I am a curious environmental researcher with an interdisciplinary background in the environment. My aim is to learn and work on issues at the interface of Development, Pastoralism, Environmental Policy, Human-Animal Interactions (Coexistence) and Environmental History in the Himalayan landscape. I am keen on including an interdisciplinary approach to my work and have a working knowledge of the ecological and social sciences. I aim to have a combination of knowledge generation and on-ground action as part of my work.

Projects as part of M.Sc. Coursework

1. A Critical Analysis of the Edeyarahalli - Doddasampige (ED) Corridor Securement Project: A Review of Multi-Stakeholder Interrelations, Participation and Action (as part of C3: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Course)

2. Socio-Economic Conditions of a Displaced Solega Community in two parts of Northern Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka (as part of Qualitative Methods Course)

3. Documentary- People, Lakes and their Evolving Relationships: A case of two lakes in Bengaluru, one under municipality and the other not under it (as part of Environmental Sociology Course)

Internships

1. Title: Quantification of wing shape to estimate convergence in flight morphology of mimetic butterflies (assigning landmarks in tpsdig software to generate data on wing shape)

Science Academies' Summer Research Fellowship 2020 at TIFR-NCBS, Bengaluru, Karnataka (1st Jan 2021 to 28th Feb 2021).

2. Title: Long term Monitoring in the Evergreen forests of Southern Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. (leaf and leaf litter sampling, seapration and documentation and also assisting in citizen science activities)

Student Internship Programme at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Agasthyamalai Community Conservation Centre (ACCC), Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu (2nd May 2019 to 6th July 2019).