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The people behind this website

 

 

 

 Advisors
Bikram Grewal: Author of several best-selling guides to Indian birds, including the latest "A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India", Bikram has deep and abiding interest in Indian ornithology.
Bill Harvey: Author of birds of Bangladesh and co-author of "A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India" and lead author of the "Atlas of the Birds of Delhi and Haryana", Bill Harvey has lived and worked in this region for 10 years. Bill writes widely on birds and conservation matters and is closely associated with the Northern India Bird Network.
K. S. Gopi Sundar: Principal Co-ordinator - Indian Cranes and Wetlands Working Group. Author and contributor to key scientific journals. Gopi is one of the top field scientists working on India.

 Key Image Contributors
Ron Saldino: A resident of United States of America, Ron has spent a lot of time photographing birds in India as a hobby. The 200+ images that he graciously contributed, laid the foundation of this website.
Otto Pfister: A Swiss national, Otto has spent several years in India, where he started his acclaimed bird photography. Otto has co-authored books on Indian birds including "A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India". His latest book is the "Birds and Mammals of Ladakh (2004)".
Joanna Van Gruisen: Wildlife photographer and cinematographer of international repute, Joanna has worked in the sub-continent since 1978. Her images adorn the pages of many prestigious publications. Joanna is the co-author of the " Insight Guides ~ Indian Wildlife".
Amano Samarpan: Amano travels around the sub-continent photographing birds. His special interest is birds of Tibet and surrounding areas from where he has collected some outstanding images. Amano has recently published his popular "A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India".
Clement Francis M.: Wildlife lover and 'top notch' bird photographer, Clement is a co-author of 'Birds of Western Ghats, Kokan and Malabar'. To see the work of one of India's best, you have to visit his website at www.clementfrancis.com
Ramki Sreenivasan: A Marketing Analytics professional, Ramki wields his lens with amazing skill capturing diverse life-forms all over India. A friend and strong supporter of the website, Ramki's remarkable work can be fully seen on his "Wild Ventures" website.
Arun P. Singh: A scientist by profession, Arun's interests are Nature & Wildlife photography and trekking. Arun has contributed many scientific papers on the birds & butterflies of the western Himalayas. Many rare and beautiful images from his collection adorn our pages. Over a 1000 additional bird images can be seen at Oriental Bird Images website.

 Core Team
Nikhil Devasar: At the forefront of the Northern India Bird Network, Nikhil's images, involvement and contributions keep adding value to the website. Nikhil is the co-author of the "Atlas of the Birds of Delhi and Haryana".
Dipankar Ghose: This website took shape thanks to the guidance and dedicated support of Dipankar and Sujan Chatterjee. A PhD. holder for his work on the targopans of Northeast India, Dipankar is responsible for the scientific accuracy of the contents and his deep knowledge of North-east India is an added plus. 
Bhaskar Das: Widely traveled, especially in northeastern India, Bhaskar is the 'explorer' for the website. Bhaskar's travels into the unknown open up the area for us and bring us closer to our subject. 
Sujan Chatterjee: It is fair to say that a lot of what the website is today, owes much to Sujan's interest, association and contribution. An ace photographer and an acknowledged expert on eastern species, Sujan's focus in promoting birding in the east is manifested in his stewardship of both Bengalbirds, a leading forum on birds around Kolkata and Prakriti Samsad, a local birding NGO. Sujan is an experienced Bird Guide and leads tours to eastern and north-eastern India.
Sumit K Sen: Webmaster and photographer. It is an abiding interest in promoting and protecting India's natural heritage that drove him to create this site with the help of his friends and supporters. Sumit has co-authored ''The Sundarbans Inheritance''.
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