People

Field research is as much about the people as it is about the science. Beyond data collection, analyses, and publications, it is the team that brings depth, energy, and meaning to our work. This section celebrates the individuals—past and present—who contribute to our research and enrich both our field and office experiences.

Current members

1. Aditya Satish (Research Assistant)

2. Bindu (Research Assistant)

3. Devanand (Research Assistant)

4. Dhanush S S (Research Assistant)

5. Himanshu Lad (Research Assistant)

6. Nandita Madhu (Research Assistant)

7. Pooja Pawar (PhD Student)

8. Rohit Naniwadekar (PI)

9. Rintu Mandal (PhD Student)

10. Rohan Menzies (PhD Student)

11. Sharvani Deshpande (Research Assistant)

12. Vaishnavi Apte (Research Assistant)

13. Vasant Dhuri (Field Assistant)

14. Vishal Sadekar (Research Assistant)

Collaborators

1. Anand Osuri (Scientist, Nature Conservation Foundation)

2. Aparna Watve (Bombay Environmental Action Group)

3. Jahnavi Joshi (Scientist, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India)

4. Jithin Vijayan (Independent Researcher)

5. Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi (Scientist, Nature Conservation Foundation)

6. Milind Patil (Proprietor, Sahyadri Bamboo Nursery and Conservationist)

7. Navendu Page (Scientist, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India)

8. Prateik More (Sahyadri Sankalp Society, Devrukh, India)

9. Sartaj Ghuman (Freelance artist, writer, mountaineer, arborist and wildlife biologist)

10. Suri Venkatachalam

11. Varad Giri (Reliance Foundation)

12. Vidyadhar Atkore (Scientist, SACON)

Former members

1. Abhishek Gopal (Master's student, NCBS & Research Fellow)

2. Abir Jain (Master's student, WII)

3. Aditya Gadkari (Research Fellow)

4. Arpitha Jayanth (Master's student, NCBS & Research Fellow)

5. Jithin Vijayan (Research Fellow)

6. Karthikayan M (Master's student, Pondicherry University)

7. Megha Rao (Research Fellow)

8. Mohammad Mubeen Mustafa (Intern)

9. Nandita Madhu (Master's Student, WII)

10. Natasha Desai (Research Fellow)

11. Nayantara Biswas (Master's student, St. Xavier's College & Research Fellow)

12. Rasika Kadam (Master's Student, Bhavan's College, Mumbai)

13. Siddharth Biniwale (Field Manager)

14. Vedika Dutta (Master's Student, TERI)

15. Vignesh Chandran M (Research Fellow)

16. Yukti Taneja (Master's Student, WII & Research Fellow)

17. Zankhna Patel (Master's Student, WII & Research Fellow)