Shiksha Dwivedi is a Ph.D. scholar at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. She holds a Master’s degree in Human Geography from the University of Allahabad and is currently enrolled in a Dual Degree Programme (M.Phil. – Ph.D.) in Planning and Development at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Her research focuses on unraveling the intricacies between gender, forest governance, environmental justice, environmental subjectivity and forest rights through theoretical feminist frameworks such as ecofeminism and Feminist Political Ecology (FPE). Through her interdisciplinary approach, Shiksha aims to contribute valuable insights to both academic discourse and practical interventions aimed at promoting gender informed and inclusive environmental policies and practices.