Arati Kumar Rao's guest appearances

Arati Kumar Rao

In Common

Lights | Camera | Azadi

Meena Kandasamy

Suchitra Vijayan

Arvind Kumar

Kumar Rao

Amit Gupta

Maria Lawrence

Harsh Mander

Prashant Kanojia

Kannan Gopinathan

Cynthia Stephen

Sumaiya Shaikh

Siddhesh Gautam

OwlTail

Visit LCA Website: https://lightscameraazadi.in/Arati Kumar-Rao is a National Geographic Explorer, an independent environmental photographer, writer, and artist documenting the slow violence* of ecological degradation. She crisscrosses the South Asian subcontinent following a single-story, across seasons, sometimes over years, to chronicle South Asia’s changing landscapes and climate, and its effect on livelihoods and biodiversity. She communicates through photos, long-form narratives, and art, and is working on her first book. She is currently on a National Geographic Explorer grant to document forced human migration.Website: https://www.aratikumarrao.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/AratiKumarRaoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aratikumarrao/Some notables organizationsSANDRP (https://sandrp.in/) &amp; India Water Portal (https://www.indiawaterportal.org/)  for research on rivers &amp; waterNCF (https://www.ncf-india.org/) for research on conservation and communitiesATREE  (http://atree.org/) for research on communities and hydrology and climate changeBooks recommended by Arati1. Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold2. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson3. Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson4. The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson5. The Unquiet River by Arupjyoti Saikia about the Brahmaputra 6. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Indian environmental news and policy and law thought leaders to follow on twitter:@kanchikohli @nehaa_sinha@mdmadhusudan@jagdishkrishna8@veenas_water @Harininagendra Audio courtesy: https://freesound.org/people/Glaneur%20de%20sons/sounds/24511/ Glaneur de sons [CC BY 3.0] https://freesound.org/people/Astounded/sounds/518585/ Astounded [CC BY 3.0] https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/339324, https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/343763 and https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/417281/ / InspectorJ [CC BY 3.0] https://freesound.org/people/Soundatic/sounds/320671/ Soundatic [CC BY-NC 3.0] https://freesound.org/people/Diegolar/sounds/411771/ Diegolar [CC BY 3.0] https://freesound.org/people/Paper%20Jam/sounds/78395/ Paper Jam / [CC BY 3.0] https://freesound.org/people/jp84/sounds/387616/ jp84 [CC BY-NC 3.0] CC Licences:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/The flow of the show:1)Arati’s journey2)Exploring Arati’s work and people who are at the centre of it3)How does Arati decide what issues to cover?4)Chronicles of Sundarban5)Sundarban Oil Spill6)Sundarban stories7)Indian State and its relationship with the marginalized 8)Policy manipulation from corporate9)Farraka Barage10)Rainwater harvesting in Thar11)Indira Gandhi Canal12)Our education system13)Media coverage of the environment14)Questions from the audience

Visit LCA Website: <a href="https://lightscameraazadi.in/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://lightscameraazadi.in/</a> Arati Kumar-Rao is a National Geographic Explorer, an independent environmental photographer, writer, and artist documenting the slow violence* of ecological degradation. She crisscrosses the South Asian subcontinent following a single-story, across seasons, sometimes over years, to chronicle South Asia’s changing landscapes and climate, and its effect on livelihoods and biodiversity. She communicates through photos, long-form narratives, and art, and is working on her first book. She is currently on a National Geographic Explorer grant to document forced human migration. Website: <a href="https://www.aratikumarrao.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.aratikumarrao.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AratiKumarRao" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/AratiKumarRao</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aratikumarrao/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/aratikumarrao/</a> Some notables organizations SANDRP (<a href="https://sandrp.in/)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://sandrp.in/)</a> &amp; India Water Portal (<a href="https://www.indiawaterportal.org/)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.indiawaterportal.org/)</a> for research on rivers &amp; water NCF (<a href="https://www.ncf-india.org/)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ncf-india.org/)</a> for research on conservation and communities ATREE (<a href="http://atree.org/)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://atree.org/)</a> for research on communities and hydrology and climate change Books recommended by Arati 1. Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold 2. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson 3. Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson 4. The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson 5. The Unquiet River by Arupjyoti Saikia about the Brahmaputra 6. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Indian environmental news and policy and law thought leaders to follow on twitter: @kanchikohli @nehaa_sinha @mdmadhusudan @jagdishkrishna8 @veenas_water @Harininagendra Audio courtesy: <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Glaneur%20de%20sons/sounds/24511/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/people/Glaneur%20de%20sons/sounds/24511/</a> Glaneur de sons [CC BY 3.0] <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Astounded/sounds/518585/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/people/Astounded/sounds/518585/</a> Astounded [CC BY 3.0] <a href="https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/339324" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/339324</a>, <a href="https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/343763" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/343763</a> and <a href="https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/417281/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/417281/</a> / InspectorJ [CC BY 3.0] <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Soundatic/sounds/320671/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/people/Soundatic/sounds/320671/</a> Soundatic [CC BY-NC 3.0] <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Diegolar/sounds/411771/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/people/Diegolar/sounds/411771/</a> Diegolar [CC BY 3.0] <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Paper%20Jam/sounds/78395/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/people/Paper%20Jam/sounds/78395/</a> Paper Jam / [CC BY 3.0] <a href="https://freesound.org/people/jp84/sounds/387616/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://freesound.org/people/jp84/sounds/387616/</a> jp84 [CC BY-NC 3.0] CC Licences: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a> The flow of the show: 1)Arati’s journey 2)Exploring Arati’s work and people who are at the centre of it 3)How does Arati decide what issues to cover? 4)Chronicles of Sundarban 5)Sundarban Oil Spill 6)Sundarban stories 7)Indian State and its relationship with the marginalized 8)Policy manipulation from corporate 9)Farraka Barage 10)Rainwater harvesting in Thar 11)Indira Gandhi Canal 12)Our education system 13)Media coverage of the environment 14)Questions from the audience

#22 The Environmental Chronicles with Arati Kumar Rao [Audio Documentary]