
Varun R. Goswami
Senior Scientist
Varun enjoys observing elephants, usually with camera in hand! He uses his science to devise conservation strategies for wildlife across large, complex landscapes.
Elephants | Mammals | Ecology | Human–wildlife interface | Conservation

Divya Vasudev
Senior Scientist
Divya works at the interface of behaviour and conservation, and is constantly looking for new and improved ways to seamlessly incorporate science into conservation.
Gibbons | Elephants | Behaviour | Connectivity | Landscapes

Zorba Z. Laloo
Conservation Partner
Zorba can most often be found on a pack-raft in one of Meghalaya's many rivers! He engages with eco-tourism, and works with communities in Meghalaya towards conservation.
Meghalaya | Community-based conservation | Tourism | Water

Anusha Ramji
Program Administrator
Anusha loves the outdoors and travelling to new places. She has always been interested in conservation. She oversees administration, finance and HR.
Administration | Finance | Human Resources | Economics | Conservation

Biang La Nam Syiem
Research Affiliate
Biang is pursuing a PhD with Deakin University on bird communities in Meghalaya. He is interested in the ecology and sociology of conservation, especially in community forests.
Meghalaya | Birds | Conservation | Ecology | Community forests

Parvathi K. Prasad
Research Affilitate
Parvathi has loved wildlife since she was a young girl, a journey that has led her to her PhD studying elephant behaviour in heterogeneous conservation landscapes.
Elephants | Human–wildlife interactions | Behaviour | Conservation

Bhavendu Joshi
Research Affiliate
Fascinated with the natural world, Bhavendu is interested in human–nature relationships. His PhD looks at how this information can be used for spatial conservation planning.
Nagaland | Prioritisation | Community-based conservation | Herpetofauna

Sikha Hariharan
Research Affiliate
Sikha enjoys spending hours observing the lion-tailed macaque, as part of her PhD on the movement behaviour of this species and their response to changing landscapes.
Primates | Lion-tailed macaque | Behaviour | Western Ghats

Binod Gogoi
Conservation Affilitate
Hailing from a village near Kaziranga, Binod has always loved wildlife, and has worked on conservation projects in Assam and Nagaland. Binod is also an excellent craftsman!
Kaziranga | Elephants | Conservation | Human–wildlife interactions

Prity Hait
Research Affiliate
Prity is interested in studying animal behaviour in heterogeneous landscapes. From Guwahati, she wants to contribute towards conservation science in the region.
Behaviour | Landscapes | Conservation | Human–elephant interactions

Pragyan Sharma
Outreach Affiliate
With a Master's in Environmental Science, Pragyan is a self-taught artist and is pursuing a career in wildlife film-making. He works on behind-the-scenes documentation of our projects.
Film-making | Elephants | Conservation | Human–wildlife interactions | Snakes

Nishanth S
Research Affiliate
Nishanth is interested in human–elephant interactions and landscape ecology. Nishanth can often be found doodling in his sketchbook, doing graphic design, or writing!
Landscapes | Connectivity conservation | Elephants | Human–wildlife interactions

Tsuseki Yimchunger
Conservation Affilitate
Tsuseki works on community-based conservation, and has founded a local eco-club in his village to raise interest in conservation. He is also trained in wildlife video documentation.
Nagaland | Livelihoods | Film-making | Community-based conservation

Jagan R
Research Affiliate
Intrigued since when he was young by the mysteries of nature, Jagan cannot imagine a life away from wilderness. He works towards conservation of landscapes in NE India.
Nagaland | Meghalaya | Landscapes | Community-based conservation

Anju Bawri
Conservation Affiliate
The first female conservationist from the tea community of the Kaziranga landscape, Anju works with local stakeholders to foster positive human–wildlife interactions.
Kaziranga | Elephants | Tea estates | Human–wildlife interactions

Uthaiah
Research Affiliate
Born in Coorg, Uthaiah has always been fascinated by forests and wildlife. He is interested in getting a field-based understanding of human–elephant interactions.
Western Ghats | Elephants | Behaviour | Human–wildlife interactions

Aishanya Sarma
Research Affilitate
Aishanya is interested in social behaviour and communication in animals such as bats. He has worked on large-scale surveys of mammals across Nagaland and Assam.
Behaviour | Bats | Elephants | Conservation | Communication

Simon Sona
Conservation Affiliate
From a tea estate near Kaziranga, Simon is now part of an effort to increase awareness and conservation support within his community. He also loves watching gibbons.
Kaziranga | Tea estates | Gibbons | Human–elephant interactions

Jayanta Gogoi
Conservation Affiliate
Jayanta's interest in wildlife began as a safari driver in Kaziranga. Since then, he has worked on research and conservation of wildlife in his home landscape and Nagaland.
Kaziranga | Conservation | Nagaland | Human–wildlife interactions

Ezra Rynjah
Research Affiliate
Fascinated by the natural world and people's relationship with it, Ezra is interested in forestry, and in working with people of Northeast India to grow forests for wildlife.
Meghalaya | Tropical forestry | Conservation | Sustainability

Yogita Karpate
Research Affiliate
An engineer by training, Yogita works on elephant research in Assam, enjoying the mix of field and non-field work. She is a traveller and practicer of Hatha Yoga.
Conservation | Community ecology | Social surveys | Programming

Rokohebi Kuotsu
Conservation Affiliate
Roko works with communities in forested landscapes of Nagaland. From a forested village himself, he has deep affinity and insights into community-based conservation.
Nagaland | Wildlife | Livelihoods | Community-based conservation

Aditya Banerjee
Research Affilitate
Aditya is interested in freshwater ecology, as well as population and behavioural ecology of mammals. He is assessing the distribution of otters in Meghalaya.
Otters | Freshwater ecology | Conservation | Behaviour

Pallab Gogoi
Conservation Affiliate
Pallab has always actively engaged with Kaziranga, especially in taking tourists to the park for safaris. He works on multiple conservation projects in Northeast India.
Kaziranga | Elephants | Conservation | Human–wildlife interactions

Arjun Menon
Research Affiliate
From being a member of Bengaluru's Green Army, to working on conservation in Northeast India, Arjun is now pursuing a Master's degree in Wildlife Biology and Conservation.
Nagaland | Wildlife | Behaviour |
Community-based conservation