Ashish Kothari
@ashishkothari.bsky.social
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Environmental activist, writer, doodler, photographer, punster - in search of radical alternatives
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...
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Collective Now Podcast
Episode 1: Reimagining Alternatives with Ashish Kothari
https://susannashapiro1.substack.com/p/collective-now-podcast?r=1hpeei
15 days ago
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Governments of the world: Cut ties with Palantir and Peter Thiel now.
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Governments of the world: Cut ties with Palantir and Peter Thiel now
Palantir - the evil tech giant backed by billionaire Peter Thiel - just dropped a 22-point manifesto that has the internet exploding in outrage. It calls for AI to decide who dies in war. It declares
https://actions.eko.org/a/governments-of-the-world-cut-ties-with-palantir-and-peter-thiel-now?source=taf
29 days ago
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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
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The River Parliament - Ashish Kothari
Ashish Kothari shares his report from a unique gathering, the first in recent history, a meeting of South Asia’s rivers. This short story explores the trials and tribulations of the rivers, shedding l...
https://weavingrivers.com/ashish-kothari
3 months ago
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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_...
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Kurdistan: A year on, is there progress towards peace and democracy? What are the implications of the ongoing conflict in Syria?
Kurdistan: A year on, is there progress towards peace and democracy? What are the implications of the ongoing conflict in Syria? Date and time * Date: February 5 * Time: 1 pm GMT * Link to join ...
https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/events:2026_kurd_02
4 months ago
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My tribute to an ecological colossus -
www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/madh...
5 months ago
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Tell UK, EU, and other regulators: Stop Grok’s sex abuse images now.
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UK, EU, and other regulators: Stop Grok’s sex abuse images now.
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, is allowing users to nudify images of children and women as well as putting them in sexualised positions. But rather than stopping this flood of vile content, Musk is mak...
https://actions.eko.org/pages/uk-eu-and-other-regulators-stop-grok-s-sex-abuse-images-now
5 months ago
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Whose development, for whom? My interview by Kunal Kamra (in Hindi)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbuN...
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Kiska Saath? Kiska Vikas? | Nope w/ Kunal Kamra ft Ashish Kothari | 057
YouTube video by Kunal Kamra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbuNreQwY3c
5 months ago
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Govts won't solve climate crisis, grassroots action might just!
www.meer.com/en/101570-co...
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COP30: when people step in to save the planet
As global negotiations stall, grassroots movements lead the real fight for climate justice
https://www.meer.com/en/101570-cop30-when-people-step-in-to-save-the-planet
6 months ago
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Subcontinent with no nation-state boundaries, rivers flowing free, people & wildlife migrate without hindrance, & peace reigns? Here is one such vision
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add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
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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!
6 months ago
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Amazing birding experience in the Brazilian Amazon, with Para Birding Tour couple:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MTu...
@shrishteebajpai.bsky.social
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Para Birding Tour - incredible birding experience in Brazilian Amazon!
YouTube video by Ashish Kothari
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MTupYVNtNo
6 months ago
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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...
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संस्कृती, पर्यावरण और आजीविका. लडाख आंदोलन और सोनम वांगचुक क्या सवाल उठा रहे है ।-आशिष कोठारी
YouTube video by डॉ.नरेंद्र दाभोलकर विवेक व्याख्यानमाला
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK-evBrhHB4
7 months ago
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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.
7 months ago
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Vikalp Sangam
8 months ago
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. 🌟
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Tomorrow (4 Oct), in Pune (India), come join!
@ladakh75.bsky.social
8 months ago
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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.
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8 months ago
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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...
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Ladakh violence: How government inaction on its promises on autonomy has fuelled frustration
The Centre must act quickly to avoid further antagonising an already infuriated population.
https://scroll.in/article/1086977/ladakh-violence-how-government-inaction-on-its-promises-on-autonomy-have-fuelled-frustration
8 months ago
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My first attempt at photo'ing the Milky Way. From Tsokar, Ladakh, 21.8.2025
9 months ago
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World's Highest Court plugs for Climate- will it change things, without people's mobilisation?
ashishkothari.in/wp-content/u...
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https://ashishkothari.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/The-worlds-highest-court-plugs-for-climate-action-Meer-13.8.2025.pdf
10 months ago
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When I'm 64! (with apologies to the Beatles)
ashishkothari51.blogspot.com/2025/08/when...
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When I'm 64! (on eve of birthday)
When I’m 64 – To no-one in particular (with apologies to the Beatles) When I get older, losing my hair Just a few hours from now Will you ...
https://ashishkothari51.blogspot.com/2025/08/when-im-64-on-eve-of-birthday.html
10 months ago
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Weaving A Path to Ecological Justice, The Global Tapestry of Alternatives and the Rights of Nature Tribunals
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#ecologicaljustice
#climatejustice
#rightsofnature
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Weaving A Path to Ecological Justice: The Global Tapestry of Alternatives and the Rights of Nature Tribunals by Conversations with Mother Nature · Conversaciones con la Madre Naturaleza
In this episode, recorded in 2022, we explore the intersection of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives and the Rights of Nature Tribunals. Ashish Kothari, an Indian environmentalist, and Francesco Mart...
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/garnglobal/episodes/Weaving-A-Path-to-Ecological-Justice-The-Global-Tapestry-of-Alternatives-and-the-Rights-of-Nature-Tribunals-e2vijep/a-abqcqvn
10 months ago
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This is Lula's last chance to protect nature and climate:
action.eko.org/a/lula-s-las...
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Lula: Protect nature and climate
When Lula took office, he promised zero deforestation in the Amazon and zero greenhouse gas emissions.Yet he’s caved into lobbying from oil companies, opening up the Amazon basin for drilling and allo
https://action.eko.org/a/lula-s-last-chance-protect-nature-and-climate/?source=taf
11 months ago
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Churning the Earth (2024) Full Documentary
www.filmsforaction.org/watch/churni...
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Churning the Earth (2024) Full Documentary
44 minutes | In the face of widespread ecological destruction, social injustice, economic deprivation, there are powerful countercurrents. 'Ordinary' people in several parts of India are resisting the...
https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/churning-the-earth/
11 months ago
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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.
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11 months ago
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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...
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Gandhi visits Öcalan again
A dialogue on peace, non-violence, and self-governance
https://www.meer.com/en/94916-gandhi-visits-ocalan-again
11 months ago
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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...
11 months ago
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River Parliament: A Sacred Confluence Speaks Out - a meeting of South Asian rivers, sharing plight, strategising how to be free -
darknlight.com/projects/sho...
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The River Parliament: A Sacred Confluence Speaks Out - Dark 'n' Light
Ashish Kothari shares his report from a unique gathering, the first in recent history, a meeting of South Asia’s rivers. This short story explores the trials and tribulations of the rivers, shedding l...
https://darknlight.com/projects/short-story/the-river-parliament-a-sacred-confluence-speaks-out/
11 months ago
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Flowerfall. Collected from the ground, on this morning's walk around my colony in Pune, India.
11 months ago
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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...
12 months ago
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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...
12 months ago
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Arbitrary actions by communal forces in India, encouraged by right-wingers in govt, are getting more and more ridiculous and tragic!
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Full text: ‘A good citizen and true patriot’, say 1,000 scholars in defence of Ashoka professor
Ali Khan Mahmudabad was arrested based on a BJP Yuva Morcha leader’s complaint on his Facebook posts on Operation Sindoor.
https://scroll.in/latest/1082482/full-text-a-good-citizen-and-true-patriot-say-1000-scholars-in-defence-of-ashoka-professor
about 1 year ago
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The lovely Lamayuru monastery, Ladakh, early May 2025.
about 1 year ago
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On traditional governance, maintenance of religious harmony, and more, in Ladakh (India) - 3 interviews in Hindi with village headmen
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Traditional governance and religious harmony in Ladakh: 3 interviews
Interviews conducted in Ladakh, Apr-May 2025
https://ashishkothari.in/traditional-governance-and-religious-harmony-in-ladakh-3-interviews/
about 1 year ago
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Back in Ladakh after too long a gap - over one year! View of Indus & Leh while landing this morning.
about 1 year ago
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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...
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Vikalp Sangam (विकल्प संगम): A Confluence of Alternatives
YouTube video by Vikalp Sangam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duRttx-_0n4
about 1 year ago
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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
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about 1 year ago
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Thirty years of resistance - National Alliance of People's Movements bringing together processes demanding justice -
www.meer.com/en/89690-thi...
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Thirty years of resistance
A national alliance in India vows to continue till justice is won
https://www.meer.com/en/89690-thirty-years-of-resistance
about 1 year ago
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Ashish Kothari
Ekō
over 1 year ago
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.
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Power and Grace: wild lion, Hluhluwe reserve, South Africa. Last week.
over 1 year ago
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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...
over 1 year ago
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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)
over 1 year ago
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Working class life and alternatives in Russia -
radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/working-clas...
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Working class life: Emerging Alternatives in Russia
An interview with sociologist Alexandrina Vanke by Mitja Stefancic Mitja Stefancic interviews Dr. Alexandrina Vanke, author of The Urban Life of Workers in Post-Soviet Russia, about the motivation …
https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/working-class-life-emerging-alternatives-in-russia/
over 1 year ago
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Last sunset of 2024. Goa, India.
over 1 year ago
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Sunset at Bhigwan reservoir, Maharashtra (India). No, not signifying the end of the year ...just liked the shot! :)
over 1 year ago
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Indian desert gird, playing, parental love, and more, at:
t.co/A4M5f3YqCA
over 1 year ago
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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.
over 1 year ago
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Lovely to see 3 wolves today at Kadbanwadi, Maharashtra, this one with what seems to be a Chinkara (Indian gazelle) bone.
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over 1 year ago
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One of my favourite photos: cormorants settling in for the night at Bhigwan reservoir, Maharashtra, India.
over 1 year ago
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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?
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In the supermarket of democracy, choice is an illusion. Is there a real alternative?
Too many decades have been lost to the myth that liberal democracies will deliver.
https://scroll.in/article/1075836/in-the-supermarket-of-democracy-choice-is-an-illusion-is-there-a-real-alternative
over 1 year ago
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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
over 1 year ago
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