Practices
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(भू) जल व्यवस्थापनातील ‘मधल्या अवस्था’ : काही निरीक्षणं
कोणत्याही शहरात गाडी चालवतांना आपल्याला चौका-चौकात सिग्नल लागतात. सिग्नलचे अनेक प्रकार आहेत. पण मी बोलणार आहे नॉर्मल सिग्नल विषयी- लाल, नारंगी आणि हिरवा. आता लाल आणि हिरवा सिग्नल स्पष्टच ‘सिग्नल’ देतात- थांबा किंवा जा. पण हा जो मधला सिग्नल असतो- नारंगी हा खूपच क्लिष्ट आहे. कागदावर तरी त्याचा अर्थ आहे ‘बघून निर्णय घ्या’ किंवा ‘सिग्नल Continue reading
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Doing interviews, coproducing groundwater: tracing the spatial, temporal and vertical (Part 2)
I have organised this article in three parts based on the three key areas of coproduction. Part 1 reflects upon words- words used everyday to describe the topography, the geology, the processes, and practices. Part two focuses on space- space that is not just horizontal but also vertical as we speak about groundwater. This verticality Continue reading
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Doing interviews, coproducing groundwater: tracing the spatial, temporal and vertical (Part 1)
When interview research method meets groundwater Interviewing is cornerstone of any qualitative research. There are many different approaches to organising and conducting these and I would not go into the details about their typologies as that is not the intention of this article. My key interest here is- what happens when the interview as a Continue reading
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The making of an ‘exposure visit’
Exposure visits form crucial part of any training or capacity building initiative. It aims to bring forth the experience of what are the ‘best practices’ in a particular field. Planners/ organisers of such exercises attempt to inculcate an element of behavioural change amongst the participants of the exercise. The field of water (read groundwater too) Continue reading
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Groundwater and Beyond 