About

A NATURALIST & PHOTOJOURNALIST

Passionate about wildlife since childhood, he is the happiest tramping off into the wilderness whenever the opportunity arises. His formal background has been in the management and business domain having worked with companies such as Jumbo Electronics, Sanctuary Asia and the Seascope Group.

Wishing to make a career in his field of passion, he has undertaken several short-term courses with organizations such as The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), United For Nature (A joint initiative by WWF, IUCN, The Nature Conservancy and several organizations) and the iNaturewatch Foundation to improve his understanding of natural history & conservation by first participating, and then undertaking coordination and leadership roles in biodiversity survey programmes, conservation initiatives & events.

He has also trained as a naturalist with the Jungles Lodges & Resorts, Karnataka. Some of his past works have been featured in publications such as National Geographic Traveller India, Nature in Focus, Sanctuary Asia, Saevus, and Hornbill among others, and he continues to contribute to many of the above. He is also a film-maker having directed short documentaries including ‘The Bird From Paradise’, ‘Eden’s Guardians’ and ‘Messengers of the Wild’ in partnership with The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department as well as an anchor/presenter for various wildlife and conservation-based events by organizations such as Sanctuary Asia, Canon and Nature inFocus.

He is also the founder of Wilderlust Expeditions LLP, an initiative completing over 7 years and a team with a combined experience of over 3000 safaris. Wilderlust was born with one burning desire, to share with others the magic of the wilderness in India and abroad, exploring the incredible diversity of wildlife in their natural habitat. The safari experiences, commencing from the nearest airport to the destination, are immersive journeys into the wilderness as you are hosted by a professional naturalist and photographer who will be photographing and filming the experience, and will be providing you with a digital photo album and a safari movie post the experience."