Dams brought Madhav and me closer; Himalaya man reminisces on the Western Ghats man
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay reflects on his four-decade association with ecologist Madhav Gadgil. From establishing the Center for Ecological Sciences at IISc to the controversial Western Ghats report, Bandyopadhyay argues that Gadgil's "ecologically integrated" approach has been vindicated by recent environmental disasters, highlighting the urgent need for region-specific scientific policymaking over blind economic growth.