I am currently a Research Fellow with the Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution (Maryland, USA), working on a project titled "Where we learn about Environmental Conflict: Analysing Environmental Education and Conflict Resolution Curriculums in India". I have a Master's in Public Policy and have recently completed a thesis on coastal regulation in Mumbai, the city in which I was born, raised, and currently live. My thesis covers the socio-ecological impacts of decentralisation, flawed government data, and marginalisation in coastal governance processes.
I use qualitative and archival research methods in my work, having previously worked as an archival assistant in Kutch (Gujarat), where I documented the oral histories of various craft and pastoralist communities. From 2014 to 2015, I worked with agrarian clusters in the villages of India. My work from that time includes photographic, written and video documentation of innovative and sustainable livelihood interventions, and it has helped organisations scale and advocate for their community-driven projects. The documentation also serves as a digital archive of intangible culture and oral community heritage from pockets of rural India, and is available to view on this site. My interests span human geography, participatory governance, and environmental policy, and I am passionate about social justice. I review fiction and non-fiction written about the ties between people and places on Instagram. To read, visit @readinghumangeography |