Team @ Tiger Safari India
The strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack
With more than two decades of wholesome safari experiences in Indian jungles, Ishana heads a passionate team working synergistically, ensuring that our guests have an ethereal time while on safari. They know their logistics well-be its flora, fauna or qualified guides and jeep drivers, the team assures that the tour is as seamless as possible.
According to Ishana, the key to any safari is the naturalist/driver who accompanies the guest. It is the mastery of minute signs, and signals that results in missing a sighting to having an unforgettable one. As Jim Corbett said, “Jungle Lore is not a science that can be learned from textbooks, but that it can be absorbed a little at a time, and that the absorption process can go on indefinitely”. The same applies to track Tigers. Due to its infinite variations, Tiger tracking is one of the most interesting and exciting things to experience in the Jungles.
Our team is all local, they have been born and brought up in and around the national parks. Their teacher was nature, their subjects were the signs of the jungle, and they have graduated seeing the pug marks of prey and predators, listening to several bird calls, identifying the different alarm calls, knowing whether a Sambar has belled after seeing a Tiger walk, or has he seen a Tiger eating his kill. Their jungle lore, knowledge, enthusiasm, and respect for the forest and its inhabitants, is what brings in the X factor, making safaris enlightening, engaging and incomparable.
We are proud to be associated with such a skilled team, young, buoyant with energy, and passionate about the jungle and its well-being.
Ishana Vats
Founder - Director
Tiger Safari India
Abhishek Kumar
Manager
Operations
Deep Narayan
Manager
Operations
Neeraja Bipin
Asst. Manager, Tours
Siddharth Suri
Asst. Manager, Tours
Prachurjya Protim Borah
Asst. Manager, Tours
Naturalists on Board
Naren malik
Head Naturalist, Kanha National Park
A natural at tracking the big cat and other wildlife, Naren has been our star naturalist in Kanha since 2006. He has been working with professional wildlife photographers for 15 years and knows exactly what angles to click from. Learning on the job with his photographer friends, Naren too has learnt photography and likes to pick up the camera when he’s not behind the wheel. Travel with this expert on our luxury tour to Central India!
Vibhav Srivastava
Biologist and Naturalist
Vibhav Srivastava, is a conservation biologist with 18 years of experience working in the field of wildlife conservation and ecotourism. He started his career from Wildlife Institute of India where he worked on an all India project on Tigers. Later he worked for Himachal Pradesh forest Department on a project on conflict monkeys of Shimla. In the field of ecotourism he’s worked as a naturalist in Kanha and as a tour guide as well. He has published various books, articles and research papers.
Sanjay tharke
Senior Naturalist, Kanha National Park
Having spent most of his life in Kanha, he has developed the skills of tracking big cats, with added insights about the herbal life and its importance in local communities. He was intrigued by various bird calls and sounds, which made him follow them to observe their behaviour and habitats. Having worked in Kanha for 16 years as a naturalist, he is a great companion to be with while exploring the Kanha landscape.
Sanjay Gupta
Senior Naturalist, Bandhavgarh National Park
Sanjay Gupta was born and brought up around Bandhavgarh National Park. His 25 year experience of treading the same trails as the tiger makes him an excellent guide and naturalist. His main aim is to always tick off guest bucket lists when they come to Bandhavgarh – this could be include viewing tigers, leopards, birding or even listening to fun stories about the park. Sanjay’s abundant knowledge makes him a guest favourite!
Raghwendra Sharma
Senior Naturalist, Bandhavgarh National Park
Ragwendra, aka, Raghu is one of the most experienced naturalists in Bandhavgarh. Hailing from Tala, a small town out of Bandhavgarh, Raghu has been a professional guide and naturalist since 1994. It’s been close to 2 decades that he has been taking tourists around the park, but not a day goes by when he does not appreciate the park and the opportunities its given him. He is also a farmer when he’s not too busy tracking tigers!
Ajeet Chaturvedi
Senior Naturalist, Bandhavgarh National Park
Ajeet developed an early interest in guiding. He was only in the 8th standard when he started frequenting tiger trails alongside other naturalists. He soon became an additional guide with the forest department in Bandhavgarh. His interest then plummeted into a full time career when his family could afford to buy a safari gypsy. Ever since, he has been working with several famous wildlife enthusiasts like Pete Cooper and others.
Abdul Rahman
Senior Naturalist, Corbett National Park
Rahman hails from the foothills of the Himalayas. His life was simple and primarily revolved around cattle farming. He is however, the only one who managed to get an education out of his community of around 500 families. Turning his love for animals into a career he joined Taj Safaris in Central India, and later in Corbett National Park, before finally moving to Dhikala. He is a guest favorite for his immense knowledge about the park and a great sense of humor!
Vijay Thapalia
Senior Naturalist, Corbett National Park
Hailing from a local village at the edge of the forest Vijay has observed and explored the jungles of Corbett his entire life. He has been working as an expert guide in Corbett since 2007, after completing his naturalist training program. he has a strong instinct for the jungle and makes subtle observations about animal behavior. He is also one of the top birders at Corbett National Park.
Subhash Kumar Gadekar
Senior Naturalist, Pench National Park
Subhash was born in and brought up in a family of farmers. He has been exposed to plenty of flora and fauna in his village and in the neighboring forest. This led to him developing a keen interest in observing animal and bird behavior, which ultimately resulted in him becoming a professional guide. He has been sharing his abundant knowledge about Pench for over 16 years as a full time naturalist.
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