Founder-member of Indian NGO Kalpavriksh, taught at Indian Institute of Public Administration, coordinated India’s National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan process, served on Greenpeace International & India Boards, helped initiate global ICCA Consortium. Participated in people’s movements like Narmada Bachao Andolan; helps coordinate the Vikalp Sangam (www.vikalpsangam.org) and Global Tapestry of Alternatives (www.globaltapestryofalternatives.org), & Radical Ecological Democracy network (www.radicalecologicaldemocracy.org). Has (co)authored or (co)edited 30 books, including Churning the Earth, Alternative Futures: India Unshackled, & Pluriverse: Post-Dev. Dictionary