Jaat ko Prashna: A Discussion on Pipal ko Bot Podcast
My discussion on the Pipal ko Bot podcast about the interaction of Maoist agendas with Dalit and Indigenous movements in Nepal.
A Discussion about the Disaster Studies Manifesto hosted by the Disasters Deconstructed Podcast
With colleagues Jeevan Baniya (Social Science Baha, Nepal), Katie Oven (Northumbria University, UK), Mukta Tamang (Tribhuvan University, Nepal), and other colleagues from around the world, I participate in this two part discussion reflecting upon the ethics of disaster research through a set of reflections about the Disaster Studies Manifesto. Please listen to S3E11 – Manifesto […]
National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Conference Presentation
On August 25th, 2020, I presented a co-authored paper titled ‘House, Household and Home: Revisiting Social Science and Policy Frameworks through Post-Earthquake Reconstruction Experiences in Nepal’ stemming from an SSHRC Partnership Development Grant at the web-based ‘National Symposium on Nepal’s Reconstruction (NSNR-2020) hosted by the Government of Nepal’s National Reconstruction Authority (NRA). The theme of […]
The Affective Potentialities and Politics of Ethnicity, Inc. in Restructuring Nepal
Click above to read my book chapter in Ethnicity, Commodity, In/Corporation, edited by Meiu, Comaroff and Comaroff.
Disaster Financialization: Earthquakes, Cashflows and Shifting Household Economies in Nepal
Click above to read our co-authored journal article in Development and Change.
Learning from disasters: Nepal copes with coronavirus pandemic 5 years after earthquake
Click above to read our co-authored op-ed in The Conversation.
Forging Community through Disaster Response: Nepali Canadians and the 2015 Earthquakes
Click above to read our co-authored journal article from BC Studies.
“India at a Crossroads” podcast discussion on Trending Globally: Politics and Policy
My discussion with Sahana Ghosh about why protests erupted across India in late 2019/early 2020.
Disaster Preparedness: What Can We Do Better?
My interview with CTV Global News discussing disaster preparedness and the UBC roundtable event.
Roundtable Discussion on Earthquake and Tsunami Aftermaths
The roundtable event held on November 21 at UBC brought together diverse approaches to understanding the social elements of disaster aftermaths – with the hope of producing useable knowledge to prepare for future disasters. Speakers shared their anthropological research in India, Sri Lanka, and Japan, followed by a response focused on Vancouver from the city’s […]