Ashish Kothari Explained
Ashish Kothari is an Indian environmentalist and author.
Life
Ashish Kothari studied Sociology at Hindu College, University of Delhi, graduating in 1983. He then gained a master's of arts in Sociology from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi in 1985.[1] He is one of the founders of Kalpavriksh, a non-profit organisation in India which deals with environmental and development issues.[2] Kothari has also been a teacher at Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.[3]
Ashish Kothari has also worked as members of several Government of India committees, including the Environmental Appraisal Committee on River Valley Projects and committees to draft design the National Wildlife Action Plan and the Biological Diversity Act.[4] In 2012, he published Churning The Earth: The Making of Global India with Aseem Shrivastava. [5] He edited the book Alternative Futures with K. J. Joy in 2017.[6]
Selected works
- Book: Joy . K. J. . Kothari . Ashish . Alternative Futures: India Unshackled . 2017 . 978-1973383109.
- Book: Shrivastava . Aseem . Kothari . Ashish . Churning the earth: The making of global India . 2012 . Penguin Viking . New Delhi . 978-0670086252 . 1. publ.
Notes and References
- Web site: Ashish Kothari (Bowdoin). bowdoin.edu. 28 May 2016. 7 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160407043807/http://www.bowdoin.edu/faculty/a/akothari/. live.
- Web site: Kothari, Ashish (Kalvapriksh, India) – Contributors – Degrowth 2014. degrowth.org. 28 May 2016.
- Web site: Archived copy . 28 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160611164136/http://www.ideasforindia.in/profile.aspx?id=199&n=Ashish%20Kothari . 11 June 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Presentation by Ashish Kothari on "Globalisation in India: Impacts and Alternatives". 8 April 2015. Atree.org. 1 October 2017. 1 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171001214419/http://www.atree.org/node/951. live.
- Firdos . Sohel . Book Review: Churning the Earth: The Making of Global India . Millennial Asia . April 2014 . 5 . 1 . 119–121 . 10.1177/0976399613518970.
- Dobhal . Harsh . Envisioning a Just and Sustainable Society: Review of Ashish Kothari and K J Joy (eds.). 2017. Alternative Futures: India Unshackled, Authors Upfront: New Delhi . Ecology, Economy and Society - the INSEE Journal . 2018 . 01 . 02 . en.
