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Barathi Nakkeeran

(She/Her)
Delhi, Paris, Southern Asia
As seen in: Journal of International Affairs, Biomed Central (BMC), The Hindu, blogs.lse.ac.uk, The Wire (India), Economic and Political Weekly, Down To Earth, Chicago Review of Books
Covers:  Urbanism, Waste, Labour, Law, Caste, Gender, Literature
writer / PhD student

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Barathi Nakkeeran’s Journalist Portfolio

Book Review: Uncivil City: Ecology, Equity, and the Commons in Delhi by Amita Baviskar

Book Review: Uncivil City: Ecology, Equity, and the Commons in Delhi by Amita Baviskar

In Uncivil City: Ecology, Equity, and the Commons in Delhi Find this book (affiliate link): . Amita Baviskar.…

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Spotting Mumbai in 'Gehraiyaan'

Spotting Mumbai in 'Gehraiyaan'

Since I am by no means a film critic, it's critical I begin with a caveat. This is in no form or manner a pie…

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How Does Caste Operate in Indian Higher Education?

How Does Caste Operate in Indian Higher Education?

In his introduction to Caste in Indian Politics , Rajni Kothari emphasises the stability of the caste system …

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Barathi Nakkeeran

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By Barathi Nakkeeran, Sonam Kumari
| Down To Earth Verified
Lawyer. Her work has appeared with the Economic and Political Weekly, Health Research Policy and Systems, and The Hindu
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Myth of recycling: A review of Myra Hird’s ‘A Public Sociology of Waste’

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By Barathi Nakkeeran
| Down To Earth Verified
For the author, individual actions are useful only when they meet the macro targets: When people who claim to be environmentally conscious join collectives that protest, petition governments against multinational companies and participate in green policies. In January 2025, 75,000 people watched the music group Coldplay perform in Mumbai and left behind more than 9,000 kilogrammes of waste: Mostly plastic bottles and food wrappers.
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Dual Realities in “Truth/Untruth”

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By Barathi Nakkeeran
| Chicago Review of Books Verified
Maheshwata Devi’s urban novella, Truth/Untruth, set in 1980s Calcutta, is a story about dirty pasts that catch up with the present, and how money is often built on this belief that it won’t. It’s fiction that tingles with real-world politics. Translated by Anjum Katyal, the book begins in Khidirpur, a seedy part of central-west Calcutta. In the opening chapter, Devi invites us inside our non-human protagonist: Barnamala, a high-rise building.
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