In this audio story, the final instalment of Cataplisms, conservation anthropologist Sahil Nijhawan and his collaborator Iho Mitapo take us on a journey to Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh. Iho details the creation story of the Idu Mishmi community and Sahil narrates their sensational discovery of a unique adaptation that might be critical to the survival of the elusive Asian golden cat. Accompanying the audio story is a comic created and illustrated by artist Sudarshan Shaw.
A faltering economic system based on ownership and consumption.
An untameable family of animals, impossible to own but relentlessly consumed.
In Cataplisms, we meet at the intersection of cats and capitalism to explore our world through a feline lens. Pulling from the works of anthropologists, conservationists, researchers and artists, this series examines our multispecies entanglements. It is at once a critique of capitalism, an invitation to view the world from the perspective of other species, and an acknowledgment of the cataclysms at our doorstep.
Cats are consummate predators. But what of capitalism? In its ruthless advent and with its insatiable appetite it turns even these peerless hunters into prey…
Cataplisms is curated by wildlife conservationist and writer, Cara Tejpal, who has worked with Sanctuary Nature Foundation and Sanctuary Asia magazine. The visual identity for Cataplisms has been designed by Pooja Saxena.
