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Publication: The Times of India
Date: May 24, 2001
Washington - A city, built in consonance
with the Vedic principles of man-nature relationship, has been set up in
the United States. Located at about two km north of Fairfield in southeast
Iowa, the "Vedic City is the first city in the modern world to be based
entirely on the ancient principles of maharishi sthapatya-veda design and
other aspects of maharishi vedic science," the city authorities said in
a release.
Maharishi vedic science is comprised
of 40 approaches, including architecture, community learning, health care,
education, music and agriculture, Rogers Badgett, one of the city's developers,
said.
"Its goal is to bring the life of
the individual and society in tune with the laws of nature and thus gain
support of natural law for every undertaking," he said.
Earlier this year, the state of
Iowa city development committee approved a petition to incorporate the
654-acre site for the new city.
The city currently has 40 buildings
and a population of 125 but the promoters are confident that it will grow
and attract several thousand permanent residents within a few years. (PTI)
