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DESCRIPTION:This is a two-part event with presentations by Moynihan Grant A
 wardees.The Moynihan Institute’s South Asia Center is proud to host presen
 tations by two recent recipients of the South Asia Center Graduate Student
  Awards.The Bharati award supports exceptional graduate students working o
 n South Asia and commemorates the legacy of Professor Agehananda Bharati\,
  a renowned expert in the cultural anthropology of South Asia and a member
  of Syracuse University’s faculty for three decades.&nbsp\;Brooklyn Montgo
 mery&nbsp\;(Geography)“Water Access Discourse as a Mechanism of Power in I
 ndia”Despite global reports of improved water access\, approximately 2.2 b
 illion people still lack safe drinking water\, with significant data incon
 sistencies persisting in India. My research explores how water access is s
 haped not just by pipes and pumps\, but by language\, narratives\, and vis
 ual tools like GIS maps used by powerful institutions. Drawing on Gramsci’
 s theory of hegemony\, I analyze the transition from World Bank-funded pro
 jects in Mumbai to the Indian government’s current Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM
 ). I argue that the state utilizes a narrative of "national universalism" 
 to reinforce its own legitimacy and diminish the influence of internationa
 l actors. By comparing historical projects with contemporary efforts and i
 nstances of community resistance in Delhi\, this research highlights how w
 ater serves as a tool for political control. Ultimately\, I center the liv
 ed experiences of South Asian communities to reveal how they navigate\, ad
 opt\, or resist these top-down power dynamics.Brooklyn Montgomery is a 4th
 -year Ph.D. candidate in geography at Syracuse University. Her research ut
 ilizes critical discourse analysis to investigate the intersections of wat
 er governance\, power\, and state legitimacy in India. She has received mu
 ltiple FLAS fellowships and the Bharati Memorial Award for her work in Sou
 th Asia.
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SUMMARY:Bharati Memorial Awardee Presentation
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 te-space: inherit">This is a two-part event with presentations by Moynihan
  Grant Awardees.</span></p><p>The Moynihan Institute’s South Asia Center i
 s proud to host presentations by two recent recipients of the South Asia C
 enter Graduate Student Awards.<span style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 
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 , 0\, 0)\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit
 \; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; wh
 ite-space: inherit">The Bharati award supports exceptional graduate studen
 ts working on South Asia and commemorates the legacy of Professor Agehanan
 da Bharati\, a renowned expert in the cultural anthropology of South Asia 
 and a member of Syracuse University’s faculty for three decades.&nbsp\;</s
 pan></p><ul><li>Brooklyn Montgomery&nbsp\;(Geography)</li></ul><div><p><st
 rong>“Water Access Discourse as a Mechanism of Power in India”<br></strong
 >Despite global reports of improved water access\, approximately 2.2 billi
 on people still lack safe drinking water\, with significant data inconsist
 encies persisting in India. My research explores how water access is shape
 d not just by pipes and pumps\, but by language\, narratives\, and visual 
 tools like GIS maps used by powerful institutions. Drawing on Gramsci’s th
 eory of hegemony\, I analyze the transition from World Bank-funded project
 s in Mumbai to the Indian government’s current Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). I
  argue that the state utilizes a narrative of "national universalism" to r
 einforce its own legitimacy and diminish the influence of international ac
 tors. By comparing historical projects with contemporary efforts and insta
 nces of community resistance in Delhi\, this research highlights how water
  serves as a tool for political control. Ultimately\, I center the lived e
 xperiences of South Asian communities to reveal how they navigate\, adopt\
 , or resist these top-down power dynamics.</p><p><span style="background-c
 olor: initial\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: in
 herit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto
 \; white-space: inherit"><strong>Brooklyn Montgomery</strong> is a 4th-yea
 r Ph.D. candidate in geography at Syracuse University. Her research utiliz
 es critical discourse analysis to investigate the intersections of water g
 overnance\, power\, and state legitimacy in India. She has received multip
 le FLAS fellowships and the Bharati Memorial Award for her work in South A
 sia.</span></p></div>
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