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Arati Kumar-Rao

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Arati Kumar-Rao is an Indian author and photographer. In 2023, she released her book Marginlands: Indian landscapes on the Brink and was added to the BBC's 100 Women list.

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 Pune, 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

  1. ^ Prabbhan, Pooja (26 November 2017). "'Rao'sing cry to save our eco system". The Asian Age. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  5. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? – BBC News". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ^ Dutt, Bahar (27 July 2023). "Teetering on the edge: Review of 'Marginlands' by Arati Kumar-Rao". Frontline. Retrieved 22 November 2023.