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	'''~~Life:~~ '''~~In the 1960s I became~~ a ~~renunciate~~ in India. ~~This absorbed me all through my twenties~~, ~~during which time I put myself through long periods~~ of ~~isolation~~, ~~especially in~~ a ~~jungle hermitage~~. ~~Returning~~ to the ~~West and ?normalcy?, I took up work at thirty~~ as ~~an artisan, established~~ a ~~business partnership~~ and ~~came back to other creative work through Performance Art. After seventeen years absence I am now back~~ in India ~~in yet a new life~~ as an ?environmentalist? and apparently a ?philanthropist? though mostly following the example of Voltaire by ?cultivating my own garden?. I am also a natural healer having had to look after myself for years with scant aid of doctors or hospitals.		'''Mark Antrobus''' (born 1945), also known as Govinda, is a British-born artist, writer and environmentalist who has spent much of his life in India. He is best known within dissident-science circles as the co-author, with physicist [[Francis Viren Fernandes]], of the book ''[[The Ether Model & The Hand of God]]'' (2008), a work advocating an [[Aether]]-based reinterpretation of modern physics. Before turning to science writing he was known in the United States as a performance artist and in India as an environmental campaigner.

	~~'''Comment:''' All~~ in ~~all, my life experience has shown me that fundamental truths are no respecter of persons or personalities, or the divisions of our many disciplines~~, ~~sects~~, ~~schools, ideologies, or agendas. By the same token, I have always believed that, come what may, the evidence of rational direct heightened experience must appear in~~ a ~~unified physical theory~~. ~~I also see that~~ the ~~human urge~~ to ~~probe behind appearances raises severe difficulties~~ and ~~that~~, ~~perhaps surprising to say, both science and religion parallel one another~~ in ~~this regard~~ and in ~~an enlightened world their disciplines would actually converge. I also see that neither should their results be detached, obscure~~, ~~or so arcane as to be incomprehensible~~ and ~~secured exclusively for the elect~~. ~~Quite apart from their diverse interpretations~~ the ~~physical laws of modern science have always raised the marker for ?common sense? while at the same time describing a wonderful depth of connectedness, economy~~, and ~~thus comparative simplicity; wouldst that our civilization could learn more of this from Nature!~~		==Biography==
			Antrobus was born in 1945 and grew up in a British family with roots in North Wales; his mother, Grace Wardell, was a journalist. During the 1960s he travelled to India and became a renunciate, spending much of his twenties in study of meditation and yoga in villages, ashrams and jungle hermitages of southern India. Returning to the West, he took up work as an artisan and established a business partnership before moving into creative work through performance art.

	~~'''Ether:''' Working with F~~. V. ~~Fernandes on his papers and on our book The Ether Model & The Hand of God~~ has been a ~~rare privilege, to contribute my mite towards at least one philosophical step~~, the ~~validation through measurable states~~ and ~~entities of the immediacy of our belonging~~ to ~~the living breathing universe around us~~.~~ ~~		Antrobus later settled in Kodaikanal, in the Palani Hills of Tamil Nadu, India, taking Indian citizenship in 2009. There he became active as an environmentalist and philanthropist, campaigning against deforestation and promoting sustainable building, solar energy and organic farming. He has been a member of the Consumer Protection Council of Kodaikanal (CPCK) and the Palani Hills Conservation Council (PHCC), and has supported education for underprivileged children in rural communities through the Centre for Peace and Technology (C-Pat). He also describes himself as a natural healer, having long looked after his own health with little recourse to conventional medicine.

	'''~~Dissident Interests:~~''' ~~Relativity~~. ~~Light. Ether. A commonsense fundamental theory;~~ the ~~intersection~~ of ~~measurable fact~~ and ~~direct experience~~.		==Performance art==
			In the 1980s, Antrobus founded the "Mudpeople" (Mudmen) workshops and performances, an "Urban Aboriginal" troupe combining music, mask-making, body art, dance and drama, which appeared across the United States. His life and art were profiled in ''People'' magazine (1986), ''The New York Times'' (1987) and ''High Performance'' magazine, among other publications. In 1989 he joined the pageant artist Felicia Young, founder of Earth Celebrations, to create the Rites of Spring Procession to Save the Gardens of the Lower East Side, a performance festival that mobilised communities to preserve community gardens in New York City and featured in the 1990 Earth Day events. He later made a Tamil-language film debut in ''Amma'' (2011).

	'''~~Performance Art:'~~'' ~~Initiating a troupe of ?Urban Aboriginal? Mudpeople performing all over the United States in the 1980?s. Earth Day NYC~~ (~~1990~~). ~~Rites~~ of ~~Spring~~ to ~~Save~~ the ~~Gardens~~ of the ~~Lower East Side (1990~~-~~91)~~ with ~~Felicia Young: [http://www~~.~~earthcelebrations.com/ http://www~~.~~earthcelebrations.com/]~~		==Scientific contributions==
			Antrobus's involvement in dissident science came through his collaboration with the physicist [[Francis Viren Fernandes]], whose papers he edited and with whom he co-authored ''[[The Ether Model & The Hand of God]]'' (2008). The book presents an [[Aether]] model of physics that challenges mainstream interpretations of [[Relativity]], [[Light]] and quantum theory, arguing for a return to a physical, mechanical medium as the basis of natural phenomena. Antrobus's stated interests lie in relativity, light and the aether, and in what he describes as a common-sense fundamental theory uniting measurable fact with direct experience. He has expressed the view that science and religion address parallel questions and that physical theory should be intelligible rather than arcane.

	''~~'Publications:~~''~~' People Magazine~~ (~~Performance Art, Profile, 1986~~)~~. New York Times (Profile~~, ~~1987), Profiles, The Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Westword (Performance Art Awards), etc~~. ~~High Performance Magazine (Profile 1987, 1990).  Harpers, National Geographic Magazine, etc~~.		==Selected works==
			* ''The Hidden Secrets of Character Power'' (2000), co-authored with B. P. Singhal
	'''~~Edited and Published:~~'~~'' Kavithalayam, Literary Magazine for Kodaikanal International School and American College, Madurai, South India~~ (~~1993-1998~~)		* ''Urine Luck'' (2003), on naturopathy
			* ''The Ether Model & The Hand of God'' (2008), co-authored with F. V. Fernandes
	~~'''Co-Author:'~~'' ~~ The Hidden Secrets of Character Power (2000) with B. P. Singhal. ~~ The Ether Model &~~amp;~~ The Hand of God (2008) with F. V. Fernandes		* Editor and publisher of ''Kavithalayam'', a literary magazine for Kodaikanal International School and American College, Madurai (1993-1998)

	'''~~Other Work:~~'~~'' Urine Luck (2003) detailing~~ a ~~cure~~ for gangrene (sans amputation); see [http://www.dionysusjunior.com/ http://www.dionysusjunior.com/]. Supported physically challenged inventor/innovator for India?s President?s Award (2008). Supports education for underprivileged children in rural communities through the Centre for Peace and ~~Technology~~ (C-~~Pat): imparting training in organic farming; encouraging self employment goals in the local community.~~

	~~'''In Preparation:''' Chronicles of an Ascetic Hedonist (Three Volumes~~)

	==Books==		==Books==

	* 2008 - "[[The Ether Model & The Hand of God]]" ([http://www.lulu.com/content/3459610 Read in full])		* 2008 - "[[The Ether Model & The Hand of God]]" ([http://www.lulu.com/content/3459610 Read in full])

			==External links==
			* [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ether-model-the-hand-of-god-mark-antrobus/1105699932 ''The Ether Model & The Hand of God'' at Barnes & Noble]
			* [http://www.earthcelebrations.com/ Earth Celebrations]

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| alt = Mark Antrobus
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| residence = Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India
| nationality = British
| known_for = [[Relativity]], [[Light]], [[Aether]]
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'''Life: '''In the 1960s I became a renunciate in India. This absorbed me all through my twenties, during which time I put myself through long periods of isolation, especially in a jungle hermitage. Returning to the West and ?normalcy?, I took up work at thirty as an artisan, established a business partnership and came back to other creative work through Performance Art. After seventeen years absence I am now back in India in yet a new life as an ?environmentalist? and apparently a ?philanthropist? though mostly following the example of Voltaire by ?cultivating my own garden?. I am also a natural healer having had to look after myself for years with scant aid of doctors or hospitals.

'''Comment:''' All in all, my life experience has shown me that fundamental truths are no respecter of persons or personalities, or the divisions of our many disciplines, sects, schools, ideologies, or agendas. By the same token, I have always believed that, come what may, the evidence of rational direct heightened experience must appear in a unified physical theory. I also see that the human urge to probe behind appearances raises severe difficulties and that, perhaps surprising to say, both science and religion parallel one another in this regard and in an enlightened world their disciplines would actually converge. I also see that neither should their results be detached, obscure, or so arcane as to be incomprehensible and secured exclusively for the elect. Quite apart from their diverse interpretations the physical laws of modern science have always raised the marker for ?common sense? while at the same time describing a wonderful depth of connectedness, economy, and thus comparative simplicity; wouldst that our civilization could learn more of this from Nature!

'''Ether:''' Working with F. V. Fernandes on his papers and on our book The Ether Model & The Hand of God has been a rare privilege, to contribute my mite towards at least one philosophical step, the validation through measurable states and entities of the immediacy of our belonging to the living breathing universe around us. 

'''Dissident Interests:''' Relativity. Light. Ether. A commonsense fundamental theory; the intersection of measurable fact and direct experience.

'''Performance Art:''' Initiating a troupe of ?Urban Aboriginal? Mudpeople performing all over the United States in the 1980?s. Earth Day NYC (1990). Rites of Spring to Save the Gardens of the Lower East Side (1990-91) with Felicia Young: [http://www.earthcelebrations.com/ http://www.earthcelebrations.com/]

'''Publications:''' People Magazine (Performance Art, Profile, 1986). New York Times (Profile, 1987), Profiles, The Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Westword (Performance Art Awards), etc. High Performance Magazine (Profile 1987, 1990).  Harpers, National Geographic Magazine, etc.

'''Edited and Published:''' Kavithalayam, Literary Magazine for Kodaikanal International School and American College, Madurai, South India (1993-1998)

'''Co-Author:'''  The Hidden Secrets of Character Power (2000) with B. P. Singhal.  The Ether Model & The Hand of God (2008) with F. V. Fernandes

'''Other Work:''' Urine Luck (2003) detailing a cure for gangrene (sans amputation); see [http://www.dionysusjunior.com/ http://www.dionysusjunior.com/]. Supported physically challenged inventor/innovator for India?s President?s Award (2008). Supports education for underprivileged children in rural communities through the Centre for Peace and Technology (C-Pat): imparting training in organic farming; encouraging self employment goals in the local community.

'''In Preparation:''' Chronicles of an Ascetic Hedonist (Three Volumes)

==Books==

* 2008 - "[[The Ether Model & The Hand of God]]" ([http://www.lulu.com/content/3459610 Read in full])

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