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TMYS Review - September 2021 themed on MIGRATION, RESETTLEMENT & DISPLACEMENT: The Movement driven by FLOODS is the sixth issue of TMYS Review carrying poems, short stories, essays and digital interviews of twenty nine delegates comprising of renowned authors, journalists, artists and professors from India and beyond.
The project engaged the audience with a network of entities contributing towards Flood Relief and Victim Rehabilitation, raising Environmental Sensitivity.
TMYS Review September 2021, launched in collaboration with the Environmental Humanities Center, Amsterdam. We humbly acknowledge the partnership and the contributions of Prof. Petra J.E.M van Dam and Joelle Koorneef in making the project a success.
TMYS Review September 2021 also features a digital exhibition curated by INA PURI (writer-art collector-film maker) with the photographs by renowned Bangladeshi photographer, ABIR ABDULAH. These works are copyrighted and available for presentation under the purpose of this project only. None of them can be reused without the permission of the photographer.
Project Lead: Dr. Prasun Chatterjee
Project Assistant: Moumita Pal, Antara Roy Bhattacharjee (poetry)
Our Sincere Thanks to
The Environmental Humanities Center
Ina Puri
and
Abir Abdullah
Editorial by Dr. Prasun Chatterjee
POEMS
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When the Flood Stops
Poet: Chaitali Sengupta
Boons and Banes
Poet: Megha Mazumdar
Floods of Despair
Poet: Dr. Chitra Thrivikraman Nair
The Empty Nest
Poet: Rutuja Pradhan
The Deluge
Poet: Punam Sharma
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SHORT STORIES
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Myth, A True Story
Author: Ankita Dutta
Still They Rise
Author: Shyamolima Saikia
Baba’s Old Steel Box
Author: Subhankar Dutta
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ESSAYS
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Morality and Flood Narratives in Indian Mythology
Author: Neil Nagwekar
The Aquatic Wrath – Portrayal of Flood in Indian Cinema
Author: Tishya Majumder
The Journey of Human Prosperity Signalling Devastating Floods
Author: Mita Banerjee
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STORIES OF FLOODS & FLOOD VICTIMS: a Talk Series
The history and geography of floods: the emotional, psychological and economic aspects of rehabilitation.
1. Floods in rural Bihar & the victims of policies - Dinesh Kumar Mishra, Sayanangshu Modak
2. River governance and politics in India - Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh, Sayanangshu Modak
Books on flood: role of literature in generating victim sensitivity.
3. The Sound of Water: Death, Displacement, Disaster - Sanjay Bahadur, Aisik Maiti
4. No One Had a Tongue to Speak: Collapse of the Machhu Dam - Dr. Utpal Sandesara, Tom Wooten, Aisik Maiti
5. The Unquiet River: Moods and Mess of the Brahmaputra - Prof. Arupjyoti Saikia, Dr. Prasun Chatterjee
Children's literature and illustrations raising environmental concerns in young audience.
6. Pattan's Pumpkin (children's book with illustrations) - Chitra Soundar, Deyasini Roy and Moumita Pal
7. Surviving Floods: Children's True Stories - Elizabeth Raum, Deyasini Roy
Representation of flood and victims in art.
8. Graphic Art for Flood and flood-affected - Pinaki De, Sonal Pandey
9. Floods, Suffering, Message and Context in Global Filmography - Nandini Bhattacharya,
Aditi Thakur, Dr. Suchandra Ghatak
10. Floods, Destruction, Displacement - can the Faculty of Film Studies make a difference? Prof. Erin Espelie, Megha Mazumdar
11. Poetry of floods and environmental activism - Sumana Roy, Nishi Pulugurtha, Shelly Bhoil, Deyasini Roy
Religion and flood
12. Teachings from Flood Stories in Religious Texts: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism -Prof. Pankaj Jain, Koral Dasgupta
Role of youth and academia in flood management and/or raising consciousness
13. Creative Writing & Environmental Empathy - Prof. Derek Gladwin, Protim Sharma
14. Art for Aide: Creative Brains in Action - Ravi Dhingra, Nguyen Dao Nhat Dan, Aniket Jibalwad, Dr. Protim Sharma
Real life narratives of suffering and survival.
15. Memories from Disastrous Indian Floods: Amphan (West Bengal), Kerala, Mumbai, Patna
Dr. Priyanka Tripathi, Kiran Manral, Nidheesh MK, Antara Roy Bhattacharjee
16. People. Kindness. Cooperation. Flood Memories and Heartwarming Stories
Dr. Neena Gupta Vij, Dr. Nasmeem Farhin Akhtar, Anu Lal, Ankita Dutta
17. Rescue and relief by the Armed Forces - the stories, the systems and the challenges
a. Navy - Capt. D.K. Sharma, Capt. Rajkumar, Koral Dasgupta
b. Army - Brig. BD Upadhyay, Dr. Dev Nath Pathak
c. Air Force - Air Vice Marshal Rajesh Isser, Antara Bhattacharya
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