The Next Monsoon South Asia Program, Cornell University

We’re navigating matters of research ethics and activism in Pakistan’s Indus River Basin. Ahsan Kamal, a lecturer at the National Institute of Pakistan Studies at the Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, discusses riverine communities and balancing academic and activism in practice.
You can learn more about Ahsan Kamal’s research and publications at: https://qau.academia.edu/AhsanKamal
Edited by Shavin Seneviratne. Production supervision on this episode by Gloria Lemus-Chavez. Music by Gloria Lemus-Chavez and Bandon Kane. Find out more about their music at https://themourningparty.com/about-us
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We’re headed to the frontier, examining borders, development, and climate change in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh. Anthropologist Jason Cons, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses climate frontiers, sensitive spaces, chokepoints, and the imaginary futures of Bangladesh’s deltas.
You can learn more about Jason Con’s research and publications at: http://www.jasoncons.net/ 
Edited by Shavin Seneviratne. Production supervision on this episode by Gloria Lemus-Chavez. Music by Gloria Lemus-Chavez and Bandon Kane. Find out more about their music at https://themourningparty.com/about-us
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The intersection of art and architecture nurtures creative possibilities, specifically ones that reimagine our relationship with the environment. Architect and urbanist, Rupali Gupte, co-founder and professor at the School of Environment and Architecture (SEA), Mumbai, and partner at Bard Studio shares her experience of having her foot in both creative pools, from creating pieces for art summits to making architectural inventions.
You can learn more about Rupali Gupte’s practice and works at: https://bardstudio.in/
Learn more about the School of Environment and Architecture at: https://sea.edu.in/
Edited by Shavin Seneviratne. Production supervision on this episode by Gloria Lemus-Chavez. Music by Gloria Lemus-Chavez and Bandon Kane. Find out more about their music at https://themourningparty.com/about-us
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We examine how artworks and the work of art facilitate collaboration in response to social and climate crises, especially among agrarian communities. Art historian Sonal Khullar, the W. Norman Brown Associate Professor of the South Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, shares stories about unconventional performances, historiography of art, and feminist theory in advocating for marginalized voices.
You can learn more about Sonal Khullar’s research and publications at: https://arth.sas.upenn.edu/people/sonal-khullar
Discover more about The Incomplete Thombu at: The Incomplete Thombu: A compelling interlace of architecture, drawing, memory and art – Groundviews
Edited by Shavin Seneviratne. Production supervision on this episode by Gloria Lemus-Chavez. Music by Gloria Lemus-Chavez and Bandon Kane. Find out more about their music at https://themourningparty.com/about-us
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We’re looking at the tea plantation industry and how climate change perpetuates a cycle of exploitation. Cultural anthropologist Sarah Besky, an Associate Professor in the School of Industrial Labor Relations at Cornell University, discusses pressing issues of labor inequality, changing consumer patterns, misleading advertising, settlement laws, and what it means to orient one’s life around sick landscapes.
You can learn more about Sarah Besky’s research and publications at ⁠https://sites.google.com/cornell.edu/sarah-besky⁠
Edited by Shavin Seneviratne. Production supervision on this episode by Gloria Lemus-Chavez. Music by Gloria Lemus-Chavez and Bandon Kane. Find out more about their music at ⁠https://themourningparty.com/about-us⁠
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In our first episode, we address the importance of art in South Asia and how it can be a tool to project new understanding on climate change and its crisis. Artist and art historian, Iftikhar Dadi, John H. Burris Professor of History of Art and Director of the South Asia Program at Cornell University, discusses how art intersects social, political, and environmental matters.
You can learn more about Iftikhar Dadi’s and Elizabeth Dadi’s practice here: ⁠http://www.dadiart.net⁠. And view his recently published book on Urdu cinema called ⁠Lahore Cinema: Between Realism and Fable⁠.
You can learn more about Sugata Ray’s practice here: ⁠http://www.sugataray.com⁠. And his mentioned book, Climate Change and the Art of Devotion, can be found here: ⁠https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295745374/climate-change-and-the-art-of-devotion/⁠.
Edited by Shavin Seneviratne. Production supervision on this episode by Gloria Lemus-Chavez. Music by Gloria Lemus-Chavez and Bandon Kane.
Find out more about their music at ⁠https://themourningparty.com/about-us⁠
Stay connected with us @SAPCornell on ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠ |⁠Instagram⁠ or by visiting our website ⁠https://bit.ly/SAPCornell