ABOUT ME
I have worked as a journalist, an archivist, a scientist, a book editor and a science writer. My areas of work and interest are biodiversity, invasive species, history of landscapes and people, environmental policy, political ecology, and climate change. I currently work with Mongabay India,
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SKILLS & EXPERTISE
- News Writing • Feature Writing • Research •
Creative & academic writing • Editing •
Archival documentation
WORK EXPERIENCE
Editorial Coordinator, Mongabay India
December, 2021 - present
Freelance science writer and editor
June, 2019 - December, 2021
Science Writer, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru
December 2018 - May 2019
Research Assistant, Archives at National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru
February - November, 2018
Intern, NICE lab, National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru
June - September, 2017
Copy Editor, The Times of India, Pune
June, 2015 - September, 2016
EDUCATION
2019 - Present
Ph.D scholar (part-time, not in attendance),
Dept. of Environmental Sciences,
Rhodes University, South Africa
2015 - 2017
M.Sc. Biodiversity, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
2014 - 2015
PG Diploma in Journalism, Times School of Journalism, New Delhi
2011 - 2014
B.Sc. (hons.) Zoology, Fergusson College, Pune
PUBLICATIONS
CONTACT
Email: abhaya3171993@gmail.com Address: Hyderabad, India
