Wrote a little something that I've been meaning to pen down for a while.
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“E rere kau mai te Āwanui, Mai i te Kāhui maunga ki Tangaroa. Kō au te Āwa, kō te Āwa kō au”
“The great river flows from the mountains to the sea.
I am the river, the river is me.”
~ Wanganui River, Aotearoa New Zealand ✨
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The first picture :D (took it while I was living in Dharamshala and would go to McLeodgunj/Dharamkot every other day) #LifeinACity
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I don’t know where the idea came from that being mean to people in your research group will lead to higher productivity, but it needs to end.
Not only is this unethical, but it is also ineffective. The best research happens when people are supported and treated with kindness.
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Sad to see how much mental effort women put into simple travel logistics. In Delhi we have the additional problem of traveling home after a late night flight. I once feel asleep in a cab after a gruelling work trip. Was woken by driver after reaching ...1/2
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As India transitions to a low-carbon economy, there is a need to implement #gender-transformative measures to ensure that women benefit equally. Join ’s #webinar exploring #justtranstion for women in India's MSME sector.
👉To register: wri-india.org/events/gendere (1/3)
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A timely piece given that we have the #COP15 going on now
We need to move away from just "blaming population" and focus on consumption patterns to target and instrumentalise tools that target genuine drivers of biodiversity loss through unsustainable use
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My #comic on "What happened at #COP27?" (1/5)
Using #comicgen
Based on my article in Indian Express
indianexpress.com/article/opinio
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Ageing parents are a reality. Particularly post Covid, recurring and unexplained sickness is something that all caregivers are confronted with. I have gone through this loop a few times now and here are some of my learnings. Read on.
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🎉Delighted to 📢 the arrival of this baby that several of us nurtured through the trying times of the past three years. Such an honor to work with an inspiring group of academics, activists, artists, & poets. 🥁
A🧵about the pursuits of #ClimateJustice in India & beyond! #COP27
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An infrastructure agenda for municipal eco-socialism:
1) Town/county food forests. Local gov’ts own tons of unused land; some should be planted w/ perennial food crops, laying the groundwork for a local food UBI. Put the food forests under the jurisdiction of the school system…
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IT'S OUT!
Today, and launched the Global South Climate Database, with hundreds of climate scientists and experts from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Pacific. It’s been months in the making. Here’s what it’s about.
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Proof is here. Life is surprising; I will be an author. I’ve been humbled by the generosity of people who have made this book possible. I couldn’t have written alone — no one does. This book is for the legacy of Birsa Munda, his memory and politics. The book is due in 2023 🌈
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A reminder for leaders on World Mental Health Day:
One of the most powerful things you can do to support mental health in your workplace is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and acts of kindness are the norm.
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📢 and I are thrilled to organise "Crisis of Imagination: Registers of Loss, Pain, Hope, and Climate Change in India", an Environmental Humanities Lecture Series. Starting on 12th September with stunning speakers - register and RT the thread. Everyone is welcome🌸
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Thrilled to sign an MoU with in the presence of the #TamilNadu Chief Minister to work together on #justtransition in MSMEs. We are working to map the risks of the low-carbon transition, upskill workers & enhance access to climate finance.
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TIL that Forever 21 pant sizes sometimes run only till 31. I wonder how many young people have stepped out of their store feeling the need to change something about their bodies simply because brands like these refuse to size up.
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Anthropologists have long argued that kinship represents the oldest and most fundamental of human institutions. Does kinship--the organization of families--impact global economic outcomes in the modern world?
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The people who try to define you by your worst moments are not the voices that are worth listening to.
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The problem is not people being uneducated.
The problem is that people are educated just enough to believe what they have been taught, and not educated enough to question anything from what they have been taught. 🧠
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In the face of climate change, communities that rely on small reservoirs may be more vulnerable to water and food insecurity.
New research using #GlobalWaterWatch data shows smaller water volumes are more susceptible to seasonal and climate variability: ow.ly/5Ua850KmOGT
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Looking forward to speaking in #ICAS2022 conference that looks at air pollution through a climate lens. Hybrid event in Bangalore next week.
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Despite the commonalities & linkages between #AirPollution & #ClimateChange, we have mostly looked at them in silos. With both crises now escalating, #CSTEP takes a different approach at #ICAS2022. Join us.
Dates: 23-26 Aug
Register: ow.ly/RpuK50KfT9y
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1 Billion Years of Tectonic Plate Movement in 40 Seconds
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#EarlyCareerResearchers working on #Water #ClimateChange #EnergyTransitions. office will host a series of talks by ECRs and a number of wonderful speakers are lined up . DM if you want to talk about your research.
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Mentioned this in a panel discussion today. Climate change shuts down stand-up comedy.
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A 🧵 on burnout
Yesterday I learned that when people are burnt out, their amygdala enlarges. For all you non-neuroscientists, here's what that means and why it's important. 1/
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Some reviewers approach a manuscript only focused on what they think is wrong.
Other reviewers approach a manuscript genuinely wanting to help the authors make it better.
Kindness and rigor do not have to be mutually exclusive.
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Looking at existing Environmental and Climate Justice syllabi that barely feature scholars, activists, and communities of color. So I've given myself the (VERY easy) task of writing a syllabus that features almost exclusively writers of color. Feel free to share readings here!
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"Loss and Damage" in climate change discourse is the minimal form of grievance - if not the most rightful claim, from people from the global South. The wretched history of colonialism continues to shape the soil, water, air - of all which is abundant, given as right in the North.
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"current automobile industry is largely occupied by informal workers, while EV sector's emerging as more formal workers space.We've to think of policy interventions for informal employees who might lose jobs in the transition" #justtransition thebastion.co.in/politics-and/e
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Pt 2 of somewhere between studying the environment and drawing it. Sketch of a pretty sketch Tree I spotted in Coonoor back in April. #treehugger #urbansketcher #ecology #westernghats
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Publish or perish. The new dictum of 'Homo Impactus', a modern breed of prestige-craving academics engaged in a war of all against all to boost their almighty impact factor. No thank you.
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Dear friends and colleagues,
This is a call for international conference organizers to think twice before organizing any conference in Western Europe/North America, where many academics from the Global South (GS) need a visa to enter. (1)
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We are researchers and we are mentors, and it matters which we put first. Join us in pledging to be a #MentorFirst and encourage others to do the same. Together, we can improve mentoring in academia to benefit the next generation of researchers!
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What if we all took the week off and just screamed.
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I remember breaking down to my Ph.D. advisor about how stupid I felt while troubleshooting a problem in my project when she handed me this paper. Years later it is still relevant to young students starting off in Science. It's ok to feel stupid, we all do on a regular basis.
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Please find my published thoughts and works on domestic water scarcity, marginality and informality in the self-service town of Darjeeling.
It is a scary ask.
But it would be great if you can share your thoughts on this.
aup-online.com/content/papers
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