Along the Betwa, a narrative style photo book by Radhika Singh & Shail Joshi, produced during the Moving Upstream fellowship is now published
Category Archives: Rivers
Wainganga basin: Strengths ignored & Weaknesses misunderstood
Part 2 of a 3 part series on the Wainganga river and learnings from a research project conducted in 2011. Written by Rashmi Mahajan.
Soundscape – Upstream along the Betwa
A soundscape by Ishan Gupta, created from field recordings made while walking along River Betwa on Veditum’s Moving Upstream Fellowship.
Wainganga: A lifeline of Central India
Part 1 of 3 articles on River Wainganga, a tributary of River Godavari that flows through the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra.
Cultural Geographies of River Narmada at Mandla
From walking the ghats of River Narmada at Mandla, Sneha Khulge writes about cultural geographies- an interplay of space, identity & function
Creativity and Flow along River Betwa
Two designers on the Moving Upstream fellowship reflect on a house of art along River Betwa & the life of the woman who has made it into a charming example of up-cycling
Along the Betwa – Part 2: Kanpur to Badanpur
Part 2 of Radhika Sindh & Shail Joshi’s writing from their walk along River Betwa on the Moving Upstream Fellowship by Veditum
Seeing, feeling and discovering River Betwa and its people
Mohit Rao does an extensive recap of his experience of walking the River Betwa as part of Veditum’s Moving Upstream Fellowship program
Birdwatching along the Betwa: Abundance threatened by Developmental Activities, Sand Mining
Birdwatching while walking along the Betwa: Abundance of resident and migratory birds stands threatened by Developmental Activities and rampant Sand Mining.
Moving Upstream: Betwa – Her people and their stories
Meeting the River Day 1, 11 January: It’s 1 pm and we get our first sighting of the river. We have finally reached the banks of the Betwa. The sun is high in the sky, making its presence felt and the air smells like an afternoon meant for a siesta. We pause and rehydrate ourselves.Continue reading “Moving Upstream: Betwa – Her people and their stories”