Sunil Amrith

Mehra Family Professor of South Asian Studies, Harvard University

Sunil Amrith is Mehra Family professor of South Asian studies at Harvard University. His most recent book is Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia’s History (2018). He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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People herding cattle along a rural path in heavy rain, with trees and greenery in the background.

essayThe environment

When the monsoon goes away

The imperious monsoon rains have ruled India for centuries. Already unstable, what happens if they shift fundamentally?

Sunil Amrith