Peer-reviewed work, public-interest research, and a decade of field study of India's free-living dogs — cited by scientists and recognised on the world's stages.
An exploratory synthesis drawing on canine cognition, gesture studies, attachment theory, anthropology and field observation — arguing that this ancient, widely used human gesture deserves greater scientific attention.
Pangal, S. (2026). Human–Animal Interactions, 14:1, 0031. CABI.
A 2025 literature review co-authored with Dr. Anindita Bhadra, Dr. Chinny Krishna, Dr. Balaji Chandrashekar and others, setting out the scientific, legal and ethical case against removing free-living dogs.
Talks, podcast appearances, publications and press — a living archive, added to with each conference and article.
Selected pieces from the Library that carry the research forward. The full archive is here.
On the ecology of free-living dogs.
Read →Coping skills in free-living dogs.
Read →Agency and consent in practice.
Read →Arousal, stress and the exercise myth.
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