Dr. Ajith Kumar Dr. Ajith Kumar was a faculty member at the Wildlife Institute of India and the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History. He also served as the Director of the Master’s Program in Wildlife Biology and Conservation at the National Centre for Biological Sciences from 2003 to 2020. Until his demise,…
Prof. Heather Goodall Profile: Professor Heather Goodall was Professor Emerita of History in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UTS and was formerly co-editor of the journal Conservation and Society. Heather specialised in Australian Indigenous history, environmental history, and intercolonial studies, particularly the links between Australia, South Asia, and the eastern Indian Ocean.…
Naveen Namboothri Naveen Namboothri is a founder trustee at Dakshin. He holds a doctoral degree from Annamalai University. In his functional capacity, he heads Dakshin’s Sustainable Fisheries programme. Trained as a marine biologist, he has worked in diverse coastal and marine systems across India particularly focusing on its island systems, Naveen’s research interests range from…
Prof. Janki Andharia Profile: Professor Janki Andharia is currently the Dean of the School of Disaster Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai and has over 34 years of experience in the field of community organization and social development. Her areas of work focus on gender issues, environmental concerns, democratic governance, addressing diverse forms…
Prof. John Kurien John Kurien was formerly Professor at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) Profile: John Kurien was formerly Professor at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Trivandrum and is currently Visiting Professor at the Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. In the 1970s he helped small-scale fishers organise marketing cooperatives before moving on to CDS from where,…
Dr. K. Sunilkumar Mohamed PhD: 1990 Cochin University of Science & Technology MSc: 1981 Marine Biology, Annamalai University BSc: 1978 Zoology, University of Kerala Profile: Dr. Sunil K. Mohamed is a Retired Principal Scientist and Head of the molluscan fisheries division at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi. He received a PhD from the Cochin…
Prof. Kavita Isvaran Profile: Kavita Isvaran is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc). She is interested in the ecology and evolution of behaviour and life histories, particularly in social and reproductive traits and in sexual selection. She is also interested in the consequences of evolved decisions for populations…
Aarthi Sridhar Aarthi is a founder trustee at Dakshin. She holds a doctoral degree in human geography from the University of Amsterdam. In her functional capacity, she heads Dakshin’s Communities and Resource Governance Programme and supports our SeaChange efforts and leads the Communications Team. Trained in the social sciences, her academic interests centre on historical…
Kanchi KohliResearcher working on environment, forest and biodiversity governance in India Profile: Kanchi Kohli is a researcher working on environment, forest and biodiversity governance in India. Her work explores the links between law, industrialization and environment justice. Other than her independent work, Kanchi is Legal Research Director to the Centre for Policy Research-Namati Environment Justice Program…
Dr. Nitin D. RaiFellow at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, India Profile: Nitin D. Rai is a Fellow at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, India. He studies the impacts of conservation and development on communities and local resistance to state efforts. His…