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Amitav Ghosh slams Silicon Valley's 'extermination' view amid global crises

Celebrated author Amitav Ghosh warned Tuesday that the top brass in Silicon Valley are preparing for "The Event" -- a potential collapse of the global systems -- as various interconnected worldwide crises, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and the spread of new pathogens pose a growing threat to the world. Delivering the annual Dr CD Deshmukh Memorial Lecture here at the India International Centre (IIC), the award-winning writer offered a stark view of the interwoven disasters threatening the planet and said it would be "a mistake to think that we are living in a period of just one axis of disaster." "There are various interlinked axes of disasters. That's why I don't even talk about climate change. I think one has to speak of the planetary crisis. "Because there's biodiversity loss, which is perhaps an even greater threat than climate change... the species extinctions and there are the new pathogens that are sort of whirling around the world so we can see that there are al

Amitav Ghosh slams Silicon Valley's 'extermination' view amid global crises
Updated On : 15 Jan 2025 | 7:26 AM IST

Author Amitav Ghosh on poppy fields, shifting mountains and eco-anxiety

A prolific writer, Ghosh talks to Chintan Girish Modi about ec0-anxiety, his passion for cooking, and Waheeda Rehman

Author Amitav Ghosh on poppy fields, shifting mountains and eco-anxiety
Updated On : 04 Aug 2023 | 6:07 PM IST

The power of the nomad

Mr Sattin is a fluent and evocative writer so this book is extremely readable, informative and definitely worth the price

The power of the nomad
Updated On : 06 Jul 2022 | 11:48 PM IST

The ethics of inequality

It's not good enough to be rich if you are a Dalit as well

The ethics of inequality
Updated On : 20 May 2022 | 12:36 AM IST

Learning to be vulnerable

As in almost all his novels, Mr Ghosh opens up new areas of discussion and debate

Learning to be vulnerable
Updated On : 28 Jun 2019 | 1:10 AM IST

'Path-breaking novelist' Amitav Ghosh wins Jnanpith Award for 2018

The writer, in a tweet, said he was "honored and humbled"

'Path-breaking novelist' Amitav Ghosh wins Jnanpith Award for 2018
Updated On : 14 Dec 2018 | 6:08 PM IST

Donald Trump's victory is deeply worrying for climate advocacy, says Amitav Ghosh

Climate change is not science fiction; it is our lived reality

Donald Trump's victory is deeply worrying for climate advocacy, says Amitav Ghosh
Updated On : 19 Nov 2016 | 10:45 PM IST

Why do we think justice is a goal that everyone aspires for?: Amitav Ghosh

Interview with Author of The Great Derangement: Climate Change

Why do we think justice is a goal that everyone aspires for?: Amitav Ghosh
Updated On : 20 Jul 2016 | 1:26 AM IST

Amitav Ghosh gives Indians a glimpse of Rashtrapati Bhavan

Starting from July 10, Ghosh has posted various photographs of his stay there so far through his Twitter handle

Amitav Ghosh gives Indians a glimpse of Rashtrapati Bhavan
Updated On : 14 Jul 2016 | 11:14 AM IST