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In 2024 among the top 15 hottest places in the world, 4 Indian cities featured in that list, all in the Thar Desert. How do people live in India's hottest place in unforgiving summers?
What I found might surprise you!
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Life thrives in the biggest desert of India!
It is so big that Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand can fit inside it!
85% of the Thar desert is in India, and 15% of it is in Pakistan. It is the 10th largest desert in the world!
The Thar Desert is home to around 2.2 crore people (that’s equal to the population of Jammu & Kashmir).
It is also the most densely populated desert in the world with 83 people per square kilometre!
Because it receives the lowest annual rainfall in all of India, the people of Thar have to constantly face a water crisis
But what I saw in my seven days in Thar reinforced my opinion that the people of the desert are resilient people who create life out of barren land and live a full life!
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:42 - Geography of Thar
3:04 - Reaching Thar
5:58 - Difficulties of Thar
8:41 - Resources of Thar
11:22 - Plants of Thar
13:22 - Animals of Thar
15:12 - Houses of Thar
16:21 - Markets of Thar
18:29 - Spirit of Thar
20:07 - Water of Thar
24:48 - Outro
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Additional Reading and Watching
- I made a video about the ghost city of India, Amaravati! I know you will love it - https://youtu.be/yAlkXoqjeUI?si=4xN_YtocTdZ5zSn2
- I loved this documentary on the Thar Desert by the Lallantop team. You should watch this too - https://youtu.be/6uWxDUesIis?si=6hWvJVCfj3sZR-HR
- This is a great article to read, if you want to learn more about the deserts on the planet - https://geographical.co.uk/science-environment/geo-explainer-how-are-deserts-formed-2#:~:text=Subtropical%20deserts&text=These%20deserts%20are%20formed%20by,an%20arid%2C%20formidable%20desert%20environment.
- This is a heart wrenching video of what are the effects of polluted water among the population of Rajasthan - https://youtu.be/geuzaEnq9KE?si=6-NTwSsA3pVvnVv9
- Millets are grown and are popular among the masses of Thar Desert. Here’s an article for you to make your own millet dishes to beat the heat like the Thar people - https://thedailyguardian.com/millets-in-rajasthan-a-grainscape-of-warmth-and-wellness-during-winter/
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Gear Used
Camera - Sony A7III
Mic - DJI mic 1
Phone - Samsung S23
Drone - DJI Mini 4 Pro
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Honestly Thar’s summers have a tough competition with Delhi’s summers.