' Kaveri - the river that divides the South' - C Chandrashekar in Spotlight with Sandhya | Episode 55

Spotlight with Sandhya · Mar 14, 2023 · 27m

Civilisation has flourished or perished alongside water bodies. The Kaveri is a life-giving river in the south and for over a couple of centuries, it has also led to bloodshed in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Peace has prevailed for the last few years but might not last if permanent solutions are not found. In this episode, Sandhya Mendonca, who reported the riots over the sharing of the Kaveri waters, talks with a former police officer, C Chandrashekar who has recently published a book, 'Kaveri Dispute: a historical perspective’. Their conversation digs into why this problem prevails, the…