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Veditum India Foundation is a research and media organization based out of Kolkata, India, working at the intersection of environment, culture and society. In Sanskrit, ‘Veditum’ means ‘to understand’. Through innovative methods in ground level research, documentation and use of media tools, stories of Indian environment and people are being brought to life. Our intent is to further amplify these stories, involve young Indians in this process and push for collective action where required.
Current Work
Our current work is centered on Indian rivers, and life in and around these rivers. With an aim to create publicly accessible records – ecological, anthropogenic, hydrological, social, and more contextual layers – of these spaces and people. We don’t claim these to be exhaustive records, but rather a starting point in a process that will witness additions of over time.To this end, we have engaged in both archival and grassroots level investigation.
Projects
Through different projects, individuals and teams have walked thousands of kilometers along entire lengths of multiple Indian rivers and also executed focused work on rivers flowing within Indian cities. Our projects include – Moving Upstream, City Water Walks, and Sand Mining Monitoring.
Our fellowship program with the Out of Eden Walk – part of the Moving Upstream project – supports field journeys, documentation work and post production for individuals keen on walking along Indian rivers to document them. In the years ahead, the fellowship program will be further expanded, more research walks will be undertaken along rivers and archives will be opened up for collaborative work.
The India Sand Watch project is part of our larger efforts towards environmental accountability work.
People at Veditum
Current Members
Siddharth Agarwal
Director – Founder
Over the past 7 years, Siddharth has walked over 6000kms across India, along rivers and across them. He has designed & led all of Veditum’s projects since inception.
Siddharth is also a steering committee member at India Rivers Forum.
Priyans Murarka
Volunteer
Priyans has been volunteering with us since 2016 with all programs & administrative work. He dedicates 1 day per week to Veditum.
He is also the co-founder of Active Buildings.
Rhea Lopez
Senior Associate
Rhea Lopez is a conservation ecologist, who works with river communities and wildlife – conducting research, contributing to policy work and outreach, and collecting stories of the many lives along the river.
Aishani Goswami
Senior Associate
Aishani is an architect and water researcher. She has worked in the development sector for 4 years.
She was one of the fellows of the Moving Upstream: Sindh fellowship, and she loves documenting field stories.
Madappa PS
Communications Associate
Madappa is a development practitioner who enjoys looking at the intersection of culture, ecology and gender and understanding local history through oral traditions.
Past Members
Kumar Anirvan
Researcher & Coordinator
Anirvan worked with the Veditum team from September 2022 – November 2023, and his work was focussed on the India Sand Watch project.
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Contact us
Contact Info:
asid@veditum.org
+ 91 8100170707
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