Remembering What “Definitions” Make Us Forget: A Statement on the Aravallis and the Politics of Ecological Erasure
Remembering What “Definitions” Make Us Forget: A Statement on the Aravallis and the Politics of Ecological Erasure Posted on 28th December, 2025 (GMT 17:22 hrs) Issued by Ecotopians of Alternity (EOA)⤡ under the Once in a Blue Moon Academia (OBMA) Collective Platform The Ecotopians of Alternity (EOA) as part of the Once in a Blue Moon Academia (OBMA) Collective asserts that the current legal crisis surrounding the Aravalli mountain range is a deliberate act of “definitional erasure” that threatens the ecological survival of North India. By narrowing the definition of these ancient hills to landforms rising 100 meters or more, the state effectively excludes over 90% of the range—including critical lower ridges, scrub forests, and groundwater recharge zones—from legal protection. This is not a neutral administrative update but a strategic maneuver that renders ecologically vital terrain “invisible” to the law, thereby clearing the path for corporate mining and real...