Re-conceptualizing Rivers in South Asia as Histories of the Biological Pulse

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For the year 2022, as part of the Kaken C Grant, I was able to publish two book chapter articles and two journal articles that were part of the research completed in 2020 and 2021. I also include a book review done for the prestigious American Scientist, which is on the challenge of water restoration and management projects. I have also initiated a fresh round of research for the Grant by a short visit to Kolkata (West Bengal, India) between January 8th to 13th 2023. In Kolkata I was able to meet the researchers who had done archival work for me in Madras and West Bengal State archives during the Covid period restrictions of 2020-21. I have secured many more primary sources from them which I am currently processing. My work on rivers and fisheries has also led to an invitation to conduct a Master class session on the theme of Environmental History of South Asia at the Rachel Carson Centre (RCC) at the University of Munich from July 24th to August 4th 2023.https://rethinking-environment-idk.de/event/masterclass-with-prof-dr-rohan-dsouza/And a lecture titled ‘Silt, Fish and Engineers: The Great Hydraulic Transition in Nineteenth-Century British India’ On July 17th 2023 at the https://rethinking-environment-idk.de/event/silt-fish-and-engineers-the-great-hydraulic-transition-in-british-india/I have also participated in both in-person and online conferences and workshops on themes relevant to the Grant.