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Rajeev Balakrishnan

Rajeev Balakrishnan

Biography

Rajeev Balakrishnan is an Indian scholar-activist currently doing a PhD at the College of Humanities and Development Studies (COHD) at China Agricultural University, Beijing. His research work focuses on governance, land rights, and livelihood security among (Kadar) the indigenous community of India, in the context of the Forest Rights Act.  He did his Masters in Economics at the University of Kerala in India. He has worked among the indigenous people through research institutes and state agencies on the issues of land rights and various developmental projects. Email: vilasinirajeev@yahoo.com