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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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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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