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✓ Published: 03-Sep-2021
✓ Published: 03-Sep-2021
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Debjani Bhattacharyya | Associate Professor of History at Drexel UniversitynnnAbout the Talk: Water is overwhelming life in coastal and riverine cities across many parts of the world. We are responding in multiple ways: by fortifying the coasts, draining and pushing water out of lands, and sometimes making room for river in our constant struggle to remain dry. Each of these responses are situated in deep colonial history. Taking the example of the growth and settlement of Calcutta in the swamps
Debjani Bhattacharyya | Associate Professor of History at Drexel UniversitynnnAbout the Talk: Water is overwhelming life in coastal and riverine cities across many parts of the world. We are responding in multiple ways: by fortifying the coasts, draining and pushing water out of lands, and sometimes making room for river in our constant struggle to remain dry. Each of these responses are situated in deep colonial history. Taking the example of the growth and settlement of Calcutta in the swamps
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