My thoughts on 'development' and its radical alternatives ... pathways to a future out of the deep depths of despair and destruction we are in just now. susannashapiro1.substack.com/p/collective...

Governments of the world: Cut ties with Palantir and Peter Thiel now. actions.eko.org/a/government...

Listen to the rivers of South Asia at their own parliament, complaining about how humans have behaved towards them, and what to do about it: weavingrivers.com/ashish-kothari @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @rightsofnature.bsky.social @vikalpsangam.bsky.social

Kurdistan: A year on, is there progress towards peace and democracy? What are the implications of the ongoing conflict in Syria? Join: globaltapestryofalternatives.org/events:2026_... @rojava.bsky.social @defendrojava.bsky.social @rojavainformationcenter.org.web.brid.gy @kurdstan.bsky.social

My tribute to an ecological colossus - www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/madh...

Tell UK, EU, and other regulators: Stop Grok’s sex abuse images now. actions.eko.org/pages/uk-eu-...

Whose development, for whom? My interview by Kunal Kamra (in Hindi) www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbuN... @vikalpsangam.bsky.social

Govts won't solve climate crisis, grassroots action might just! www.meer.com/en/101570-co... @canclimateaction.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @soumyadutta.bsky.social @justtransition.bsky.social @climatejusticeuk.bsky.social @waronwant.bsky.social @vikalpsangam.bsky.social

Subcontinent with no nation-state boundaries, rivers flowing free, people & wildlife migrate without hindrance, & peace reigns? Here is one such vision @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @amitav.bsky.social @rightsofnature.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @arnazk.bsky.social @himalmag.bsky.social

The world is watching @cop30brazil.bsky.social. Show leadership and add the fossil fuel phase-out roadmap to the #COP30 agreement. Listen to @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social and follow the 80+ countries that want justice!

Amazing birding experience in the Brazilian Amazon, with Para Birding Tour couple: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MTu... @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social

Trouble in Ladakh - historical, ecological, social, cultural, economic context, and what we can do to help it secure autonomy within Indian Constitution (in Hindi) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK-e... @ladakh75.bsky.social @ladakh.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @vikalpsangam.bsky.social

Flowerfall - Diwali medley. Flowers of 8 species, incl. Parijatak/Harsingar (Coral jasmine), Moringa (Drumstick), Kachnar (Bauhinia), Akash mallige (Indian cork tree), Kaner (Yellow oleander), African tulip. Picked up from ground, 19.10.2025.

Food has a way of bringing us together, creating memories that last long after the meal is over. As we celebrate Food Day, we're grateful for all the delicious moments we've shared with our community. 🌟

Tomorrow (4 Oct), in Pune (India), come join! @ladakh75.bsky.social

In the midst of all the mayhem, the latest being depressing events in Ladakh, nature still provides calm and inspiration. Offerings from a tree outside my place in Pune, today. @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @yuvanaves.bsky.social

Who is to blame for violence in Ladakh? Movement leaders who've promoted & demonstrated peaceful means for 4 yrs, or govt that callously refuses to fulfil its own promises? scroll.in/article/1086... @ladakh75.bsky.social @vikalpsangam.bsky.social @amitav.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social

My first attempt at photo'ing the Milky Way. From Tsokar, Ladakh, 21.8.2025

World's Highest Court plugs for Climate- will it change things, without people's mobilisation? ashishkothari.in/wp-content/u... @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @amitav.bsky.social @jksteinberger.bsky.social @climatejusticeuk.bsky.social @350.org @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social @greenpeace.org

When I'm 64! (with apologies to the Beatles) ashishkothari51.blogspot.com/2025/08/when...

Weaving A Path to Ecological Justice, The Global Tapestry of Alternatives and the Rights of Nature Tribunals creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @rightsofnature.bsky.social #ecologicaljustice #climatejustice #rightsofnature

This is Lula's last chance to protect nature and climate: action.eko.org/a/lula-s-las...

Churning the Earth (2024) Full Documentary www.filmsforaction.org/watch/churni... @vikalpsangam.bsky.social

Film Screening: Vikalp Sangam- A Confluence of Alternatives. 20 July, 5 pm IST, Pune (in person, no online). 2014-on, bringing together initiatives meeting human needs that ensure ecological sustainability & social equity. @vikalpsangam.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @arnazk.bsky.social

Mahatma Gandhi visits Abdullah Ocalan - dialogue on peace, non-violence, and self-governance, in the wake of dissolution and laying down of arms by Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) - www.meer.com/en/94916-gan... @rojava.bsky.social @kurdi.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @amitav.bsky.social

World of Reptiles and Amphibians. 6th and latest in my 'World of ...' series of doodles. You can find the other 5 (along with many other doodles) at www.behance.net/ashishkothar...

River Parliament: A Sacred Confluence Speaks Out - a meeting of South Asian rivers, sharing plight, strategising how to be free - darknlight.com/projects/sho... @robmacfarlane16.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social

Flowerfall. Collected from the ground, on this morning's walk around my colony in Pune, India.

Importance of indigenous knowledge, collective action, and sustainable conservation as alternatives to mainstream development models. Interview, in English, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati - idronline.org/article/envi...

TODAY! HOY! Communities across world assert radical democracy, challenging liberal 'democracy', authoritarianism, & ecological destruction. Launch of their Declaration. Presentacion de la Declaracion de Democracia Radical y Autonomía June 10, 1 pm GMT Registration : us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Arbitrary actions by communal forces in India, encouraged by right-wingers in govt, are getting more and more ridiculous and tragic! scroll.in/latest/10824...

The lovely Lamayuru monastery, Ladakh, early May 2025.

On traditional governance, maintenance of religious harmony, and more, in Ladakh (India) - 3 interviews in Hindi with village headmen ashishkothari.in/traditional-...

Back in Ladakh after too long a gap - over one year! View of Indus & Leh while landing this morning.

Happy to release short film by Srishti Films and Kalpavriksh, on Vikalp Sangam (Alternatives Confluence, India) - covers confluences, documentation, outreach, collaborations, artwork & more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=duRt... @vikalpsangam.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @arnazk.bsky.social

TODAY! 1 pm GMT - join us for an exciting discussion on dramatic statement by Abdullah Ocalan for Kurdish movement to lay down arms and engage in peace talks Register at: evo.re/oca @rojava.bsky.social

Thirty years of resistance - National Alliance of People's Movements bringing together processes demanding justice - www.meer.com/en/89690-thi...

Elon wants to take over the US (and the world?)? It should cost him. It's time to take on his cushy Tesla gig by tanking the company's value and putting his position...and wealth...in the crosshairs. Join the campaign at DitchTesla.com and share far and wide.

Power and Grace: wild lion, Hluhluwe reserve, South Africa. Last week.

Join us for this important session on traditional governance systems in India! Today, 10.30 am GMT, 4 pm IST. Registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

V. much looking forward to this event tomorrow in Pune, have a ton of questions and points to discuss with Ram Guha! (not being streamed live, but apparently it will be recorded)

Working class life and alternatives in Russia - radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/working-clas...

Last sunset of 2024. Goa, India.

Sunset at Bhigwan reservoir, Maharashtra (India). No, not signifying the end of the year ...just liked the shot! :)

Indian desert gird, playing, parental love, and more, at: t.co/A4M5f3YqCA

My 2025 calendar, on the them 'Light and Shadows', is out! Happy to send it to those who request, at cost - put down your email here.

Lovely to see 3 wolves today at Kadbanwadi, Maharashtra, this one with what seems to be a Chinkara (Indian gazelle) bone. @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @arnazk.bsky.social

One of my favourite photos: cormorants settling in for the night at Bhigwan reservoir, Maharashtra, India.

In the supermarket of democracy, choice is an illusion. Is there a real alternative? How do we go beyond Trump, Modi, Putin, Macron etc, so-called democratic leaders, towards real people power? scroll.in/article/1075...

Radical Democracy & Autonomy: 1st episode of webinar series, 17.11.2024, 1 pm GMT. Join us to hear Kurdish freedom/women's movement, & self-governance in Sikkim, India. Diálogos sobre Democracia Radical y Autonomía - Sesión #1: Voces de Asia Register: www.evo.re/rd1 Spanish translation available