Mridula Paul
@mridulapaul.bsky.social
PhD Emotional and cultural political ecologies of policies to tackle #zoonoses, esp #OneHealth. Previously @UniofOxford and Senior Policy Analyst environment + development policy. Interested in problems at the intersection of health + environment & equity
Finally thawing out my recently post-PhD brain and went to a book talk by the brilliant Sara Ahmed. Having cited her work extensively in my chapter on the role of Disgust in global policymaking, it was a bit surreal to see her in person.
October 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Finally thawing out my recently post-PhD brain and went to a book talk by the brilliant Sara Ahmed. Having cited her work extensively in my chapter on the role of Disgust in global policymaking, it was a bit surreal to see her in person.
The toxic relationship in my life is the one I have with Indian restaurant food. I keep going back, and I keep getting hurt.
July 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The toxic relationship in my life is the one I have with Indian restaurant food. I keep going back, and I keep getting hurt.
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Accidentally bumping into a Brahmin priest at the start of a puja. The priest had to go bathe again because I was of a caste two rungs lower than his, everything was delayed as a result, and I was yelled at for causing it. I was around 7y.o. Made a hell of an impression + accelerated my atheism.
What is, in your opinion, the dumbest thing you were scolded by an adult for doing when you were a kid?
July 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Accidentally bumping into a Brahmin priest at the start of a puja. The priest had to go bathe again because I was of a caste two rungs lower than his, everything was delayed as a result, and I was yelled at for causing it. I was around 7y.o. Made a hell of an impression + accelerated my atheism.
#WorldZoonosesDay seems as good a day as any to share that I've spent the last 4 years writing a thesis on the emotional and cultural political ecologies of #OneHealth. More on that later.Meanwhile here is something on One Health operational challenges in India
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Putting one health to the test: Operational challenges and critical reflections from the global South
One Health as a policy framework to tackle zoonoses has gained wide-ranging validation with multiple international organizations throwing their collec…
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July 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
#WorldZoonosesDay seems as good a day as any to share that I've spent the last 4 years writing a thesis on the emotional and cultural political ecologies of #OneHealth. More on that later.Meanwhile here is something on One Health operational challenges in India
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...