Arati Kumar-Rao
Arati Kumar-Rao is an Indian author and photographer. In 2023, she released her book Marginlands: Indian landscapes on the Brink and was added to the BBC's 100 Women list.
Career
[edit]Arati Kumar-Rao was born in Bengaluru. She studied for an MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, a Master of Education at Arizona State University and an MSc in Physics at the University of Pune, then worked at Intel.[1] She decided in 2013 to leave her job and write about landscapes.[2] On her Tumblr blog, River Diaries: Brahmaputra, she profiled the Brahmaputra River.[3] She walked with writer Paul Salopek through the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan.[4] In 2023, she released her book Marginlands: Indian landscapes on the Brink and was added to the BBC's 100 Women list.[5][6]
Marginlands - Indian Landscapes on the Brink
[edit]Rao's debut novel, Marginlands, was published June 2, 2023 by Picador India. The book is about her journeys to marginlands, listening intently to their inhabitants, paying close attention to each fissure, fold and ripple. She documents the misguided decisions, wilfully ignored warnings and disregarded evidence that have brought humans to a point of no return. But the land is still rich in ancient wisdom, and its cracks hold lessons that may yet aid us in undoing centuries of slow violence – so long as one is willing to attune their senses.[7]
Selected works
[edit]- Kumar-Rao, Arati (2023). Marginlands: Indian Landscapes on the Brink. India: Picador. ISBN 978-9395624435.
References
[edit]- ^ Prabbhan, Pooja (26 November 2017). "'Rao'sing cry to save our eco system". The Asian Age. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Sreedhar, Nitin (3 June 2023). "World Environment Day: Arati Kumar-Rao wants you to listen to the land". Mint Lounge. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Manu, Gayatri (8 November 2016). "Six Photojournalists Who Will Open Your Eyes to Unseen Parts of India Through Instagram". The Better India. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Gandhi, Divya (13 June 2023). "Surviving the shadowlands: Interview with Arati Kumar-Rao, artist and author of Marginlands". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? – BBC News". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Dutt, Bahar (27 July 2023). "Teetering on the edge: Review of 'Marginlands' by Arati Kumar-Rao". Frontline. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Kumar-Rao, Arati (2 June 2023). Marginlands: Indian Landscapes on the Brink. Pan Macmillan India. ISBN 978-9395624435. OCLC 1399535654.
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