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Doctoral Student
Department of Anthropology
University of Hyderabad, India
Akhilesh Bonthu is a PhD Student in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Hyderabad. His work explores the anthropology of plastics, health, and sustainability, with a specific focus on the transdisciplinary study of single-use plastics in healthcare systems in India. His doctoral research engages with the Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) of medical plastics, tracing their trajectories from production to discard. Positioned at the intersection of medical anthropology, discard studies, sustainability, and supply chain management, his work explores how healthcare’s material dependencies shape both environmental and social well-being.
Akhilesh Bonthu is a PhD Student in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Hyderabad. His work explores the anthropology of plastics, health, and sustainability, with a specific focus on the transdisciplinary study of single-use plastics in healthcare systems in India. His doctoral research engages with the Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) of medical plastics, tracing their trajectories from production to discard. Positioned at the intersection of medical anthropology, discard studies, sustainability, and supply chain management, his work explores how healthcare’s material dependencies shape both environmental and social well-being.
Research interests: Medical Anthropology, Discard Studies, Marginality, Sustainability and Climate Change
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