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Veditum Team Retreat | January 2026
A look back at Veditum's Team Retreat in Kolkata in January 2026. We also celebrated 10 years of Ved…
Veditum @ SCCS Bengaluru 2025
A short blog by Team Veditum about our experience – workshops, talks, stalls, and more – at SCCS Ben…
Reflections from ISW Convening on Rivers 2025, Bhopal
Reflections from the India Sand Watch Convening on Rivers of Madhya Pradesh hosted in Bhopal by Team…
Year 2 review – India Sand Watch – event recap
This blog does a recap of the event 'Year 2 review – India Sand Watch' where we looked back at devel…
Veditum in Bhopal – River Convening, Data Sprints & Media Workshop
A blog post looking back the convening and other sessions conducted in Bhopal in August 2025 as part…
Milk, moonwalks and icebergs: the metaphors of Luni
Article by Hassan S Islam from his walk along River Luni from Pichiyak to Ajmer on the Moving Upstre…
Reflections from Madhya Pradesh Data Sprint
Read this piece with reflections from the Madhya Pradesh Data Sprint by the India Sand Watch team as…
When the footnotes are the story – Madhya Pradesh Data Sprint
Law student Bharati Challa reflects on the experience of participating in the Madhya Pradesh Data Sp…
एक रूपांतरित नदी की कहानी – लूणी
यह लेख सतीश मालवीय द्वारा लिखा गया है और मूविंग अपस्ट्रीम: लूणी फेलोशिप प्रोग्राम के अंतर्गत की गई ल…
Press release: 50% districts in Madhya Pradesh do not have approved District Survey Reports available: Rampant sand mining continues
Press Release from India Sand Watch – 80% District Survey Reports unreadable, 25% lack data: Rampant…
Pipes and pomegranates: Unfolding surprises along River Luni
This article is written by Avisha Jain, based on her experiences from walking along River Luni as pa…
Veditum in Bangalore: SCCS & Data Sprint
This post is written by Aishani & Rhea, associates at Veditum, from the team’s experience …
Veditum @ Justicemakers Mela 2024
This is a quick recap of Veditum’s participation at the Justicemakers Mela by Agami. More blog…
Justice X Tech Maker Residency + Team Retreat – Kochi
This is a quick photo story with a recap of the residency & retreat. More blogs from other event…
How the realities of Luni defy our imaginations of a river
Article by Madhuri Sharma from her walk along River Luni from Pichiyak to Ajmer on the Moving Upstre…
A year in review – India Sand Watch – event recap
This post does a detailed recap from the event celebrating Veditum's project India Sand Watch being …
The joy and tragedies of River Luni
Introductory article by Saurav Vaishnav & Vandita Sariya from their 2 week walk along River Luni on …
Walking River Luni: the salty lifeline of Rajasthan – Moving Upstream
Following up from Veditum's Moving Upstream: Luni fellowship, we're kicking off the storytelling thr…
Notes from a field trip – Chambal, Crocodiles, Canoes, and Classrooms
Editor’s note: This blog has been written by Aishani Goswami and Rhea Lopez, associates at Veditum I…
Minor Mineral, Major Menace: Decoding the Socio-Political Landscape of Sand Mining in Andhra Pradesh
On the second day of June in 2014, history etched a defining moment for Andhra Pradesh, as the state…
Walking with River Sindh beyond its path
Introductory article by Aoun Hasan from his walk along River Sindh, for Veditum's Moving Upstream Fe…
Gleaning stories from River Sindh
Introductory article by Poorva Goel from her walk along River Sindh, upstream from Pachnada, for Ved…
Where does the river flow
'Where does the river flow' is an illustrated essay by artist Khyati Pathak, exploring the question:…
सिंध यात्रा : जिंदगी, आपदा और व्यवस्था से जद्दोजहद की अनसुनी कहानियां
ऐशानी गोस्वामी और राहुल सिंह का लेख, जो वेदितम के मूविंग अपस्ट्रीम : सिंध फेलोशिप प्रोग्राम के तहत उ…
Finding the Overstory – River Sindh
Introductory article by Bageshwer Singh & Pooja Chand from their walk along River Sindh for Veditum'…
Sindh: Across its banks and beyond
Introductory article by Aishani Goswami & Rahul Singh from their walk along River Sindh for Veditum'…
Understanding Bihar Floods 2021 – Simplifying Official Information
Through this series of infographics we have attempted to make official information comprehensible on…
Along the Betwa – Radhika & Shail
Along the Betwa, a narrative style photo book by Radhika Singh & Shail Joshi, produced during the Mo…
Wainganga basin: Strengths ignored & Weaknesses misunderstood
Part 2 of a 3 part series on the Wainganga river and learnings from a research project conducted in …
Soundscape – Upstream along the Betwa
A soundscape by Ishan Gupta, created from field recordings made while walking along River Betwa on V…
Wainganga: A lifeline of Central India
Part 1 of 3 articles on River Wainganga, a tributary of River Godavari that flows through the Indian…
Betwa in Shade and Line
A set of zines from walking the River Betwa, created by designer Kabini Amin, part of Veditum's Movi…
Along the Betwa – Part 11 (Final): Korona to Bandhauli
Part 11 (Final) of Radhika Sindh & Shail Joshi's writing from their walk along River Betwa on the Mo…
Along the Betwa – Part 10: Jamouri to Korona
Part 10 of Radhika Sindh & Shail Joshi's writing from their walk along River Betwa on the Moving Ups…
Along the Betwa – Part 9: Basaria to Jamouri
Part 9 of Radhika Sindh & Shail Joshi's writing from their walk along River Betwa on the Moving Upst…
Along the Betwa – Part 8: Rirua to Basaria
Part 8 of Radhika Sindh & Shail Joshi's writing from their walk along River Betwa on the Moving Upst…
Along the Betwa – Part 7: Jalalpur to Rirua
Part 7 of Radhika Sindh & Shail Joshi's writing from their walk along River Betwa on the Moving Upst…
Walking Along River Ken – Webinar | Veditum x SANDRP
Webinar recording and reading links from Walking Along River Ken in Bundelkhand by Veditum India Fou…
Along the Betwa – Part 6: Douhal to Jalalpur
Part 6 of Radhika Sindh & Shail Joshi's writing from their walk along River Betwa on the Moving Upst…
Cultural Geographies of River Narmada at Mandla
From walking the ghats of River Narmada at Mandla, Sneha Khulge writes about cultural geographies- a…
Along the Betwa – Part 5: Kumhaupur to Douhal
Part 5 of Radhika Sindh & Shail Joshi's writing from their walk along River Betwa on the Moving Upst…
Creativity and Flow along River Betwa
Two designers on the Moving Upstream fellowship reflect on a house of art along River Betwa & the li…
Along the Betwa – Part 4: Chitanpur to Kumhaupur
Part 4 of Radhika Sindh & Shail Joshi's writing from their walk along River Betwa on the Moving Upst…
Along the Betwa – Part 3: Badanpur to Chitanpur
Part 3 of Radhika Sindh & Shail Joshi's writing from their walk along River Betwa on the Moving Upst…
Along the Betwa – Part 2: Kanpur to Badanpur
Part 2 of Radhika Sindh & Shail Joshi's writing from their walk along River Betwa on the Moving Upst…
Along the Betwa – Part 1: Preface
Preface to a series by Radhika Singh & Shail Joshi from walking the River Betwa as part of Veditum's…
Seeing, feeling and discovering River Betwa and its people
Mohit Rao does an extensive recap of his experience of walking the River Betwa as part of Veditum's …
Walking to River Betwa’s source – Moving Upstream
Over the past few years, as part of the Moving Upstream series of projects at Veditum, we have been …
Birdwatching along the Betwa: Abundance threatened by Developmental Activities, Sand Mining
Birdwatching while walking along the Betwa: Abundance of resident and migratory birds stands threate…
Moving Upstream: Betwa – Her people and their stories
Meeting the River Day 1, 11 January: It’s 1 pm and we get our first sighting of the river. We …
Walking along the Betwa – Moving Upstream
Reflections from a 300km walk along river Betwa in Bundelkhand, as part of Veditum's 'Moving Upstrea…
Tracing origins – Walking along the Ken
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When heading out on an adventure like walking along a river, it …
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A case for slowing down – Walking along rivers in India [TEDx Talk]
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What’s downstream? Documenting Vishwamitri
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]My first visit to Medhad, Virpur just downstream of the city of V…
On the banks of Vishwamitri River in Gujarat
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s sad to see a river being called ‘Gutter Ganga…
Press Release: Ken Yatra – Moving Upstream
Press release capturing notes from a 600km walk along River Ken by SANDRP and Veditum India Foundati…
Walking, Stopping, Painting – Moving Upstream: Ganga
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Downstream Extinctions – Mahakali River
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Pancheshwar dam is proposed to be taller than any dam current…
Application call – Betwa – Moving Upstream
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Moving Upstream : Betwa – Introduction
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