Assistant Professor, Dep of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Founding member of the Adivasi Development Network, with 200+ volunteers working on indigenous issues, cultural promotion, and community building in Jharkhand
A proud Oraon Tribe woman from India who has keen interest in interdisciplinary research focusing on the environment, indigenous communities, gender, culture, education, mountain ecosystems, and disaster management; Principal Investigator and Co-PI of multiple projects funded by national and international agencies; mobilized resources to collaborate with scholars in the Asia Pacific; supervised a state project in Jharkhand entitled Benchmark Survey and Developing Tribal Development Index; co-led a study on the climate change vulnerability of tribal communities.
“I identify as a member of the Oraon tribe, an Indigenous people in central India. My identify has played a crucial role in both my intellectual and personal development. I’ve spent over two decades working with Indigenous and tribal people across India […] via teaching, research, and field-based planning.”
“If appointed to the Executive Committee, I […] contribute a perceptive grounded in Indigenous lived experience […] towards enhancing tribal representation, making culturally sensitive strategies towards knowledge production, and promoting the overall vision of HUC.”
Endorsed by Prof Vivek K. Malik, Dean, Sponsored Research & Industrial Consultancy, IIT Roorkee
