Ganga
गंगा
A river understood through its tributaries, landscapes, livelihoods and living histories.
Enter the collectionThe river commons
A landscape of
shared knowledge.
Six river portals bring together histories, perspectives and accounts from people who know these water systems. Explore each collection in its own context.
Bagmati
बागमती
Floodplain histories and community experience across a river that crosses boundaries.
Enter the collectionBrahmaputra
ब्रह्मपुत्र
A changing river landscape, where sediment, erosion, culture and everyday life meet.
Enter the collectionGomti
गोमती
The relationship between a river, its groundwater, its cities and the people along its banks.
Enter the collectionKoshi
कोसी
A collection of river memory, flood histories and questions about living with a dynamic river.
Enter the collectionMahananda
महानंदा
River histories and landscapes connecting questions of urban water, drainage and ecology.
Enter the collectionA wider river landscape
The Pani Ki Kahani archive also includes writing on smaller rivers, wetlands and water systems across India. These connections matter to the life of every basin.