A worm’s eye view, journalism from the field afar

Cauvery Delta (2018)

The breeze that began to flow around noon had by the evening grown into a heavy storm. Then hail the…

Rice growers are digging ever-deeper wells to try and beat prolonged drought, amid changing rainfall patterns…

The unprecedented water crisis in half the country this year have sent alarm bells ringing. But warning signs have been…

The Cauvery Delta, a region that has been the seat of power and culture for ages and where the process…

The farmers of Thayanur village, Tamil Nadu, are facing a huge crisis that transcends the drought – and as the…

In Tamil Nadu’s once-fertile Cauvery delta, a long and severe drought has wrecked farming. In many villages, the young have…

A long drought in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta has triggered a series of farmers’ deaths due to heart attacks. The…

The water supply line that siphons water from the middle of the riverbed through a huge borewell to the nearby…

A curated gallery of books authored by Jaideep Hardikar, with covers, concise blurbs, critical reviews, and purchase links.