‘Songs of the lake’: Understanding cultural expressions of nature through dwindling folk-songs and mythologies in Bengaluru

Sen, Amrita and Nagendra, Harini (2023) ‘Songs of the lake’: Understanding cultural expressions of nature through dwindling folk-songs and mythologies in Bengaluru. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. pp. 1-20.

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Abstract

Culture-specific knowledge plays an important role in shaping environmental conservation. Yet we lack a holistic and contemporary understanding of how such local cultural systems interface (d) with ecologies, especially in the fast-growing cities of the global South which face profound environmental challenges. In this paper, we explore nature-based cultural systems embedded in folk songs to understand situated social-ecological histories of human-inhabited peri-urban landscapes in the city of Bengaluru in South India.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Sen, Amrita and Nagendra, Harini
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bengaluru; ecology; lakesongs; mythology;traditional knowledge
Subjects:	Natural Sciences > Life sciences; biology > Ecology
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > Research Centre > Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability
Full Text Status:	Restricted
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/4514
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