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'''Arati Kumar-Rao''' is an Indian author and photographer. In 2023, she released her book ''Marginlands: Indian landscapes on the Brink'' and was added to the BBC's [[100_Women_(BBC)#2023|100 Women]] list.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Arati Kumar-Rao was born in [[Bengaluru]]. She studied for an [[MBA]] at the [[Thunderbird School of Global Management]], a [[Master of Education]] at [[Arizona State University]] and an [[Master of Science|MSc]] in Physics at the [[University of Pune]], then worked at [[Intel]].<ref name="AA">{{cite news |last1=Prabbhan |first1=Pooja |title='Rao'sing cry to save our eco system |url=https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/261117/raosing-cry-to-save-our-eco-system.html |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=The Asian Age |date=26 November 2017}}</ref> She decided in 2013 to leave her job and write about landscapes.<ref name="ML">{{cite news |last1=Sreedhar |first1=Nitin |title=World Environment Day: Arati Kumar-Rao wants you to listen to the land |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/world-environment-day-arati-kumar-rao-marginlands-book-interview-111685694484372.html |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=Mint Lounge |date=3 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref> On her [[Tumblr]] blog, River Diaries: Brahmaputra, she profiled the [[Brahmaputra River]].<ref name="TBI">{{cite news |last1=Manu |first1=Gayatri |title=Six Photojournalists Who Will Open Your Eyes to Unseen Parts of India Through Instagram |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/74121/indian-photojournalists-list-instagram/ |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=The Better India |date=8 November 2016}}</ref> She walked with writer [[Paul Salopek]] through the [[Indian states]] of Punjab and [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="TH">{{cite news |last1=Gandhi |first1=Divya |title=Surviving the shadowlands: Interview with Arati Kumar-Rao, artist and author of Marginlands |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/surviving-the-shadowlands-interview-with-arati-kumar-rao-artist-and-author-of-marginlands/article66946073.ece |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=13 June 2023 |language=en-IN}}</ref> In 2023, she released her book ''Marginlands: Indian landscapes on the Brink'' and was added to the BBC's [[100_Women_(BBC)#2023|100 Women]] list.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |title=BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? – BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-02d9060e-15dc-426c-bfe0-86a6437e5234 |website=BBC |access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="F">{{cite news |last1=Dutt |first1=Bahar |title=Teetering on the edge: Review of 'Marginlands' by Arati Kumar-Rao |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/books/book-review-marginlands-by-arati-kumar-rao-tells-the-story-of-bengals-tiger-widows-and-failed-government-schemes/article67079539.ece |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=Frontline |date=27 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sriram |first1=Shobha (9 May 2024) |title=The Lands Are Neglected, We Need to Preserve Habitats |url=https://m.thewire.in/article/books/the-lands-are-neglected-we-need-to-preserve-habitats/amp?utm=relatedarticles |website=The Wire. |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Selected works==<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Kumar-Rao |first1=Arati |title=Marginlands: Indian Landscapes on the Brink |date=2023 |publisher=Picador |location=India |isbn=978-9395624435}}<br />
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[[Category:Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni]]</div>Shubha