About the Speaker – Sumitra Nair is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Ashoka University. Her work examines sensings of climate change along India’s southwestern monsoon region, especially Kerala.

About the Research Scholars Colloquium –  The Research Scholars Colloquium at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ashoka University, is led by our graduate students. It is meant to provide a generative platform for PhD scholars in sociology, anthropology, and other related disciplines and fields to present their research to an encouraging audience of fellow researchers. The Colloquium provides an opportunity for researchers, from India and across the world, to present their work at varying stages of ideation and preparation, to create a space for productive conversations and mutual learning. For the participants/audience, this is a chance to engage with cutting edge research as it is formulated, explored and developed by graduate students.