Anshul Rai Sharma

Anshul Rai Sharma
India's unique sustainability challenges
Rethinking sustainability in India: A 3F framework for impactful change
Posted on 08 Jun, 2024 02:07 PM

How can we rethink sustainability in ways that are not only innovative but also deeply impactful? This article aims to answer this question in the context of India and its unique socio-economic and ecological position. It stems from my experiences documenting the course "Sustainability in the Indian context" at Azim Premji University in Bengaluru.

Sustainability through a new framework (Image: Needpix)
Beneath the surface: A journey into Kolar’s water management
Kolar's water saga: A quest for access, equity, and sustainability
Posted on 23 Oct, 2023 09:42 PM

Field visits are an exciting enterprise, especially as a young student who wishes to understand rural India. But they are also a complicated process of seeing and discerning, trying to figure out what is real and what is not. Hagiographies of local mobilisation are common in such endeavours, which, in some cases, are justified. To give into such tendencies is to pick the easy way out.

Catchment and bed area of the tank (Image: Anshul Rai Sharma)
Jakkur Lake Management: Fostering community action for ecological restoration
Jakkur Lake's journey towards sustainable urbanism
Posted on 01 Sep, 2023 09:49 PM

Nestled in the northern expanse of Bengaluru, Jakkur Lake occupies a pivotal point where streams from Yelahanka, Agrahara, and Shivanahalli converge. Once a realm of fruit orchards and scattered settlements, Jakkur has undergone a profound transformation in the past two decades.

Jala Poshan and beyond: Community-driven conservation at Jakkur Lake (Image: Anshul Rai Sharma)
×