Telling Tales: Riverine Rights and Environmental Challenges in India
River Cities Network (RCN) online presentation by Rahul Ranjan (University of Edinburgh), followed by Q&A.
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The Presentation
This talk presents a place-based and localised analysis of 'Riverine Rights' in India. It draws upon changing legal jurisprudence that actively recognises and advocates 'nature's rights' as a governing principle for environmental challenge. By weaving the global flow of ideas into local contexts, this talk reveals the various complexities involved in implementing and adapting to this change.
The Speaker
Rahul Ranjan is a writer and Assistant Professor of Environmental and Climate Justice at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of "The Political Life of Memory," published by Cambridge University Press in 2023, and has recently edited a volume titled "Governing the Crisis" (Routledge Press, London, 2025). He is interested in the question of environmental changes, mired in justice concerns, ecological emotions, and the memory and history of Indigenous peoples in South Asia.
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The River Cities Network (RCN)
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