Mr. Kritishnu Sanyal

• Environmental economics.
• Ecological economics.
• Economics of climate change.
• Economic anthropology.
• Community research.

• Sanyal, K. (2015) “The “Agricultural Knowledge Initiative” and Future of Indian Food Scenario: Much Need to Worry”, in M. Adhikari (ed.) Economic Liberalization and Exclusion in the Indian Context. Kolkata: ISBN 978-93-82549-34-5, pp. 318-329.
• Sanyal. K, Dasgupta, S (2024) “Stakeholders’ Varying Ordinal Perceptions of Forest Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India”, in 'Redefining the Diversity and Dynamism of Natural Resources Management in the Global South (Volume VI)', Ostrom Center for the Advanced Study in Natural Resource Governance, Thailand, Springer.

• ICSSR travel grant for the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) at Santa Marta, Colombia.
• Senior Research Fellowship, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. (March 2021 to February 2024).
• Junior Research Fellowship, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. (February 2019 to February 2021).
• Qualified University Grants Commission (UGC), National Eligibility Test (NET) for Assistant Professor. (June, 2012)
• Qualified West Bengal State Eligibility Test (SET) for Assistant Professor (2010).

National Conference Papers

• Presented a paper titled “Community perception of ecosystem services and its valuation: A case study of Gaddi community in Himachal Pradesh” - in International Virtual Conference on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Climate Change Perspective.
• Organizers: Centre for Climate Change, Environmental Management & Policy Research Institute (EMPRI), Dept. of Forest, Ecology and Environment, Govt. of Karnataka.
• Date: 10-11 Dec, 2020
• Mode: Online

• Presented a paper titled “The role of community perception in ecosystem service valuation and forest management practices: A case study of the Gaddi community of Himachal Pradesh in India” - in INSEE-IIITD International Conference.
• Organizers: Indian Society for Ecological Economics & Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi.
• Date: 15-17 Dec, 2021
• Mode: Online

• Presented a paper titled “Uncovering drivers of preference formation for forest ecosystem services and their implications for sustainable forest management: A case study of Chamba, India” at the 59th Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) at Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh.
• Date: 3 – 5 March, 2025.

International Conference Papers

• Presented a paper titled “The role of community perception on ecosystem service valuation and forest management practices: A case study of the Gaddi community of Himachal Pradesh in India” - in International Sustainable Development Research Society 27th annual conference (ISDRS 2021).
• Organizers: International Sustainable
• Development Research Society & Mid Sweden University.
• Date: 13-15 Jul, 2021
• Mode: Online.

• Presented a paper titled “From “we were always unheard” to “raise your voice girl, otherwise they won’t listen to you”: The changing saga of the ever-restricted agency of the Gaddi women of Chamba in Himachal Pradesh in India” - in International Sustainable Development Research Society 28th annual conference (ISDRS 2022).
• Organizers: International Sustainable Development Research Society, Marie Cederschiöld University, Stockholm School of Economics, Swedish Defence University, Stockholm University of the Arts, Södertörn University and University College Stockholm.
• Date:15-17 Jul, 2022.
• Mode: In person.

• Presented a paper titled “People’s place in the existing state-run forest management regime: A study of limited capability in Himachal Pradesh, India” - in the Second Global Conference on Biodiversity and Human Diversity.
• Organizers: Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability of Bethlehem University, Palestine.
• Date: 16-17 Oct, 2022.
• Mode: Online.

• Presented a paper titled “People’s Place in State-Run Forest Management: A History of Limited Capability, Its Effects and Possible Avenues for Improvements, Studied In Himachal Pradesh, India – in the International Sustainable Development Research Society 29th Annual Conference (ISDRS 2023).
• Organizers: International Sustainable Development Research Society, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
• Date: 11-13 Jul, 2023.
• Mode: Online.

• Presented a paper titled “People’s place in state-run forest management: A study of limited capability in Himachal Pradesh, India" - in the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE)
• Organizers: International society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), at University of Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia.
• Date: 26-28 Oct, 2023.
• Mode: Online.

National Journal Papers

• Sanyal, K., Kaur, A. and Dasgupta, S. (2021). ‘So Near Yet So Far: A Narrative from a Forest-dwelling Gaddi Community in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh’, Ecology, Economy, and Society - the INSEE Journal, 4(1), pp. 123-128.
• Barua, A., Gulati, V., Changakakati, T., Bhaduri, R., Dasgupta, S., Vyas, S., Khursheed, S., Sanyal, K., Esteves, T., Murthy, I.K., Ravindranath, N.H. and Sharma, J. (2021). ‘How vulnerable are India’s Himalayan Region States to Climate Change?’, Economic and Political Weekly (EPW- Engage), 56(11). Available at: https://www.epw.in/engage/article/how-vulnerable-are-indias-himalayan-region-states (Accessed: 14th April, 2025)

• Life member of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE),
• Life member of the Bengal Economic Association (BEA)/ Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad,
• Student member of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE).