Amritesh AR
PhD Scholar at School of Sustainable Development in Kerala, India
Shri Amritesh A.R. is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development at the Amrita School for Sustainable Futures, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus. His doctoral research, titled “The Role of Sociocultural Practices and Management Systems on the Sustenance of Sacred Groves in Kerala: An Exploratory Study,” . For the past five years, he has been serving as a Program Officer for the Live-in-Labs® program at the Amrita School for Sustainable Futures, leading community development initiatives. He also serves as the Program Manager of AYUDH (Amrita Yuva Dharma Dhara), the youth empowerment program of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, and mentors university students in various academic and extracurricular initiatives. Amritesh holds a postgraduate degree in MBA and has over 10 years of experience in both research and industry. He previously worked as a Program Coordinator at the Corporate and Industrial Relations Department at Amrita, contributing to industry-academia collaboration. With a strong foundation in Indian culture and ecology, his research primarily focuses on sacred groves in Kerala and the diverse forest ecosystems of the region. He has successfully coordinated several internships, workshops, leadership camps, and conferences at the university. In 2017, he was awarded a UNESCO Fellowship by Sahapedia for his research on the Sacred Groves (Kavu) of Kerala. He has presented scholarly papers at various national and international conferences, including:
“An Indian Approach to Diversity Management at the Workplace – Cues from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras” at the International Conference on Diversity Management, SDM PG Centre, Ujire, Karnataka.
“Vrukshakkani and Vishuthaineettam Ritual of Vishu as a Periodic Updation of Religious Rites and Ceremonies to Fight Climate Change – A Study” at the International Conference on Ecology & Culture, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
“Tracing the Legacy of Kashmiri Tantra in Kerala: A Journey Through 13 Abodes of Rurujit Kali” at the Conference on Yatras organized by Indic Academy at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
He also played a key role as the Coordinator of Amrita Helpline during the Kerala floods in 2018 and 2019, and co-authored a research paper titled “Dynamic and Time-Critical Emergency Management for Level Three Disaster: A Case Study Analysis of Kerala Floods 2018,” published at the 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN), Kolkata.