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I am an interdisciplinary researcher, a PhD candidate in the Integrative Conservation (ICON) program at the Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia (Athens, GA, USA), an external PhD scholar at the Wildlife Institute of India, and a National Geographic Explorer. My research sits at the intersection of political ecology, human animal studies, and caste.  For my doctoral work, I explore how interspecies relationships—particularly between humans and wildlife—can show patterns of inequalities. I am working in the forests of Central India, where I focus on the socio-ecological impacts of large carnivore conservation, especially how it intersects with caste, species assemblage dynamics, and ecological changes.