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{{Infobox person
| name = Vaibhav Kaul
| image = File:Dr. Vaibhav Kaul.jpg
| birth_date = 1991
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = [[University of Oxford]], [[University of Sheffield]], [[University of Delhi]]
| occupation = [[Geographer]]
| known_for = [[Mountain research]], [[visual art]]
}}

'''Vaibhav Kaul''' {{postnominals|list=[[Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|FRAS]]}} {{postnominals|country=GBR|FRGS}} (born 1991) is a Himalayan geographer, environmental scholar, photographer and painter.<ref name="Deccan Herald">{{cite news|date=29 September 2015|title=A visual ode to the mighty Himalayas|newspaper=Deccan Herald|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/503374/a-visual-ode-mighty-himalayas.html|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hindu 2013">{{cite news|title=Framing the Himalayan landscape|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 May 2013|accessdate=20 July 2014|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/framing-the-himalayan-landscape/article4678895.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Arresting charm of snow-clad mountains|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=15 July 2014|accessdate=20 July 2014|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/419712/arresting-charm-snow-clad-mountains.html}}</ref><ref name="Kaul2014">{{cite journal|last1=Kaul|first1=V.|last2=Thornton|first2=T.F.|year=2014|title=Resilience and adaptation to extremes in a changing Himalayan environment|journal=Regional Environmental Change|volume=14|issue=2|pages=683–698|doi=10.1007/s10113-013-0526-3|s2cid=53512874}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=tv0yywEACAAJ| title= Adaptation of Remote High-mountain Communities to Hydrometeorological Extremes and Associated Geohazards in a Changing Climate| year= 2019| publisher= The University of Sheffield | accessdate= 22 February 2019}}</ref> He is an alumnus of the [[Environmental Change Institute]] at the [[University of Oxford]], the [[University of Sheffield]], and the [[University of Delhi]], and a [[Fellow]] of the [[Royal Geographical Society]] and the [[Royal Asiatic Society]].

Using novel approaches to integrate [[atmospheric science]] and [[geomorphology]] with [[human geography]] and [[cultural anthropology]], Kaul has investigated [[Socio-ecological system|socio-environmental change]] and [[disaster risk reduction|disaster risk]] in the glaciated high-mountain regions of [[Lahaul and Spiti district|Lahaul]], [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]], [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] and [[Sikkim]] in [[India]].<ref name="Kaul2019">{{cite journal |last1=Kaul |first1=V. |year=2019 |title=Holistically understanding and enhancing the adaptation of remote high-mountain communities to hydrometeorological extremes and associated geohazards in a changing climate |journal=White Rose |pages=University of Sheffield, 258 pp}}</ref><ref name="Yale">{{cite web|title=Unnatural Disaster: How Global Warming Helped Cause India's Catastrophic Flood|url=http://e360.yale.edu/feature/unnatural_disaster_how_global_warming_helped_cause_indias_catastrophic_flood/2888/|accessdate=29 June 2015|publisher=Yale Environment 360}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2013/10/29/kedarnath-photo-2/| title= Kedarnath debris flow disaster| publisher= American Geophysical Union Blogosphere | accessdate= 22 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/high_up_in_the_himalayas_villagers_live_under_the_shadow_of_an_unpredictabl/| title= High up in the Himalayas, villagers live under the shadow of an unpredictable lake| publisher= Earth Island Journal | accessdate= 22 December 2014}}</ref> His [[landscape painting|landscape art]], [[Geophotography|visual geology]] and [[Visual anthropology|visual ethnography]] works have been exhibited and published in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite news|date=24 June 2016|title=Echoes from the Mountains|newspaper=The Indian Express|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/delhi-exhibition-ihc-mountains-vaibhav-kaul-talk-2872077/|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2013/10/26/kedarnath-photo/| title= A remarkable photo of Kedarnath after the debris flow disaster| publisher= American Geophysical Union Blogosphere | accessdate= 22 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Himalayan Saga|newspaper=The Asian Age|date=13 July 2014|accessdate=20 July 2014|url=http://www.asianage.com/arts/himalayan-saga-071}}</ref><ref name="Hindu 2015">{{cite news|date=27 September 2015|title=Calling out to the mountains|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/calling-out-to-the-mountains/article7693382.ece|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ruralindiaonline.org/articles/photostorm/ | title= Photostorm: Women and their many worlds| publisher= PARI | accessdate= 22 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="The Sunday Guardian">{{cite news|title=Picture essay: Moving with the glaciers |newspaper=The Sunday Guardian|date= 9 July 2016|accessdate=20 February 2017|url=http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/album/moving-glaciers}}</ref><ref name="London Photo Festival 1">{{cite news|title=We announce the top 20 exhibition photographs in our landscape photography contest in London|newspaper=London Photo Festival Blog|date= 10 September 2016|accessdate=10 October 2016|url=https://londonphotofestival.wordpress.com/2016/09/10/we-announce-the-top-20-exhibition-photographs-in-our-landscape-photocontest-photography-london/}}</ref><ref name="London Photo Festival 2">{{cite news|title=We announce the honourable mentions in our landscape photography contest in London|newspaper=London Photo Festival Blog|date= 10 September 2016|accessdate=10 October 2016|url=https://londonphotofestival.wordpress.com/2016/09/10/we-announce-the-honourable-mentions-in-our-landscape-photocontest-photography-london/}}</ref><ref name="Kak">{{cite news|title=Through the Doorways|newspaper=The Indian Express|date= 18 May 2017|accessdate=18 May 2017|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/through-the-doorways-4661106/}}</ref><ref name="Kak2">{{cite news|title=Picture Gallery: Kumaon: In the Shadow of the Devi |newspaper=Hindustan Times|date= 7 June 2017|accessdate=29 June 2017|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/books/picture-gallery-kumaon-in-the-shadow-of-the-devi-by-manju-kak/story-vVgoIrASnKAZpYNVN2j9mJ.html}}</ref><ref name="Kak3">{{cite news|title=Exploring Kumaon through its art, craftsmanship and woodwork (Book Review)|newspaper=Business Standard|date= 23 June 2017|accessdate=29 June 2017|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/exploring-kumaon-through-its-art-craftsmanship-and-woodwork-book-review-117062300195_1.html}}</ref>

He collaborated with the film director Ross Harrison to make ''Facing the Mountain'', a 2016 documentary based on his research on change, risk, faith and resilience in the [[Himalayas]].<ref name="Facing the Mountain 7">{{cite web| url=http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2017/schedule.htm| title=Festival Schedule: Facing the Mountain (Harrison and Kaul, 2016) | publisher=New York Indian Film Festival 2017 | accessdate=29 April 2017}}</ref> He appeared in ''An Awakening'' (2017) and ''Playing with Snowballs in the Prison of Time'' (2018), both poetic Anglo-Himalayan [[art film|art films]] that he created with the cinematographer John Seddon as part of a video [[autoethnography]] experiment.<ref name="An Awakening 1">{{cite web| url= http://www.mountainfest.co.uk/film/detail/an-awakening| title=Official Selection: An Awakening (UK, 2017) | publisher= Kendal Mountain Festival 2017 | accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="An Awakening 2">{{cite web| url= https://ficlapaz2.wordpress.com/2018-selection/| title=5 ° Festival Internacional de Cine de la Paz 2018 Cortometrajes: An Awakening | publisher= La Paz International Film Festival, Bolivia| accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="An Awakening 3">{{cite web| url= https://www.talentown.in/best-of-calcutta-international-cult-film-festival/| title= Best of Calcutta International Cult Film Festival: Golden Fox Awards 2019| publisher= TalenTown Magazine| accessdate=1 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="An Awakening 4">{{cite web| url= http://canadiandiversityfilmfestival.com/Tickets.html| title= Official Selection 2018: An Awakening (Foreign Shorts)| publisher= Canadian Diversity Film Festival, Toronto| accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="PWSPT1">{{cite web| url= https://shaff.co.uk/shaff19/playing-with-snowballs-in-the-prison-of-time| title= ShAFF 2019 Official Selection: Playing with Snowballs in the Prison of Time| publisher= Sheffield Adventure Film Festival| accessdate=8 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="PWSPT2">{{cite web| url= http://www.csiff.meditativeyoga.in/| title= Best Experimental Short Film 2018: Playing with Snowballs in the Prison of Time| publisher= Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival| accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref> Kaul and Seddon also made ''Mountain, Priest, Son'', an award-winning 2018 film based on Kaul's geographical research into the metaphysics of environmental, economic and cultural risk amidst rapid change in the [[Himalayas]].<ref name="Mountain Priest Son 1">{{cite web| url= https://festivalofthemind.group.shef.ac.uk/mountain-priest-son/| title= 'Mountain, Priest, Son': Himalayan ethnographic documentary| publisher= Festival of the Mind 2018 | accessdate=19 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="Mountain Priest Son 6">{{cite web| url= https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/awards/winners-2019/| title= Learning on Screen Awards: Winners 2019| publisher= British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council| accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Mountain Priest Son 7">{{cite web| url= https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/awards/shortlist/meet-the-nominees-2019/| title= Learning on Screen Awards: Meet the Nominees| publisher= British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council| accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Mountain Priest Son 2">{{cite web| url= https://sao.mos.ru/upload_local/iblock/1cb/1cb357f2dd4bf031c22da170835c9e3d/katalog_ekho_briks_2018.pdf| title="Горы, священник, сын", Индия| publisher= Echo BRICS Film Festival| accessdate=29 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="Mountain Priest Son 3">{{cite web| url= https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/geography/news/vaibhav-prize-1.820559| title= PhD student wins international film prize with documentary Mountain, Priest, Son| publisher= University of Sheffield | accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Mountain Priest Son 4">{{cite web| url= https://www.ootyfilmfestival.org/copy-of-films-lineup-2017| title= Official Selection 2018: Mountain, Priest, Son| publisher= Ooty Film Festival | accessdate=29 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="Mountain Priest Son 5">{{cite web| url= https://scafafest.wixsite.com/sfaaf/winners-15| title= Best Documentary Short Film: Mountain, Priest, Son| publisher= South Film and Arts Academy Festival, Chile| accessdate=30 December 2018}}</ref>

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