Articles
A selection of articles I have written in recent years for a broad audience in the print media or a lecture I have given can be viewed and downloaded below -
1
Down to Earth, November 2024
An article on how the sudden and unexplained deaths of an elephant herd in Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh, could be related to unseasonal rains and ingestion of mycotoxins from millet crops can be accessed through this URL.
2
Down to Earth, August 2020
An article on the urgent need for a clear set of policies to deal with increasing wildlife-human conflicts in the country. This can be accessed through the following URL. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/avoiding-tragic-elephant-deaths-through-policy-intervention-72759
3
Deccan Herald, July 2020
A short article on need to look beyond corridors while planning for mitigation of elephant-human conflicts and the management of elephant populations. Access though the URL. https://www.deccanherald.com/india/focus-beyond-elephant-corridors-857206.html
4
The Hindu, June 2020
An article on the urgent need to flatten the climate curve published in The Hindu can be accessed through this URL. https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/flattening-the-climate-curve/article31789777.ece
5
GB Pant Memorial Lecture, September 2019
The 25th Pt. Gobind Ballabh Pant Memorial Lecture on "Conservation at the crossroads amidst conflicts" which I delivered at the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Almora, can be downloaded HERE
6
Elephants, empire, ecology and ethics
This summary text of a lecture on the historical relationship between elephants and people in Asia has been delivered at various venues including the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), University of Chicago (Chicago), Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (New Delhi), Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Chennai) can be accessed HERE