Kalpita Bhar Paul

Assistant professor, humanities and social sciences, KREA University

Heavy machinery tears into the foothills of the Aravallis at Tijara (Alwar) Rajasthan, reshaping a once undulating ridge into flat farmland. Experts warn such hill cutting drives down groundwater, erodes soil buffers and accelerates desertification in this ecologically fragile region.

The Aravalli judgement is not erosion by wind or time — it is erasure by bureaucratic language

Kalpita Bhar Paul

12 Dec 2025

6 min read

How COVID-19 protocols can propagate social discrimination in India

How COVID-19 protocols can propagate social discrimination in India

Kalpita Bhar Paul

06 Aug 2021

5 min read

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