Priyamvada Mangal

Oct 2, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Bashir Ali Abbas |Vivek Katju |Priyamvada Mangal |Greeshma Kuthar

Flowing from the Kailash ranges in Tibet, the 3,180-km-long Indus is one among a handful of Asian rivers that offer a tidal bore—a strong tide that pushes against the river’s natural current. In its 64 years of existence, the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between India and Pakistan faces a similar phenomenon today: a growing tide of technical and political differences that runs against the security of the treaty’s sustenance.

Dec 15, 2023 | outlookindia.com | Vimala Devi |Chetna Maroo |Priyamvada Mangal |Rapid-Fire Round With

Deepa Pawar, 37, grew up in a tent in a basti in Mumbai. She and her friends— all belonging to the Ghisadi tribe—studied in a government school, but were discouraged from conversing among themselves in their community language—Ghisadi Arsi Parsi. These memories stayed with her while growing up. Pawar—now an activist—fears that her generation may be the last to speak the language or even know that it exists.