Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts

This essay explores how modern infrastructure impacts the environment and discusses sustainable approaches in construction, energy use, and waste management. It focuses on the building sector’s role in greenhouse gas emissions and resource consumption, referencing key studies and UN reports. Useful for students of Environmental Studies, Development Studies, or Geography.

This essay discusses the processes of word formation in Hindi and English, focusing on compounding, affixation, and inflection. It explains how morphemes combine to form complex words and explores parallels between both languages. It further connects these processes to relevant concepts in phonetics and phonology. Ideal for students studying linguistics, English language, or the Hindi language.

This essay examines the relations of piracy with commerce and the community of the Western Indian Ocean. It discusses how piracy in this region was an organized, caste-based, communal activity, unlike European descriptions which described the pirates as having no sense of agency. Includes references to key scholars like S.R. Prange and Ranabir Chakravarti. Useful for students of History, Maritime History and Cultural Studies.

This essay explores the maritime trade network between India and Southeast Asia and its role in the cultural and religious “Indianization” of the region. It discusses how languages like Sanskrit and religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism spread across the Bay of Bengal through trade and migration. Includes references to key scholars like M.N. Pearson, Christie, and Jacq-Hergoualc’h. Ideal for students of History, Liberal Arts, or Cultural Studies.