interval.
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Wood Apple / Kapith
Wood apple or Goddess of forest (feronia elephantum) also known as Kapith in Sanskrit, Kothu or Keith is still available in the Indian cities thanks to the street vendors who sell seasonal berries, star fruit and other such foods.
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