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Rachit is currently a student of MSc Environment and Development Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His academic background is based on the intersection of political ecology, development studies and environmental justice. He has a keen interest in the local management of water bodies, especially wetlands, in rural India, the related disputes and life around them. Their research is based on power struggles in the backdrop of conservation politics, agrarian changes and ecological loss. He has conducted ethnographic research on the Kabartal wetlands of Bihar, trying to understand how conservation schemes often overlook the historical role and rights of local communities such as fishermen and Mahadalits. In addition, he is studying the politics of climate finance through his research on post-disaster reconstruction and resilience plans in Kerala.