Latika Nath

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Latika Nath
OccupationWildlife photographer & conservationist, author
NationalityIndian
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
GenrePhotography
Notable worksOmo- Where time stood still, Hidden India, Takdir The Tiger Club, Wild Things, A Tiger's Tale, A Tale of Two Tigers
Notable awardsKaramveer Puraskar; Awarded with the title of "Tiger Princess of India" by National Geographic

Latika Nath is an Indian author, photographer and wildlife conservationist that has received multiple awards including “Tiger Princess of India” by National Geographic.

Early life and education

Latika Nath was born to Professor Lalit M Nath and Meera Nath. Lalit Nath is ex-director

Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), Department of Zoology, Christ Church, Oxford. She was awarded a Research Fellowship at the Wildlife Institute of India and worked on Human-Elephant conflict resolution issues.[2][3]

Career

Latika Nath began as an academic and has consulted on environmental and wildlife issues for national and international organisations including

Bubalus arnee)) and worked for their conservation. She subsequently worked with tribal communities to resolve human-wildlife conflicts.[1][6]

Notable works

Publications and films

Contributions

Exhibitions

  • Omo – where time stood still. The Bikaner House, New Delhi. 5–12 November 2018[19]
  • Omo – a preview. The Corridor Project @The Quorum Club, Gurugram, Delhi NCR. 6 November – 6 December 2018.
  • Participated in a Group Show – An Eye on the Tiger, The World's Largest Tiger Photography Exhibition by the World's best Wildlife Photographers. The Royal Albert Hall, 18 September – 14 October 2018[20]
  • Participated in a Group Show – Remembering Great Apes. La Galleria, Pall Mall, London, United Kingdom. 15–27 October 2018[21]

Awards, honors, grants and titles

  • Grant from Save the Tiger Fund for Camera Trap Development 1998–1999[22]
  • Overseas Research Student Scholarship[1]
  • Oxford and Cambridge Society of India Scholarship[23]
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office Scholarship for the Year (Chevening Award)[24]
  • Research Fellowship, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra dun, 1994 – 1997[3]
  • Karmaveer Puraskaar for Work in the field of Environment and Conservation
  • Award from ATOI for contribution to Ecotourism in India 2007. National Geographic featured Latika in an hour long program called "Latika Rana – Tiger Princess" for a series titled "True Originals (USA)" and "Truth Files (Worldwide)"[1][25][26]
  • Latika was part of the campaign to launch National Geographic Channel in India along with Gerry Martin and Hritikh Roshan[5]
  • TEDxGurgaon 2012 Born to be Wild.[27]
  • TEDxSIULavale 2019. Tiger Conservation and more[28]
  • "Her Daringness" May 2020 - An honorary title bestowed by former Ministerial Adviser Mr Nitin Gupta in a Cover Story based on Latika's life and work. [29]

References

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  2. ^ "Meet Latika Nath, the Oxford Grad Dubbed India's Tiger Princess By Nat Geo!". The Better India. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Truly born to be wild". Hindustan Times. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Omo- Where Time Stood Still – Core Sector Communique". corecommunique.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b inventiva (7 July 2018). "Meet "India's Tiger Princess" Latika Nath – the first Indian with a doctorate on tigers". Inventiva. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Treading the wild turf". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Ethiopian tribes in pictures: Snapshots from most remote and beautiful parts of Africa". Hindustan Times. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Jungle Book". The Indian Express. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  9. ^ "We need to learn the laws of the jungle: Latika Nath". The Times of India. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Takdir The Tiger Cub". Tulika Books. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Wildlife Corridors: Why is their Maintenance so Important for India's Tigers?". The Outdoor Journal. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Meet "India's Tiger Princess" Latika Nath – the first Indian with a doctorate on tigers – YourStory". Dailyhunt. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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  14. ^ "The tiger princess – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Remembering Great Apes". Remembering Wildlife. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  16. ^ "0198508239 – The New Encyclopedia of Mammals by David Macdonald; Sasha Norris – AbeBooks". abebooks.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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  18. ^ "1997 December Vol. 192, No. 6: Wild Tigers (National Geographic Magazine) by National Geographic | Rent book online". www.readersparadise-me.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  19. ^ Chakrabarty, Roshni (12 November 2018). "Photos of Omo Valley tribes document unique customs: Facts on the tribes living where modern humans first evolved". India Today. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Royal Albert Hall | Save Wild Tigers". www.savewildtigers.org. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  21. ^ News, Matt Golowczynski 2018-05-29T15:27:54 148Z. "Winners of Remembering Great Apes competition announced". digitalcameraworld. Retrieved 28 February 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ "Setting priorities for conservation and recovery of wild tigers: 2005–2015". ResearchGate. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  23. ^ "OCSI Dialogues – Conversations on India's Wildlife and Ecology, Friday, 20 April 2018". The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  24. ^ "Omo- Where Time Stood Still". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  25. ^ "Meet Latika Nath, the 'Tiger Princess' of India". femina.in. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  26. ^ "JLF 2019 Will Address the Year's Struggle for Gender Equality". The Quint. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  27. ^ TEDx Talks (8 November 2012), Born to be Wild: Dr. Latika Rana at TEDxGurgaon, retrieved 28 February 2019
  28. ^ "TEDxSIULavale | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  29. ^ "Meet 'Her Daringness': By Nitin Gupta (Former Ministerial Adviser)". The Indian Sun. 7 May 2020.