Gurukkal proposes new scientific framework for understanding Kerala's environmental history

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Historian Rajan Gurukkal advocates for a new scientific framework to reinterpret Kerala's environmental past, emphasizing thermodynamics and ecological carrying capacity. He argues current interpretations are often sentimental or political, urging a focus on material relationships between humans and nature, energy use, and waste generation. Gurukkal stated pre-modern Kerala showed ecological strain, but significant overshoot began with modern industrial development.


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