Prerna Singh Bindra from

Gurgaon Gurgaon (pronunciation: �ʊɽɡãːw, officially named Gurugram (pronunciation: �ʊɾʊɡɾaːm, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the nationa ...

, India is one of India's leading environmental journalists and travel writers. She is also a visiting faculty member at

National Centre for Biological Sciences National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore, Karnataka, is a research centre specialising in biological research. It is a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) under the Department of Atomic Energy of the Go ...

and has received the Carl Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award.

Education

Prerna holds a Masters in Labour Welfare from Gujarat University and has done graduate work in Economics at St Xaviers (Ahmedabad).

Career

Author and writer

She started her career in management from

Indian Institute of Management The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are central government-owned-public business schools for management offering undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and executive programmes along with some additional courses in the field of busine ...

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

as a

Research Associate Research associates are researchers (scholars and professionals) that usually have an advanced degree beyond a Master's degree. In some universities/research institutes, such as Harvard/Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Public Health, the ...

. After she found that her true call calling was writing, she started writing from Sanctuary Asia. Later she worked on daily newspapers ''

The Asian Age ''The Asian Age'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper with editions published in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. It also prints an "international edition" in London. It was launched in February 1994. The same publishing company also prod ...

'', '' The Pioneer'', ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

'' and others. Prerna authored more than 1,500 articles on nature and wildlife in mainstream media. Prerna took to concentrating on working with governments at the local, regional and federal levels, to conserve India's wildlife and wild habitats through policy and legal reform, the promotion of education and awareness, and by supporting effective action on the ground. She is the editor of Tigerlink, a journal which collates and analyses information about tigers from across their range countries.

Positions served

Prerna has served on the

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

State Board for Wildlife and was a member of the

National Board for Wildlife Environment policies of the Government of India includes legislations related to environment. In the Directive Principles of State Policy, Article 48A says "the state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the for ...

and part of its core Standing Committee between 2010 and 2013. She is part of the team of the

National Tiger Conservation Authority The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was established in December 2005, following a recommendation of the Tiger Task Force, constituted by the Prime Minister of India for reorganised management of Project Tiger and the many Tiger Re ...

(NTCA) to assess the management effectiveness of tiger reserves in an IUCN framework. She was part of the committee appointed by the Ministry of Tourism to study relevant issues concerning tourism and wildlife in

which ultimately led to the creation of buffers around reserves and guidelines for tourism for tiger reserves.

Awards

* 2007 ABN-AMRO Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Service Award, for in-depth and consistent coverage of conservation issues * 2007 Carl Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award * 2012 Nominated for

International Visitor Leadership Program The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is a professional exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The mission of IVLP is to offer current and emerging international leader ...

* 2014 Chevening-Gurukul Scholarship for Leadership & Excellence

Books

* 2006 The King and I: Travels in Tigerland * 2010 Voices in the Wilderness * 2017 The Vanishing India's wildlife crisis. * 2017 When I Grow Up I Want to be a Tiger

References

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