Trained in the discipline of history and development studies, Shreyashi supervises the historical research segment of the ENGAGE project, overseeing the tracking, documenting, compiling and analyzing of archival records related to social risk and resilience in the Sundarban delta. Her research interests include South Asian urban waters and the role of transdisciplinarity in socio-ecological studies. Shreyashi’s doctoral thesis on the River Adi Ganga in Kolkata, India, explores the complex historical, environmental and cultural assemblages surrounding the river through the ‘ethno-graphical’ lens. She has also been part of the transboundary EqUIP project, ‘Towards A ‘Fluid’ Governance: Hydrosocial Analysis of Flood Paradigms and Management Practices in Rhone and Ganges Basins (India, France and Switzerland)’, with her supervisors Dr. Jenia Mukherjee and Dr. Anuradha Choudry, where she explored the history of flood resilience practices in the Sundarbans delta.

Expertise: Environmental History, Urban Waters, Transdisciplinary socio-ecological research