{"product_id":"marginlands-indian-landscapes-on-the-brink","title":"Marginlands: Indian Landscapes on the Brink","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the boundless Thar desert, deemed a ‘wasteland’ by the authorities, miners bulldoze sand dunes guarding life-sustaining water. The Gangetic dolphin, once a thriving apex predator, struggles for survival as its riverine habitat is fragmented by dams and roiled by incessant shipping. Deep in the mangrove forests of the Sunderban, tigers prey on desperate crab-catchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEncroachments on the Mumbai coastline unleash cataclysmic floods. Along the eroding beaches of Kerala, fishermen live in fear of the sea swallowing them whole. As the spectre of climate change compounds these natural and human-induced disasters, India’s most endangered landscapes are pushed to the precipice of destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArati Kumar-Rao journeys to these marginlands, listening intently to their inhabitants, paying close attention to each fissure, fold and ripple, as she documents the misguided decisions, wilfully ignored warnings and disregarded evidence that have brought us almost to a point of no return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the land is still rich in ancient wisdom, and its cracks hold lessons that may yet aid us in undoing centuries of slow violence, so long as one is willing to attune their senses. Combining enthralling nature writing and journalism with immersive art and photography, \u003cem\u003eMarginlands \u003c\/em\u003eis an urgent and vital work by a passionate chronicler of our environment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arati Kumar-Rao","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964155359279,"sku":"9788119300334","price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9788119300334.jpg?v=1771317893","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/marginlands-indian-landscapes-on-the-brink","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}