Helina Jolly

Dr. Helina Jolly is an interdisciplinary scholar, filmmaker, and artist working at the intersection of natural and social sciences. Her work is centred on understanding the relationship between Indigenous people and conservation landscapes.

Helina is a National Geographic Explorer and has a PhD from the University of British Columbia. Her doctoral research examined the intricate relationship between the Kattunayakan, a hunter-forager Adivasi community of Western Ghats in Southern India and their local ecosystems through the lens of their coexistence with wildlife interactions, land meanings, traditional fire regimes, and food systems.

As part of her research, Dr. Jolly also produced an ethnographic documentary – Gidiku Vapathu - capturing some key research insights. 

For more information, visit Helina’s website here: http://www.helinajolly.com/