Sunil D. Santha is Professor and Chairperson at the Centre for Livelihoods and Social Innovation in the School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India. He commenced his career with strong grassroots-level work towards strengthening local institutions in managing common property resources. He recognises the strengths of indigenous knowledge systems and cultural practices in sustaining people’s eco-social worlds. His rich field experience in small-scale fisheries, agriculture, and rural development has also shaped his expertise in blending the political ecology of development discourses with social innovation and social work practice in a more-than-human world.