Dr. Vishal Singh

CEO & Senior Fellow | Post-Normal Science I Translational Ecologist I Interdisciplinary Environmental Scientist

Interdisciplinary Environmental Scientist focusing on better decision-making and policy advocacy in complex and data-deficient environments. Has 16 years of experience working with government, non-government sectors, and academicians, a career spanning research and practice using strong academic acumen and organisational vision.

Dr. Raghavendra Pathak

A retired Army doctor who lives at Pipalkothi.

In 1984, he was transferred to Pipalkothi from Pune, and he has been living there since then—the changes he has witnessed over the decades are narrated in the conversation. The most notable among the changes is the disappearance of the bird Chaez, which during winter roamed around his garden in the snow. Now slowly the snows disappeared, and so did the bird, which is now available in higher snowy regions.

Raju Hatwal

Former Panchayat Head, Mayapur.

Earlier he was a village headman, and in the conversation he had poured out his grief and anguish about the developments at Mayapur. The developmental work brought changes in the environment, which he complained changed their locality, as his villages had been completely taken over by a power company, people were displaced in various areas, and their cultural activities had ceased.

Gopal Singh Negi

Resident of Jalsaho Math village.

The transcripts of his conversation, "As you can see, the entire village of Jalsaho Math is soon going to be erased... since 2009, the company started their work… then onwards the damage began; numerous times people lodged complaint to the District Magistrate…to the power company…only they visited the place…took photos and left … even the government has done nothing…we are suffering....oneday the village will be gone...