Water: Culture, Politics and Management is a compilation of essays written by some well-known connoisseurs of Indian art and culture as well as experts and activists dedicated to the cause of conservation of water. They illustrate how water has been treated in mythology, reveal the ecological messages that underlie these myths, and describe the culture that developed around water. There are also essays on maritime trade, the craft of boat- and ship-building, the politics of water emerging out of issues like dam construction, pollution of rivers and the scope of social services in flood-ravaged areas. Finally, a commentary on the imagery of water in Indian cinema, a selection of poems and a collection of photographs illustrating the sanctity built around water depict our response to it through art and poetry. Drawing on different disciplines as well as the arts, this volume is an informative and engaging exploration of the many ways that water has sustained and enriched our existence.
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Introduction: The Ecology and Myth of Water, by Kapila Vatsyayan The Kaveri River, by Clare Arni PART I: THE RIVER Himalayan Rivers: Geopolitics and Strategic Perspectives, by Claude Arpi The Narmada: Death of a River, by Shripad Dharmadhikary A Boat of Hope, by Sanjoy Hazarika Water as a Metaphor in Indian Cinema, by Partha Chatterjee PART II: THE SEA The Indian Ocean: The History, Ecology and Making of a Community, by Himanshu Prabha Ray, Rohan D’Souza and Gulshan Dietl Pre-Portuguese Maritime Crafts of India: The Ethnological Evidence, by Lotika Varadarajan The Composite Culture of Goa, by Maria Couto PART III: WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Water: What Must We Do? by Ramaswamy R. Iyer Hunting Down Water in India: In Search of Vox Pops, by Sanjay Barnela and Vasant Saberwal; Poems by Maya Khosla Environmental Values and the Quality of Life, by Mahesh N. Buch PART IV: THE CULTURE OF WATER Vanchipattu: Songs of the Boat Race in Kerala, by Vijayan Kannampilly Bhatiali: Songs of the Boatmen of Bengal, by Indrani Majumdar A Selection of Poems, with Introduction by Keshav Malik
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