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Author: changethinker
Born and raised in Mumbai, India with an undergrad degree from Oman and a masters degree from the National University of Singapore. I am an Environmental Professional with a passion for Sustainability, Social Innovation and Governance related issues. A Change Agent in the making who believes that small is beautiful and that impact can be achieved -one soul at a time.
Sinews of War and Trade: A Review
Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula by Prof @LalehKhalili is my breakthrough book on the #Gulf this year. So many layers of Infrastructure politics as well as labor histories of the region lost in the glitz of the skyscraper. Must read which is rigorous and a page turner. The role of port and trade is often overlooked as the trajectories of the region are mapped in energy terms. But the oil and the gas has to reach to its end client.
The politics behind the widening of the Dubai Creek and subsequent ports is fascinating and instrumental in the global ascent of Dubayy. A Must Read for Middle East Watchers.
The Mandi in the era of the Digital.
Mental Health Conversation in the UAE
Mr. Omar Al Owais, Ms.Maryam Belhoul and Ms. Sarah Al Kaabi @sarahkay_s in an all Emirati panel on mental health hosted by the spectacularly innovative @OxbridgeEmirati society in the UK. Important topic indeed.
The India in Indian Ocean Histories
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Kachchhi Entrepreneurs in Muscat
‘Globalisation Before It’s Time: Gujarati Traders in the Indian Ocean’ (Penguin 2016) by Chhaya Goswami is a popular business history book written in lay language. The Story of Indian Business Series.
‘In the 18th century, Muscat emerged as the twin city of Mandvi’
The Human Side.
City of Gold.
A 2009 read, City of Gold (St Martins Press) by Dr Jim Krane of the Baker Institute who has a 2019 read called Energy Kingdoms (CUP) is a hidden gem on the history and social fabric of the #UAE . Brilliant book, with ears to the ground.
People who wonder why I read 100 books odd per year mostly on Middle East and Indian Ocean History- I have a book project on invisible, subaltern histories of the Khaleej and it informs my work as a social sustainability consultant.
#middleeast #sustainability
Rana Al Mutawa Talk on Urban Authenticity
Excellent talk by Emirati Scholar and Oxford PhD Candidate @Rana_AlMutawa
on ‘Authenticity in Urban Spaces in Dubai’ at the @BarjeelArt Online Cultural Majlis hosted by @SultanAlQassemi . Urban spaces is an excellent lens to decipher layers on social life in #Dubai.
