The focus of this project is development of an inter-disciplinary research network of environmental and social scientists, water experts and artists on the theme of care and water infrastructures in Rajasthan, India. The group will explore experiences of care associated with the development and maintenance of traditional and small-scale water infrastructures. These infrastructures include technologies such as local rainwater harvesting structures (earthen dams, storage and irrigation tanks known as tanka) and the ancient and monumental step wells of Rajasthan. In our work, we will investigate how collaborative arts practice can address issues of water scarcity and access and engage communities in this area.

​The project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) under the title 'Investigating a role for the arts in supporting relations of care in Rajasthan's traditional water infrastructures' through the Global Challenges Research Fund.