Dr. Himanshu Upadhyaya

About Me

• Department: School of Management, Prestige University, Indore
• Educational Qualifications: PhD, Science Policy, CSSP, JNU, New Delhi

M Phil, Applied Linguistics, CALTS, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

MA Linguistics (JNU, New Delhi), MA English Literature (Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan)

Area of Expertise:

Agro-Pastoralism

Public Finance, Accountability & Auditing

Environmental History

Industry and Academic Experience:

2002-2010: 8 Years. Worked at various think tanks in research and campaign-building roles

2014-2025: 11 Years. Assistant Professor at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru

Notable Achievements/ Research Highlights/ Awards

Conferred Honorary Lifetime Membership of the Institute of Public Auditors of India, New Delhi (September 2022)

Professional Summary

Himanshu has a deep interest in studying and teaching environmental policy and regulatory frameworks. With a deep interest in environmental history, his doctoral research explored the cultural, social, and economic lives of bovine animals in late colonial India. Outside of his academic work, he was actively involved with several environmental justice think tanks in India from 2000-2010. He has spent time working with several civil society and academic organisations such as the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People; Hydro Monitor India at Delhi Forum; Intercultural Resources (with prominent Post-Development scholar Smitu Kothari); and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. A collection of his popular articles on the Narmada Dam was published in 2010 under the title ‘Big Dam, Bigger Questions’ by the Delhi Forum. He was also part of an oral history project culminating in the publication of testimonies by environmental activists titled ‘Plural Narratives from the Narmada Valley (2010).