Friend Of The Court: Cauvery River Water Dispute: Part 1

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21 Nov 2022 4:42 AM GMT

  • Friend Of The Court: Cauvery River Water Dispute: Part 1

    Episode description: The Cauvery river, which flows through the Southern peninsula has long been the site of disagreements and negotiations. The dispute initially takes off in the 1800s when the princely state of Mysore and Presidency of Madras both lay claim to the river. With new dam building technologies, each side tries to best harness the waters to their ends. Eventually the two...



    Episode description: The Cauvery river, which flows through the Southern peninsula has long been the site of disagreements and negotiations. The dispute initially takes off in the 1800s when the princely state of Mysore and Presidency of Madras both lay claim to the river. With new dam building technologies, each side tries to best harness the waters to their ends. Eventually the two sides reach agreements—first in 1892 and later in 1924. The 1924 agreement seems to give one side the upper hand. After Independence, the end of the agreement approaches in 1974, the dispute starts to flare up again. Enmeshed as it is in linguistic identity politics, livelihood issues and electoral politics, the dispute continues to catch fire through the decades.

    Show notes

    Host: Raghu Karnad

    Guest speakers in this episode include: AS Panneerselvam, KK Lahiri, Sharad Javali, Sugata Srinivasaraju

    Research and Writing:

    Research Manager: Ramya Boddupalli

    Legal Researcher: Vipinn Mittaal

    Scriptwriter: Ramya Boddupalli

    Script editor: Bhavya Dore

    Fact checker: Vipinn Mittaal

    Advisors: Lawrence Liang, Ranvir Singh, Shyam Divan and Vivek Divan

    Production:

    Head of Production: Shaun Fanthome

    Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas

    Production Assistant: Sakshi Nair

    Sound Design & Mix: Kartik Kulkarni

    Sound Editor & Music Supervisor: Lakshman Parsuram

    Graphic Designer: Sephin Alexander

    References

    The full transcript and list of resources can be found here: https://www.anildivanfoundation.org/episode4

    An Anil Divan Foundation Initiative

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