Author: Laleh Ahmad

A black and white photo. In the center of the picture, a man with long white hair and a long white beard sits on a chair looking down at a book he is holding in his hands. The man appears to be wearing a long, dark-colored garment. Several young adults sit on the floor next to him and in front of him, looking in his direction - women on the left and men on the right. All are wearing traditional Indian clothing. A woman stands slightly behind the man as well, smiling down toward the man in the center.

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Knowledge Politics and the Making of Indian Environmental History: A Conversation with Ramachandra Guha

Laleh Ahmad speaks with Ramachandra Guha on his new book, Speaking with Nature (2024). They discuss the history of environmentalism in India and how it differs from the West, especially through key thinkers’ intertwining of social justice and nature.

a wagon drives down a winding road toward hills and tall, spherical buildings

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Solarpunk Narrates Futures Beyond Climate Despair

Laleh Ahmad argues that the solarpunk genre offers imaginable, realistic green futures based on renewable energy and communal self-reliance, rooted in justice and care.

Author: Laleh Ahmad

Knowledge Politics and the Making of Indian Environmental History: A Conversation with Ramachandra Guha

Solarpunk Narrates Futures Beyond Climate Despair

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