CHINMAY AJAY PATHAK
Mr. Chakradhar Saswade
chinmay_p@nid.edu
This graduation project explores the historical and contemporary significance of pastoralism in and around Bangalore, focusing on the ecological, cultural, and economic systems once sustained by the region’s now-vanishing grasslands. Anchored within the Living Lightly 2025 exhibition by the Centre for Pastoralism, the project formed part of the Vanishing Grasslands section and was co-curated with researchers, designers, and field collaborators. Through on-ground research, visual storytelling, and systems thinking, the work traces remnants of pastoral life - grazing routes, wool and meat economies, and oral histories—within an increasingly urbanised landscape. It examines how land-use change, infrastructure development, and policy decisions have led to ecological erasure and the marginalisation of pastoral communities. Beyond documenting loss, the project proposes alternative futures by foregrounding nomadic knowledge systems as adaptable, ecologically balanced models for more sustainable and inclusive urban development.