Mandi from Halab KL.

Kuala Lumpur has the most authentic Arabic cuisine thanks to a large student and refugee diaspora from Yemen, Syria, Somalia and Sudan.

As a second/third generation migrant and migration researcher, it is rather satisfying to read narratives of human mobility which are more than numbers.

The cheese naan and cholay took me to my childhood in the Gulf where Pakistani fare at Al Haikal and Chacha’s parathas in Masqat defined a certain edible aesthetic.

Diaspora eateries shape a south Asian aesthetic across the Indian Ocean.

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One of proudest moments last year as an ESG practitioner and thinker when I spoke at a major oil company for a Chatham House Rules event on Human Rights as operationalising dignity. Should write a paper on it soon. It was a great event.

A slice of Madras in KL.

IAIA 24 Acceptance

A bit late to announce, but I made it to my fourth IAIA conference submission acceptance in a row, on a panel on just transition. Not a lot of people know but I am an experienced environmental engineer with 15 years plus of ESIA report and field work knowledge. Recently I have seen my intellectual, professional and activist worlds of knowledge converge in the conversation on just transition through ESG risk from a ground up lens.

Research and writing is a fundamental skill for the professional services sector where we strive to provide the best quality to clients navigating the climate crisis. The worlds of research and innovation collide with consulting to provide the best solutions through an ecosystem lens.

IAIA 24 Acceptance

A bit late to announce, but I made it to my fourth IAIA conference submission acceptance in a row, on a panel on just transition. Not a lot of people know but I am an experienced environmental engineer with 15 years plus of ESIA report and field work knowledge. Recently I have seen my intellectual, professional and activist worlds of knowledge converge in the conversation on just transition through ESG risk from a ground up lens.

Research and writing is a fundamental skill for the professional services sector where we strive to provide the best quality to clients navigating the climate crisis. The worlds of research and innovation collide with consulting to provide the best solutions through an ecosystem lens.