Manshi Asher

Apr 5, 2024 | questionofcities.org | Manshi Asher |PK Das |S Vishwanath |Bhanu Sridharan

As one looks up at Krishna Nagar, among the oldest settlements of Shimla, from the new bypass road near Lalpani, the bare earth lies exposed along its slope. It is eerily silent amidst the cacophony of constructions around it. The silence is brief,  broken by shrieks of ‘Nikal Jao, nikal jao (get out, get out), from the viral video[1] of the five-storied Municipal Corporation’s abattoir building turning to rubble in seconds last monsoon, which play on loop in my head.

Nov 29, 2023 | hindustantimes.com | Manshi Asher

The discourse around the fragility of the Himalayas points to geographical limits and is employed in post-disaster situations. But that is more like saying “It wasn’t us, it was the mountain!”. We are also perfecting the art of getting caught unawares in the mountains: In the case of building infrastructure in the Himalayas, the official phrase is “geological surprise”, and, of course, “act of God”.

Nov 29, 2023 | htsyndication.com | Manshi Asher

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Sep 20, 2023 | frontline.thehindu.com | Manshi Asher |Anando Bhakto |Karthick Ram Manoharan |Pranay Sharma

The monsoon of 1999 is etched vividly in my memory. At 23, shortly after finishing my master’s, I was to join a project that worked on strengthening forest regeneration initiatives of local village forest councils called van panchayats in Munsiari, a border tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

Jul 16, 2023 | hindustantimes.com | Manshi Asher

Home / Opinion / In Himachal, a deluge of missed warnings Himachal Pradesh needs a policy and governance overhaul that prioritizes environmental sustainability and local communities As swollen rivers in Himachal Pradesh receded this week, and the state began accounting for the losses suffered, a meme began circulating. Barsaton mein pahad ghumne na aayen, kyunki pahad hi niche aa rahe hain – Don’t travel up the mountains in the monsoon because the mountains are coming down to visit you.