Science Communication
Public engagement with science, environmental communication, trust, knowledge and participation.
SCIENCE · SOCIETY · ENVIRONMENT
Rachan
Daimary
Assistant Professor · Researcher · Science Communicator
I study how science, technology, media, communities and Indigenous knowledge come together to shape environmental understanding and conservation.
RESEARCH FOCUS
KnowledgeTechnologyConservationSociety
India · Northeast India · Interdisciplinary research
Radio Manipal Jaipur · 90.8 FM
01 / ABOUT
An interdisciplinary scholar working between science and society.
Dr. Rachan Daimary is an interdisciplinary social scientist and Assistant Professor at Manipal University Jaipur. His academic work sits at the intersection of Science and Technology Studies (STS), science communication, conservation social science and environmental humanities.
His research examines how scientific knowledge is produced, communicated and contested in environmental contexts, with particular attention to biodiversity conservation, public engagement, Indigenous and local ecological knowledge, media and environmental governance in India.
10+
Years in research, teaching and science communication
20+
Papers, chapters and conference presentations
“Life is a journey, not a destination.”
STSScience & Technology Studies
SCI-COMScience Communication
CONSERVATIONSocial science & biodiversity
GEOAIGIS & environmental analysis
02 / RESEARCH
Questions that connect knowledge, technology and the environment.
STS & Epistemic Pluralism
Knowledge production, expertise, institutions, technology and encounters between scientific and local ways of knowing.
Conservation Social Science
Wildlife conservation, governance, human–wildlife relationships and community participation.
Indigenous Knowledge
Indigenous and local ecological knowledge in biodiversity conservation and environmental decision-making.
GIS & Conservation
Spatial analysis, protected areas, landscape change and geospatial approaches to environmental research.
Media & Environmental Humanities
Storytelling, cinema, environmental imaginaries and the cultural mediation of conservation.
03 / RESEARCH LANDSCAPES
From protected areas to public knowledge.
01
Raimona National Park
Research on hydrology, morphometry, landscape change, conservation and environmental governance in Assam.
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Human–Wildlife Coexistence
Research examining elephant movement, conservation technologies, community knowledge and coexistence in Northeast India.
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Public Engagement with Conservation Science
Work on how people encounter, interpret and participate in conservation science and wildlife governance.
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Research, in public.
Lectures, studios, conferences and working rooms — where the research meets students, colleagues and the public.
05 / PUBLICATIONS
Research, books and scholarly work.
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ARTICLE
Reconciling Environmental Conservation with Indigenous Rights in India through Political Ecology and Legal Governance
Political ecology · Indigenous rights · conservation governance
ARTICLE
Hydrological and Morphometric Characterization of Raimona National Park Watersheds Using GIS and Digital Elevation Modelling
GIS · hydrology · morphometry · protected areas
RESEARCH
Elephants, Satellites, and Stories: Technological Mediation and Epistemic Pluralism in Conservation Science
Human–elephant coexistence · conservation technology · plural epistemologies
06 / BOOKS & IDEAS
Writing across science, technology, media and conservation.
BOOK PROJECT
Signals in the Wild
Navigating noise in wildlife conservation through Indigenous knowledge and science.
STS · CONSERVATION
BOOK PROJECT
Science Communication in India
Theories, practices and pathways for practitioners.
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
EMERGING PROJECT
The Post-Cognitive Turn
Artificial intelligence, media and the future of human knowledge.
AI · MEDIA · KNOWLEDGE
07 / TEACHING
Teaching at the intersection of media, culture and science.
Teaching areas include Film Studies, Documentary Production, Photography, Mobile Journalism, Digital Publishing, Science Communication and Science & Technology Studies.
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08 / ACADEMIC NETWORK
Find the research where you already work.
09 / CONTACT
Research collaboration, talks and academic exchange.
For collaborations in science communication, STS, conservation social science, biodiversity, Indigenous knowledge and environmental communication:
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