Book Chapters
Of Culture and Nature: Interdisciplinary Forays into Cultural Ecosystem Services through Human–Wildlife Relationships
The value that local communities ascribe to ecosystems is fundamentally emergent from the cultural bonds to their lands and associated natural elements. Human–wildlife relationships (HWR) in the multicultural Global South are often deep-rooted, owing to a long history of people and their neighbouring species sharing and co-constructing spaces and lives. This diversifies our current definitions of cultural ecosystem services (CES), and we argue that the use of interdisciplinary tools that unpack the complexities of HWR can provide necessary, often-overlooked insights into CES.
Doctoral Research Programs in India: Bridging Policy Gaps for Knowledge Economy’s Imperative
The Doctoral Program of any country is the central pillar of higher education. The conspicuous absence of a well-thought-out doctoral program in India's national research policy has resulted in asymmetries in policies and practices related to research and development. The history of doctoral research in India presents a unique trajectory with a mixed influence of the colonial past and isolated efforts of genuine intellectuals who have thrived in an environment of deep motivation and passion that defined their research pursuits.