Freiburg. not just a city.

i went to Rolf Disch's house in Freiburg a few days ago... a famous Solar Architect. responsible for Vauban, and also the Heliotrope, where he lives. the building which rotates with the sun. the weather was awful so cudnt see all the external features. and its the world's first positive-energy building!! also met this educationist-researcher in Vauban who's been to India 73 times n was writing a book on "Status of Elementary Education in India". apart from not being able to defend this topic at large, i was grilled with questions like why there are no places like Vauban in India. why, when India is emerging as a leader in technology, Solar energy can't be made cheaper. Why there is so much lack of awareness in Indian villages, when on the contrary, most of them can be turned into sustainable communities. and Auroville is majorly "European", so Indians, according to most people in other countries shudnt claim pride over its mere existence! there are a lot of things i saw there. quite a revolutionary place, majorly, its pure common sense i felt. its funny how an "organic" breakfast of local delicacies could just make me wonder what i have been doing all my life, and what i must be doing for the world. i have not been able to collect even 4 hours of proper sleep per day after getting back. so many questions churning inside my head. very few answers. but its just the beginning and a lot can still be done.