Nayantara Siruguri is a wildlife conservation practitioner based in Northeast India. She works with Canopy Collective and the Green Hub Project, focusing on designing and supporting nature education programs at the grassroots in collaboration with indigenous communities. She spends a lot of time in Changlangshu, Nagaland, often “hanging out” with children.

मनोहर पवार मध्य प्रदेश के देवास के एक प्रकृति शिक्षक हैं। पर्यावरण संरक्षण में उनकी यात्रा पश्चिमी मध्य प्रदेश में सांप संरक्षण और अनुसंधान के साथ शुरू हुई। वह विभिन्न पर्यावरण परियोजनाओं और अनुसंधान अध्ययनों के माध्यम से कॉलेज के छात्रों का मार्गदर्शन भी करते हैं। मनोहर वर्तमान में फाउंडेशन फॉर इकोलॉजिकल सिक्योरिटी के साथ काम करते हैं।

Manohar Pawar is a nature educator from Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. His journey into environmental conservation began with snake conservation and research in western Madhya Pradesh. He also mentors college students, guiding them through various environmental projects and research studies. Manohar currently works with the Foundation for Ecological Security.

Esha Munshi is the founder of the Feather Library and associate curator of birds at the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bengaluru. Her main goal of founding the Feather Library was to give something meaningful back to science and society. She feels bird feathers, sounds, and behaviours hold valuable insights into our ecosystems.

Ashwin Baindur is a nature educator from Pune and mentor and founder of The Painted Storks Nature Club for children. He helps children discover the ecological linkages in their surroundings and wants them to learn about the local biodiversity. He believes that children are active participants in this world and can make a difference.

Nobina Gupta is a nature educator and Curator-Director of Disappearing Dialogues (dD) in Kolkata. As a nature educator, she focuses on process, practice, and everyday life, and uses art as a catalyst to address critical ecological issues and drive change. She adopts a multifaceted approach and creativity to make learning more engaging and relevant.

Meet Mahesh Yamoji, a nature educator from Karnataka who works to create awareness about birds among high school students. He feels that it is most important to learn to love birds, as there is no conservation without love. He currently works at the Karnataka Folklore University in Gotagodi village, Shiggavi taluk, Haveri district, Karnataka.

Ovee Thorat is a nature educator who collaborates with school teachers in Kashmir on nature learning. She hopes that we will explore the nature socio-emotional learning (NSEL) aspects of nature learning. She aims to be more inclusive and context-based in her work. Ovee is currently a fellow with Nature Classrooms.

Mihir Pathak is an educator and writer from Vadodara, Gujarat. He has been using different experiential tools, such as theatre, inquiry-based projects, and nature-based activities, to facilitate learning journeys with children for many years. He believes that transformation happens through relationships—the relationship between a child and a teacher.

Sabina Fathima is an educator from Chennai. She curates experiential learning journeys for children through interdisciplinary projects. She is the founder of Sunnyside, a micro school that runs in the format of a learning centre. In her school, learning happens in a non-coercive and pressure-free environment, beyond textbooks and curriculums.