Venkatesh Charloo quit his banking job in Hong Kong, moved to Goa to open a recreational diving centre, and later ventured into marine research and conservation. With three decades of Read More

As a diving instructor, Nayantara Jain spent years introducing visitors and tourists in the Andaman Islands and the Lakshadweep to the wonders of the ocean beneath.Soon enough, an internal resolve Read More

The North-eastern state of Nagaland is one of the most ecologicallyrich and important regions in India; it falls in the Indo-Malayan global biodiversity hotspot and is home to many endangered Read More

Neethi Mahesh grew up fascinated by rivers in her early school days. She spent years surrounded by freshwater wildlife in the middle of a rainforest, and went on to study Read More

Vishwas Katdare, lovingly known as Bhau, is the founder of Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra (SNM) – a Mahashtra-based NGO that works towards the conservation of wildlife in the Konkan region. What Read More

Photo by: Parag Deka Dr Parag Deka is the Programme Manager of Threatened Species Recovery Programme at Aaranyak. Finding Dr Parag Deka for a conversation, on a busy Monday afternoon is quite a task, Read More