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Drawn from the rich archival holdings of the Economic and Political Weekly, the essays in this volume capture the intense discussions in India that were debated as problems and questions over the environment, technology and development. As a collection, this volume proposes a fresh and new analytical coherence for these essays by resituating them with an engaging introduction under the broader themes of criticality and subversion. Consequently, these writings ...
India, in many ways, makes a compelling case for studies on the linkages between water histories, hydraulic technologies, and politics. Whether it is inter-state river disputes, ground water extraction by private corporations, farmer agitations for irrigation water or urban anxieties over meeting water requirements, the water question in India has several contentious dimensions. Drowned and Dammed comprehensively reconsiders the debate on the colonial ...