Aishwarya Sridhar is an Indian wildlife photographer, environmental conservationist, documentary filmmaker and TEDx speaker. She is the youngest recipient of the Sanctuary Asia- Young Naturalist Award (2011), and the International Camera Fair Award (2016). In 2020, Aishwarya became the first Indian woman to receive the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
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Aishwarya Sridhar was born on Sunday, 12 January 1997 and is a resident of Panvel, Maharashtra. He did his schooling from Dr. Pillai Global Academy, Navi Mumbai and then pursued Bachelor of Mass Media from Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Mumbai.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
family and caste
parents and siblings
Aishwarya Sridhar’s father, Sridhar Ranganathan, is a member of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). His mother’s name is Rani Sridhar.
Relationships, Husband and Children
Not much is known about his relationships.
livelihood
Aishwarya was introduced to the world of wildlife when she was 8 years old. He spent much of his childhood trekking, going on wildlife trails, visiting wetlands, spending hours observing and documenting birds. Aishwarya’s father, Sridhar Ranganathan, a member of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), used to take her on nature walks when she was young. In an interview he said,
At the age of 11, when I saw my first big cat in Pench National Park, I was very happy, but after the news of the same tiger being hunted made headlines, I was also heartbroken. At that very moment I decided that I wanted to work for wildlife conservation.
In 2018, his first documentary, Panje-The Last Wetland, was aired on DD National and has helped protect Mumbai’s last remaining wetlands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUZK8DbKsZ0
Subsequently, she became a member of the State Wetland Identification Committee appointed by the Bombay High Court. In 2019, she filmed another documentary, The Queen of Taru, featuring ‘Maya’, a tiger, in the Tadoba forest of Maharashtra. The documentary won the Best Amateur Film award at the New York Wildlife Film Festival, becoming the first Indian film to receive such an award. It was also nominated for the Best Film Award at the 9th National Science Film Festival (2019).
Subsequently, in 2020, he directed an eight-part digital series, Fun-Crafts with Aishwarya for WWF India. Later, in the same year, he hosted Nature for Future, a unique wildlife chat show focusing on India’s most endangered species, on Discovery Channel India. On 13 October 2020, Aishwarya became the first Indian woman to receive the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for her mesmerizing image titled ‘Lights of Passion’ featuring fireflies. It was a series of photographs taken over time and then layered together.
Light of Passion by Aishwarya Sridhar
Awards/Honors
- Sanctuary Asia’s Young Naturalist Award (2011)
- International Camera Fair Award (2016)
- Young Digital Camera Photographer of the Year Award for the photograph titled ‘It’s a Small World’ (2018)
It’s a Small World by Aishwarya Sridhar
- Excellence Short Film Award for the documentary ‘Panje- The Last Wetland’ at Nexgen Short Film Festival (2019)
- Woman Icon Award (2019)
Aishwarya Sridhar received the Woman Icon India Award (2019)
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award (2020)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Despite being an active wildlife and environmental conservationist, Aishwarya never compromised with her studies. In fact, in 2013, she was the world topper in the Business Studies exam at Cambridge International Examinations. Her percentiles in the four exams she appeared for were Business Studies-97, Accounting-96, Economics-91, and English Literature-85.
- He has written more than 200 poems on nature and conservation. His images, poems and articles have been published in various magazines and newspapers including BBC Wildlife, Guardian, Mongabay, Sanctuary Asia, Savas, Times of India, DNA, Hindustan Times and The Vibe and Postrele.
- She also works with local fishing communities, NGOs and the state to protect wetlands in Maharashtra, and she is the youngest member of the State Wetland Brief Documentation Committee.
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