Chitta Ranjan Pani

Independent Researcher, Livelihood and Natural Resource Governance

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An elephant herd is a moving fortress and a school for calves.

Wildlife & Biodiversity

An elephant calf’s ‘rescue’ in Kalahandi raises uncomfortable questions about the geometry of compassion

Chitta Ranjan Pani

19 Dec 2025

8 min read

The elephant calf in Kalahandi.

Wildlife & Biodiversity

A shivering elephant calf in Kalahandi is a powerful metaphor for India’s urgent conservation challenge

Chitta Ranjan Pani

17 Dec 2025

6 min read

For every forest right title granted, nearly one has been formally denied. Photo for representation.

Forest rights act: A tale of bureaucratic intent and ground-level betrayal

Chitta Ranjan Pani

30 Oct 2025

6 min read

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