Aarti gupta biography of martin
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Vasna Ramasar
Biography
I am currently an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in the Division of Human Ecology, Department of Human Geography and a Research affiliate at the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) in Sweden. I am also the Programme Director for the Culture, Power and Sustainability internaitonal Masters. I was born and raised in South Africa, a dynamic country, where I learnt important lessons of freedoms, people’s roles in nature and about inequality. I have 10 years research, activism, consulting and teaching experience across southern and eastern Africa, Asia, Europe and north America. I am most interested trying to understand the big picture of how people and planetary dynamics come together, the complexity of these interactions and implications for justice. I do so to support a resistance to the unsustainable hegemonic system and the creation of radical alternatives.
Current Research
My work is framed within the broad field of
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Gupta
Family name
This article is about the name. For other uses, see Gupta (disambiguation).
| Pronunciation | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | Guardian or protector |
| Region of origin | India, Bangladesh |
| Variant form(s) | Sengupta, Dasgupta |
Gupta () is a common surname of Indian origin, meaning "guardian" or "protector".
Origins and distribution
[edit]The name is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृgoptṛ, which means "guardian" or "protector".[1]
According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.[2]
The Rāmpāl plate of the Chandra dynasty ruler Srichandra mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname.[3] In Bengal region, the surname is funnen among Baidyas (mainly)[4][5] as well as Kayasthas.[6]
According to Tej Ram Sharma, the name Sri Gupta, "Sri" serves as an honorific title, simi
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Subodh Gupta
Subodh Gupta’s sculpture incorporates everyday objects that are ubiquitous throughout India, such as steel tiffin lunch boxes, thali pans, bicycles and milk pails. From such ordinary items the artist produces breathtaking sculptures that reflect on the economic transformation of his homeland. His works investigate the sustaining and even transformational power of the everyday.
Gupta has long explored the effects of cultural translation and dislocation through his work, demonstrating art’s ability to transcend cultural and economic boundaries. His ideas have taken shape in a variety of different media, from film, video and performance to steel, bronze, marble, and paint, which Gupta employs for both their aesthetic properties and as conceptual signifiers carrying a wealth of connotations. The mass-produced objects that have played such a prominent role in his art offer an ambiguous symbolism: while they are seen by those in the West as exotic and representative of Indi