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Arati Kumar-Rao is an Indian author and photographer.

Career

Arati Kumar-Rao was born in Bengaluru. She studied for an MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, a Master of Education at Arizona State University and an MSc in Physics at the University of Poona, then worked at Intel.^[1] She decided in 2013 to leave her job and write about landscapes.^[2] On her Tumblr blog, River Diaries:Brahmaputra, she profiled the Brahmaputra River.^[3] She walked with writer Paul Salopek through the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan.^[4]

In 2023, she released her book Marginlands: Indian landscapes on the Brink and was added to the BBC's 100 Women list.^[5]^[6]

Selected works

Kumar-Rao, Arati (2023). Marginlands: Indian Landscapes on the Brink. India: Picador. ISBN 978-9395624435.

References

^ Prabbhan, Pooja (26 November 2017). "'Rao'sing cry to save our eco system". The Asian Age. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ Sreedhar, Nitin (3 June 2023). "World Environment Day: Arati Kumar-Rao wants you to listen to the land". Mint Lounge. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ Manu, Gayatri (8 November 2016). "Six Photojournalists Who Will Open Your Eyes to Unseen Parts of India Through Instagram". The Better India. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ Gandhi, Divya (13 June 2023). "Surviving the shadowlands: Interview with Arati Kumar-Rao, artist and author of Marginlands". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ Dutt, Bahar (27 July 2023). "Teetering on the edge: Review of 'Marginlands' by Arati Kumar-Rao". Frontline. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[AA-1] Prabbhan, Pooja (26 November 2017). "'Rao'sing cry to save our eco system". The Asian Age. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[ML-2] Sreedhar, Nitin (3 June 2023). "World Environment Day: Arati Kumar-Rao wants you to listen to the land". Mint Lounge. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[TBI-3] Manu, Gayatri (8 November 2016). "Six Photojournalists Who Will Open Your Eyes to Unseen Parts of India Through Instagram". The Better India. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[TH-4] Gandhi, Divya (13 June 2023). "Surviving the shadowlands: Interview with Arati Kumar-Rao, artist and author of Marginlands". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[BBC-5] "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[F-6] Dutt, Bahar (27 July 2023). "Teetering on the edge: Review of 'Marginlands' by Arati Kumar-Rao". Frontline. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

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 ==Career==
 Arati Kumar-Rao was born in [[Bengaluru]]. She studied for an [[MBA]] at the [[Thunderbird School of Global Management]], a [[Master of Education]] at [[Arizona State University]] and an [[Master of Science|MSc]] in Physics at the [[University of Poona]], then worked at [[Intel]].<ref name="AA">{{cite news |last1=Prabbhan |first1=Pooja |title=‘Rao’sing cry to save our eco system |url=https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/261117/raosing-cry-to-save-our-eco-system.html |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=The Asian Age |date=26 November 2017}}</ref> She decided in 2013 to leave her job and write about landscapes.<ref name="ML">{{cite news |last1=Sreedhar |first1=Nitin |title=World Environment Day: Arati Kumar-Rao wants you to listen to the land |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/world-environment-day-arati-kumar-rao-marginlands-book-interview-111685694484372.html |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=Mint Lounge |date=3 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref> On her [[Tumblr]] blog, River Diaries:Brahmaputra, she profiled the [[Brahmaputra River]].<ref name="TBI">{{cite news |last1=Manu |first1=Gayatri |title=Six Photojournalists Who Will Open Your Eyes to Unseen Parts of India Through Instagram |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/74121/indian-photojournalists-list-instagram/ |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=The Better India |date=8 November 2016}}</ref> She walked with writer [[Paul Salopek]] through the [[Indian states]] of Punjab and [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="TH">{{cite news |last1=Gandhi |first1=Divya |title=Surviving the shadowlands: Interview with Arati Kumar-Rao, artist and author of Marginlands |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/surviving-the-shadowlands-interview-with-arati-kumar-rao-artist-and-author-of-marginlands/article66946073.ece |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=13 June 2023 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
-She participated in art exhibitions and had her first solo show in 2017,
 In 2023, she released her book ''Marginlands: Indian landscapes on the Brink'' and was added to the BBC's [[100_Women_(BBC)#2023|100 Women]] list.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |title=BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-02d9060e-15dc-426c-bfe0-86a6437e5234 |website=BBC |access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="F">{{cite news |last1=Dutt |first1=Bahar |title=Teetering on the edge: Review of 'Marginlands' by Arati Kumar-Rao |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/books/book-review-marginlands-by-arati-kumar-rao-tells-the-story-of-bengals-tiger-widows-and-failed-government-schemes/article67079539.ece |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=Frontline |date=27 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>