Mukul Kumar

Mukul Kumar is a Public Policy Scholar, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, and a PhD Candidate, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley. His research and teaching interests include urban political ecology, international development, energy, and climate change.

At the City’s Margins: Coal, Land and Livelihoods in Chennai

Ennore’s coastal fishing villages, which are surrounded by coal-fired power plants, are often described as being at the social and geographical ...

Gasping for Breath: Coal, Air Pollution and Public Health in Chennai

Is the air we breathe killing us slowly? It is, apparently. In this article, The Hindu Centre’s Public Policy Scholar, Mukul Kumar, highlights the ...