Abhiram Nandakumar with Caitlin BloodMar 27, 20233 minNeerugantiA brief history of Karnataka’s water managersFor millennia, humans have been harnessing water in a myriad number of traditional methods, for water is the very essence of life. Apart...
Caitlin Blood with Abhiram NandakumarMar 26, 20232 minNeerugantiThe cascading system of tanks and how it has helped fulfil water needs historicallyFor centuries, adivasi and other local communities throughout Karnataka sustained the ancient human-made tanks and the channels that...
Caitlin Blood with Abhiram NandakumarMar 25, 20232 minNeerugantiNeeruganti and the role they play in the communityNeeruganti Venkatappa, now 70 years old, is one of an ancestral line of tank managers called Neeruganti, who preside over the ancient...
Caitlin Blood with Abhiram NandakumarMar 23, 20232 minNeerugantiRole of Neeruganti in preserving biodiversityFor centuries, the waters from the tanks have breathed life into the ecosystems that sustain rural indigenous communities throughout the...