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Text by Shirin Mehta. Photographs by Vihan Shah.
As we head out for journeys, we tend to wish each other, “Bon voyage…travel safe!” Safe for who? For the traveller, of course. But what about the planet? Do we ensure that our sojourns keep the environment safe? Are we conscious about managing our carbon footprints as we gad about the globe? Do we make slow travel a priority and support local communities along the way? Do we even give the slightest thought to the often-negative impact on our ecosystem, while we move around endlessly for pleasure or for business?
Entrepreneur Chaitsi Ahuja, founder, chief curator and CEO of Brown Living, an online marketplace that offers a wide range of sustainable everyday-use products, has been pondering these issues and advocating a low-waste lifestyle for all. Her stated mission on Instagram is to plant 1 million trees. Think…
