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Prof. Dr. Raj Sekhar Aich

Transdisciplinary Environmental Scientist & Educator
Human–Shark ResearcheR

PhD. (Anthropology- New Zealand) | PhD. (Psychology- India) |    Professor at Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata ​​

 

 

Working across people, environments, other species and knowledge systems

I bring environmental and social science, community knowledge, and creative practice together to study complex relationships between people, other species, and their environments.

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New Zealand Human-White shark 

In New Zealand, I studied human–shark encounters through cage-diving tourism, examining how fascination, risk, and close contact influence people’s understanding of sharks.

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Sundarban human shark conflict

In the Sundarbans, I worked with local communities to explore how people and sharks encounter one another, and how livelihoods, vulnerability, and environmental change shape those relationships.

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​Kamot: Love, grief & human-shark expeditions in the sundarbans.

 

Human–shark conflict in the Sundarbans remains poorly documented and little known beyond the communities who live with its consequences. I’m making the PDF of Kamot free to download because this knowledge—and the stories and experiences of the women affected—needs to reach researchers, students, practitioners and wider publics. Cost should not be a barrier to learning about an issue that deserves greater attention.

Download the free PDF

For personal and academic use only. Reprinting or commercial use requires my prior permission.

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Looking ahead

Open to research collaborations in Europe.

I’m interested in working across environmental science, sustainability, conservation, and community-engaged research.

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