Tagged: South Asia

A single Sarus crane with neck high and wings outstretched, standing in a wetland field.

Love versus Legality in Indian Crane Conservation

Authors Dipti Arora & Astha Chaudhary investigate how politics, media, and affective relationships complexly shape human-crane encounters in India—with positive and negative consequences for both species.

Soft lit cow in a dark room

When Sacred Cows Become Tools of the State

In the midst of India’s beef ban, beef detection kits are supposed to help stop violence against Muslim and Dalit people accused of eating the meat. But do they? Clara Miller and A. Parikh argue that increased surveillance hurts both people and cows.