Events & News

• Srimathi, G. (2024). Man vs Dog: twisted tales of an abiding companionship, The Hindu, 26/05/2024, Read here.
• Kaveri M (2020) Push for native Indian dog breeds: Experts demand govt effort and caution, The Newsminute.com, 05/10/20, Read here.

As part of Reshaping Canine Coexistence Narratives in India, and in collaboration with Dr Anindita Bhadra, IISER Kolkata, ROH-Indies and partners are organising a convening with media stakeholders on the 12th June 2024, at the Press Club of Kolkata. The objective of this convening is to provide training and resources for constructive reporting on human-dog conflict.

A public engagement collaboration by Welfare of Stray Dogs (Mumbai) and ROH-Indies

In collaboration of the Welfare of Stray Dogs, Mumbai, ROH-Indies has initiated public engagement activities to prevent and address conflicts related to street dog feeding.

A public engagement collaboration by Socratus, Samayu and ROH-Indies

ROH-Indies has been investigating the varied public, multispecies, and ecological health dimensions of people-dog relations across socio-culturally and geographically diverse India. Our research suggests that the ways in which the people-dog-health interface is conceptualized and debated in public platforms and policy discussions are not fully reflective of the multidimensionality of ground-level interactions.

Online Workshop, University of Liverpool, 28th April 2023

Streets are lively more-than-human spaces. Dogs, cats, monkeys, rats, cows, and pigeons are amongst those animals who share streets with humans. In different places and at different times, animals are variously welcomed, tolerated, or prohibited from streets. Street animals raise a host of questions around urban life and public health, as well as who belongs and who deserves care in urban environments. They are sometimes framed as evidence of healthy urban environments and sometimes as obstacles to urban health.

Hybrid Workshop, University of Liverpool, 15th June 2023

Streets are lively more-than-human spaces. Dogs, cats, monkeys, rats, cows, and pigeons are amongst those animals who share streets with humans. In different places and at different times, animals are variously welcomed, tolerated, or prohibited from streets. Street animals raise a host of questions around urban life and public health, as well as who belongs and who deserves care in urban environments. They are sometimes framed as evidence of healthy urban environments and sometimes as obstacles to urban health.

Animal geographies at its limits

Call for Papers for a special issue of the Scottish Geographical Journal