Social Sciences and the Politics of Organic Metaphors – Madiha Tariq
I recently revisited two seminal works in urban studies — Susan Roberts’ (1991) critique of urban life cycles and David…
When Trees Fall, Who Decides? Revisiting Legal Power and Territorial Control in the Name of Conservation – Shailendra Ahirwar
Introduction The recent uproar over the Telangana government’s plan to cut down over 400 acres of trees in Hyderabad’s Kancha…
Riverine and Climate Discourses in Chars of Bangladesh: A Conversation with Naveeda Khan
Naveeda Khan is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University, and affiliate faculty of…
Challenging My Own Lens: Epistemic Reflections on Gender, Caste and Conservation Leadership in Central Himalayas – Kavya Pandey
In April 2024, I embarked on a field study in the Central Himalayas of India to investigate the complex interplay…
Urbanization, Population, and Environment by Satish K. Sharma and Suman Lata Pathak (2023): A Review by Jyoti Kathju
Introduction Urbanization, Population, and Environment by Satish K. Sharma and Suman Lata Pathak (published by Rawat in 2023) is an…
A Cross-Border Dialogue on the Himalayas
Rahul Ranjan Lecturer in Environmental and Climate Justice Moderator Department of Geography, School of Geosciences University of Edinburgh Moderator Rahul…
‘Ecological Refugees’ in Indian Cities? A Metropolitan Perspective – Ritika Rajput
Kavita, a migrated cold-water seller outside a Delhi metro station, is exposed to the horrendous heatwaves of Delhi. She directly…
Green Academia: Towards Eco-Friendly Education Systems by Sayan Dey (2023): A Review by Nita Mishra
In 2020, Arundhati Roy, famously announced the Covid19 pandemic as a portal pleading for a reimagination of another world, and…
Keep Out: How India’s Forest Department Defines Its Jurisdiction – Divya Godbole
In March 2023, a Sarus crane that Mohammed Arif Khan from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi district had cared for was confiscated…
Green Education Systems: Towards Ecocentric Pedagogical Paradigms – Sayan Dey
This short account is about my monograph Green Academia: Towards Eco-friendly Education Systems, published by Routledge in 2022.[i] I share…