Pankaj Sekhsaria is Associate Professor, Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA), IIT Bombay, and a long term member of environmental action group Kalpavriksh.He has a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, a master’s degree in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and a PhD inScience and Technology Studies from Maastricht University, The Netherlands. He has worked in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for 25 years and is author of five books based on this area. His current research interests lie at the intersection of society,
environment and technology.
Publications:
- ‘The Last Wave’ (HarperCollins 2014), his debut novel deeply embedded in the history, ecology and people of the islands
- ‘Islands in Flux – the Andaman and Nicobar Story (HarperLitmus 2019), which is a collection of his journalism related to the islands for over two decades
- ‘Waiting for Turtles’ (Karadi Tales 2021, in press) an illustrated story book for children that will be published simultaneously in English, Hindi and Telugu.
- ‘Instrumental Lives – an intimate biography of an Indian Laboratory’ (Routledge 2019)
- ‘Nanoscale – Society’s deep impact on science, technology and innovation in India’
Areas of Interest:
Andaman and Nicobar Ecopsychology, the intersection of society, environment, science and technology.