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Depinder Kapur,
Country Representative of WaterAid India
Water Aid is the largest international donor agency exclusively focussed on water and Sanitation issues. Depinder Kapur, Country Representative of WaterAid India talks about Water Aid’s activities to overcome poverty by developing access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. More in this open and frank conversation with Mr. Kapur.
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Farhad Contractor,
Sanskriti awardee for Outstanding Social Work
He is Farhad Contractor, an awardee of the prestigious Sanskriti award for Outstanding Social Work-Water harvesting in arid areas of Rajasthan. And the book is "Aaj Bhi Kharen Hain Talab", an undisputed classic on water harvesting, which has been translated into several Indian and European languages. Farhad names Anupam Misra, its author and a veteran Gandhian as his Mentor and Guru.
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Devika Mistry,
Strategic Foresight Group
Strategic Foresight Group has brought out a report that identifies emerging issues that will have an impact on global security and economy during next decade. India Water Portal talked with Devika Mistry, author of the chapter on water scarcity, to understand her views.
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Himanshu Thakkar,
Editor, "Dams, Rivers & People"
Himanshu Thakkar, an engineer from IIT Mumbai, is currently editor of "Dams, Rivers & People" and coordinator of South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People (www.sandrp.in). He has been associated with the Narmada Bachao Andolan, Centre for Science and Environment and the World Commission on Dams in the past."
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Rajendra Singh,
Water Man, A Magsaysay award winner.
Water man, he is popularly called. In fact, his email ID also says 'waterman'. So much so, people may not recognize him by his actual name, but you say Waterman and they instantly know - Rajendra Singh.
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Bharti Patel,
Director, SVARAJ
(Society for Voluntary Action, Revitalization and Justice).
An informed leader of voluntary sector, Bharti Patel of SVARAJ in Bangalore refutes the claim that Indians do not value water. She says instead of asking the question - who is polluting the water, we are accepting the spread of bottled and treated water. She proposes that true Public Private Partnership can flourish only when the rights of the community assume centre stage.
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Marcella D’Souza,
Executive Director - WOTR, Ahmednagar
Bringing women to the forefront and proving their capability has been Marcella's contribution to WOTR (Watershed Organisation Trust).
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Dr. Bindeswari Pathak,
Founder, Sulabh International.
Dr. Bindeshwari Pathak, is an indefatigable crusader on a single-focus mission for the last 35 years - to make toilets and sanitation accessible to all. He was instrumental in organising the recent World Toilet Conference in New Delhi in November 2007.
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Mitali Kakkar,
Director, Reef Watch Marine Conservation
From being a 'mountain person' to diving deep into the sea, Mitali Kakar has done it all. In this interview, Mitali, who is the Director, Reef Watch Marine Conservation (http://www.reefwatchindia.org) , talks passionately about her underwater adventures, the condition of and threats to Coral reefs and her plans for making marine eco-system a priority with the Government of India.
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Harnath Jagawat,
Director, N. M. Sadguru Foundation
Harnath Jagawat is the Grand Old Man of water management in Gujarat. Director, N. M. Sadguru Foundation, he has brought about a silent revolution in Dahod region, transforming the lives of hundreds of tribals. His mantra is simple. Water holds the key to all development.
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Dr. Anupam Mishra,
A Gandhian and an environmentalist
A Gandhian and an environmentalist, Dr. Anupam Mishra is an expert on traditional water harvesting structures.
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Mr Deepak Bharti,
Founder, Samajik Shaikshnik Vikas Kendra (SSVK)
Samajik Shaikshnik Vikas Kendra (SSVK) is working to empower the most downtrodden and marginalised people, especially women, in one of the India's poorest states, Bihar. Its founder Mr Deepak Bharti is a product of the great 1974 student movement, which engulfed major parts of the country, besides becoming one of the reasons for Ms Indira Gandhi to declare emergency.
No surprisingly, the follower of JP Narayan, Bharti is candid in his responses. He dissects Bihar floods with rare insight & practical wisdom. He notes embankment construction is the biggest cause of floods. Yet, they continue, reflecting the politician contractor nexus.
He has a fearless view on every issue - bureaucratic inertia, political stunts, and delays in deploying the helicopters.
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