Please tell us a bit about yourself. What do you do and where do you live? My name is Ezra Rynjah. I am currently a Research Affiliate with an NGO called Conservation Initiatives, wherein we work in different parts of Northeast India, collaborating with communities...
Please tell us a bit about yourself. What do you do and where do you live? My name is Virender Sharma and I have been working with the Wildlife Wing of Himachal Pradesh Forest Department (HPFD ) since October 2007. I am currently posted as a Wildlife Guard. Being a...
Please tell us a bit about yourself. What do you do and where do you live? Hi, I am Sandhya Lenka, a homemaker from Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Currently, I am residing in Kolkata, West Bengal. When and how did you get interested in birding? I got interested in bird...
Please tell us a bit about yourself. What do you do and where do you live? I am Avinash Sharma, born and brought up in Mumbai. Since 2015, I have been living in Pune. I am into Project Operations. I’m fun-loving and humorous by nature. Wildlife is something that I...
We are proud to bring you a Q&A with a wonderful young birder, Taukeer Alam Lodha. Do read on and we're sure you'll be impressed and inspired! Once you've read this Q&A, there's more about Taukeer at these links: Mongabay: Binoculars showed the way to this...
Please tell us a bit about yourself. What do you do and where do you live? I've lived all my life in Chennai. I've always found animals fascinating, which is why I chose to study Zoology as a subject. And today, I teach Zoology at the undergraduate level. I love...
While most birders find warblers as difficult subjects, Santanu Manna finds them fascinating and is always up for the challenge to identify them. A school teacher based in Kolkata, he never loses any opportunity to go birding during the holidays. Here is more about...
Selvaraj Rangasamy is the backbone of Coimbatore Nature Society (CNS), a birding group, organizing bird walks every Sunday, without a break, since 2012. We spoke to him about his fascination for birds (in English and Tamil). 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself....
Astrophysicist Dhruba Saikia says that for him finding a new bird that he has never seen before is as exciting as finding a new galaxy. Here is more about how he started birding. Please tell us a bit about yourself. What do you do and where do you live? Presently,...
From coastal lands to scrublands, mountains to rainforests, traveling to spot birds has been a passion for Sudeshna Dey. Here is more about Sudeshna in her own words... 1. Please tell us a bit about yourself. What do you do and where do you live? I started...
Sharad Apte is one of the pioneers of bird sound recording in India. Here, he shares his passion for birds and their vocalisations. 1. Please tell us bit about yourself. What do you do and where do you live? I live in Sangli in south Maharashtra, 45 km east of...
Parvez Shagoo is from the district of Baramulla, situated along the banks of Jhelum river. After doing his post-graduation in forestry, he joined the forest services and now works as a Forest Officer in one of the most picturesque regions of India - Jammu. Let's...
