To build a safer future we need to understand our psychological and cultural biases and prepare a strategy to overcome these so as to infuse resilience in our communities.
Santa’s Blessed Mohalla and the Ignored Landslide Warning
Adherence to disaster safety measures is to come by only with the acceptance that our inherent Positivity Bias makes us ignorant and vulnerable.
The German Lesson and the Bamboo Army
A story about moving from despair to action, and the discovery that the best solutions are often the simplest ones.
The Ghost of the Buried River
A story about a modern road, an old map, and the discovery that sometimes, the biggest floods happen where there is no river at all.
The Riverfront Property Steal
A real estate bargain can well turn out to be a high-risk liability – better ensure you are not encroaching the floodplains and not partnering obliteration of drainage as waas done in the Doon Valley.
Dehradun’s Flood Catastrophe and the Global Imperative for Floodplain Resilience
Dehradun’s devastating floods in September 2025 were not an act of God, but a man-made catastrophe. We uncover how the obliteration of the city’s ancient canal network for wider roads turned a manageable downpour into urban ruin.
Santa’s Rulebook Recitation and the Clogged Drain
Voluntary compliance of disaster safety measures through awareness and capacity building holds the key to community resilience and disaster safety.
Santa’s Heavy Duty Survival Kit
Survival kit is for immediate survival and mobility – keep it light and at an easily accessible place – regularly replace expired items.
Bhagirath Tapasya and the Modern Austerity
Conserving pristine natural ecology and environment of Ganga by way of not polluting its waters is our moral and spiritual duty.
Unravelling the 2025 Punjab Floods and Charting a Path to Resilience
The 2025 Punjab floods reveal a devastating truth: disasters are a hybrid of nature and neglect and here we uncover the systemic failures that amplified the monsoon’s fury besides offering a blueprint for a flood-proof future.