Field Diaries: Two Women Researchers and the Challenge of Accommodation in Rural UP
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by Astha Chaudhary and Dipti Arora
Astha Chaudhary and Dipti AroraAstha is a research ecologist working in Terai-Arc Landscape in Uttar Pradesh. Her main interests lie in understanding wildlife through local perspectives. She is also involved in documenting the traditional folktales believing that folklores carry important information regarding human history, culture and their relationship with nature.
Dipti is an interdisciplinary research scholar studying natural resource management by navigating pathways through political ecology and the power dynamics in society. She is also interested in covering the stories of people and their relationship with nature.