Wild Food Forests: Community-led Restoration in Tribal Uplands of Jharkhand (2026–Present)
Supported by WWF-India under the Conservation Catalyst Programme (2026–27). Restoration of degraded sal forest-edge habitat in Santhal Pargana through assisted natural regeneration and native planting, documentation of wild edible plant species and their regeneration, and a participatory (bhagidari) model engaging local youth as forest-food stewards.

Securing the Pindra Flying Fox Roost (Ongoing)
Supported by The Habitats Trust (India). Conservation of a major Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius) roost in Santhal Pargana, Jharkhand.

Biodiversity Atlas of Santhal Pargana
Founder & Curator | iNaturalist / India Biodiversity Portal
A regional open-access initiative comprising over 14,000 observations documenting more than 2,700 species across Santhal Pargana, supporting landscape-scale ecological documentation and conservation awareness in eastern India.

Granite Outcrop Faunal Ecology — Santhal Pargana (Ongoing)
Study of microhabitats, faunal assemblages, and disturbance gradients across granite outcrop (chatnari) ecosystems in the Santhal Pargana uplands, investigating thermal refugia and rock–forest ecotone fauna. Presented as an oral paper at ATBC 2026 (Xishuangbanna, China).

Flying Fox Roost Ecology — Santhal Pargana (Ongoing)
Field documentation and conservation of Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius) roosts across the Santhal Pargana landscape, including roost monitoring and threat assessment.

Wild Food Systems & Ethnobiology in Tribal Landscapes
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/N6F2T
Ethnobiological study of indigenous land-use and wild food systems sustaining biodiversity and soil fertility in Santhal Pargana's tribal landscapes.

Biodiversity of Sal (Shorea robusta) Forests
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16852304
Ecological assessment of biodiversity associated with sal-dominated forests in Jharkhand.

Bamboo Ecology & Tribal Craft Livelihoods (Completed)
Research on bamboo regeneration ecology and traditional bamboo craft livelihoods in tribal communities of Santhal Pargana. Findings featured in a commissioned commentary in Mongabay India; a full research paper is in preparation.

Human–Wildlife Interface & Zoonotic Risk (Research interest)
Emerging field interest examining human–wildlife interactions and zoonotic risk in tribal forest landscapes, developed through village-level eco-health dialogues.

Community Engagement & Field Leadership

Wild Food Forests in Tribal Jharkhand (2025–2026)
Founder-Lead of a community-driven biodiversity revival project funded by The Pollination Project (USA). Revived wild edible plant knowledge, supported forest-food restoration, and engaged women and youth in ecological leadership and indigenous food security across tribal communities in Santhal Pargana.

Village-Level Biodiversity & Eco-Health Dialogues
Field sessions with Santhal communities on pollinators, climate indicators, medicinal plants, climate stress, and zoonotic risk.