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|fields            = [[Economic geography]], [[political economy]], [[environmental conservation]]

|workplaces        = [[Mansfield College, Oxford]]<br>[[St. John's College, Cambridge]]<br>[[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]]

|alma_mater        = [[The Doon School]]<br>[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]<br>[[University of Cambridge]]

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'''Bhaskar Vira''' is an Indian academic, professor of [[economic geography]], and the current Head of [[Department of Geography, University of Cambridge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/cambridge-designed-curriculum-to-teach-indian-students-about-water-scarcity-climate-activism-2166985|title=Cambridge-Designed Curriculum To Teach Indian Students About Water Scarcity, Climate Activism|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/people/vira/ |title=Department of Geography, Cambridge » Bhaskar Vira |publisher=Geog.cam.ac.uk |date=2019-10-03 |access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> He is the founding director of the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute, and a fellow of [[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.conservation.cam.ac.uk/directory/vira |title=Professor Bhaskar Vira &#124; Conservation Research Institute |publisher=Conservation.cam.ac.uk |access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/people/professor-bhaskar-vira |title=Professor Bhaskar Vira &#124; Fitzwilliam College Cambridge |publisher=Fitz.cam.ac.uk |access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> In 2018, he was awarded the Busk Medal by the [[Royal Geographical Society]] for his contributions in the fields of environment, development and economy.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-bhaskar-vira-awarded-royal-geographical-societys-busk-medal |title=Professor Bhaskar Vira awarded Royal Geographical Society's Busk Medal &#124; Fitzwilliam College Cambridge |publisher=Fitz.cam.ac.uk |date=1999-02-22 |access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>

While working on his doctorate, Vira lectured at St. John's College, Cambridge in 1993–94. After receiving his doctorate in 1994, Vira became a Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Environment, Ethics and Society in [[Mansfield College, University of Oxford]], and remained there till 1997. He then joined the Department of Geography at the [[University of Cambridge]] and became a fellow and graduate tutor at [[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]]. In 2013, he became the founding director of the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/why-himalayan-towns-are-on-the-brink-of-a-shimla-type-water-crisis/story-4out03d1xblEJJ0BQ1HlfK.html|title=Why Himalayan towns are on the brink of a Shimla-type water crisis|date=June 4, 2018|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/bhaskar-vira/ |title=Bhaskar Vira - Agenda Contributor &#124; World Economic Forum |publisher=Weforum.org |access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> He was appointed Head of [[Department of Geography, University of Cambridge]] in October 2019. He regularly writes for various newspapers and magazines, including ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/bhaskar-vira |title=Bhaskar Vira |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'',<ref>{{cite news|author=Bhaskar Vira |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/author/bhaskar-vira?CMP=ILC-refresh |title=Bhaskar Vira |publisher=The Independent |date=2017-02-13 |access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> ''[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/author/bhaskarvira/ |title=Bhaskar Vira — Quartz |publisher=Qz.com |date=2013-09-10 |access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> and ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewire.in/author/bhaskar-vira |title=Bhaskar Vira : Exclusive News Stories by Bhaskar Vira on Current Affairs, Events at The Wire |publisher=Thewire.in |access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> He was awarded the Busk Medal by [[Royal Geographical Society]] in 2018, for his interdisciplinary contributions in the fields of environment, development and economy.<ref name="auto"/>

*{{cite book |editor-last=Vira |editor-first=Bhaskar |date=2001 |title=Conflict and Cooperation in Participating Natural Resource Management |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK |isbn=978-0-230-59661-0}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9780333792773 |title=Conflict and Cooperation in Participating Natural Resource Management &#124; R. Jeffery &#124; Palgrave Macmillan |publisher=Palgrave.com |access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>

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