YCJ
Yashendu Chinmayee Joshi
IRD
Doctoral Fellow
Biography
Yashendu Chinmayee Joshi is a Doctoral Fellow at UMR 208 PALOC « Patrimoines locaux, environnement et globalisation » with Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) and Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), whose research explores human–mugger crocodile relationships across diverse socio-ecological and cultural contexts in India. His work integrates ethological and anthropological approaches to study vernacular ethologies, affective ecologies, and multibeing coexistence between humans and crocodiles in Gujarat, India. He has been nominated for the 2026 IRD Trophées de l’innovation in recognition of his work to promote equitable and safe access to water for women and reduce negative encounters between people and crocodiles.
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