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However, Nariman's activism led to a part of the Back Bay project to be named after him: Nariman Point.

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How Nariman Point is named after a person who opposed building it, a thread:

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He began a massive campaign against the project. He called it the "Back Bay Bungle". He called out the British administrators for their incompetence and corruption. The massive project to reclaim 1,000 acres of land was shelved. It was carried out on a smaller scale.

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VJ Shantymol: A single mom who raised Olympic swimmer @swim_sajan
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There is no official record of her being an athlete! Sajan, now 28, continues to win medals. The mother-son dream of having a house of their own. That is their next big goal. When you ask her for advice she simply says, "Every girl who marries young should find a job."

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This means that the best way to ensure that bamboo continues to remain a carbon sink/storage unit is to make money off it before it starts to decay and rot. Make money while saving the world? Now, that’s a win-win! 
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BAMBOO: NATURE’S SECRET WEAPON
When we think of trees as a tool to fight climate change, science has always focussed on large, leafy trees. However, new evidence shows that the think, sturdy bamboo plant could be an amazing weapon when it comes to fighting climate change.

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When this happens, they release all the stored carbon into the atmosphere. However, if the bamboo is harvested and treated, the products it makes will last really long (as long as regular wood products), storing carbon all the time. #readingroom #smartertodaythanyesterday