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INT or Indian Nature Tours is an Eco-tourism company, with a dedicated team comprising experts from different fields as varied as photography to conservation. Our team leaders are qualified experts in their own field be it botany, zoology, tourism, architecture, herpetology, bio-diversity conservation, angling, photography or birding. This gives us the advantage over our competitors and has also helped us to initiate many environmental and educational activities through our trust - BCTI.

Manoj Sharma: Company Principal
Manoj has more than 20 years experience in the field of travel and tourism in India and this makes him a very strong leader for our company and our team. Manoj's keen interest in geography and history, combined with both bachelors and post graduate degrees in tourism has helped him become a seasoned authority in setting up both package and individual tours and trips.

As tourism professional in this 20-year period Manoj has implemented many innovative projects in the organisations for which he has worked. His early years with multi-nationals such as Mackinnon-Mackenzie helped him to gain valuable knowledge within the tourist trade, which later on was used within a team to establish the Delhi office of Wilco Ship Management (a division of Wallem Shipmanagement, Hong Kong).

His interest in nature led him to join the International Youth Hostel organisation as a camp leader during his college days and he subsequently helped YHAI to organise the "National Himalayan Trekking Programme" (now an annual event). Manoj had to leave trekking behind due to an injury sustained after a fall but his love of the mountains and of nature is still close to his heart.

Manoj has nurtured his second love, wildlife and conservation, over the past few years. Strong friendships have developed with people who are experts in the fields of conservation and wildlife. Naturalists, photographers and lodge owners to name but a few.

Manoj also runs a conservation organisation, The Biodiversity and Conservation Trust with a core team of friends and colleagues. This organisation is active in an area, which is going to be the proposed second area to which the Asiatic Lion will be re-introduced.

He has travelled throughout India and to many of the countries and islands within the region.
The rest of the team are directly responsible to him and they will uphold his extremely high standards.
Whether you require a cultural tour to visit some of India's beautiful cities, monuments and mountains or a trip to the National Parks to view some of the fantastic wildlife and flora that are part of India's heritage, or indeed a combination of the two, Manoj Sharma and his team are the people to make your dreams come true.

Peter Phillips: Photographic leader
Peter comes to our team as photographic leader. His pedigree is exceptional in the world of sports and wildlife photography. He is widely experienced in India. Peter's strengths are in his photographic prowess and his abilities to pass on his enthusiasm for the 'perfect' shot. Such is his standing and respect in the world of photography, Peter is supported directly by Canon Imaging and uses all the very latest equipment manufactured by this massive company. Peter lives in Manchester, England. He travels between his home and India several times a year and will of course personally lead all the Photographic and film tours for us.

Tirath Singh: Team Leader
Tirath completed his Arts Degreefrom Rajasthan University, followed it up with a Diploma in Nature & Wild Life Interpretation from the Forest Department at Jaipur and continues his informal higher studies at Keoladeo Ghana National Park. He runs a birding lodge at the periphery of the sanctuary in Bharatpur. Tirath has led wildlife and bird watching tours to various parks in India like Corbett, Keoladeo, Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Ranthambhore, Periyar, Mudumalai, Nagarahole and Royal Chitwan in Nepal. He has escorted groups like Jungle Odyssey, wildlife tours through Cox & Kings International and specialized tours for Expedition USA, Eco Expedition USA and Boston Museum of Science USA.

Dr. Amol Shrikant Khedgikar- Consultant
Dr. Amol, a Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc and A.H) has deep interest in wildlife conservation and management. His primary expertise is in wildlife animal rescue and rehabilitation and for which he has established number of wild animal rescue centres. He is also an expert in handling snakes and other reptiles and has been a part of teams for making documentaries and research excursions on various types of reptiles. Amol, has hand raised various orphaned neonatal wild animals and birds and also successfully reintroduced many of them back into the wild. This includes Deers, Hyenas, Crocodiles, and Eagles etc.Currently Amol is involved in a primary level research project on Salt Water Crocodiles. At Indian Nature Tours, Amol lends his valuable inputs on reptiles and offers advise on documentaries production on reptiles and other wild animals.

Lakshmi Mudgal: Naturalist
Perhaps no one knows Bharatpur better than Lakshmi or Panditji, who was born in Bharatpur's Jatoli village, now inside the national park. He started voluntary work with the Forest Department in 1976, officially joined in 1982 and was involved in the Bharatpur Bird Census. In 1987-88, he assisted a Smithsonian funded research project for Iowa & Hawaii State Universities on Wetland Ecology. He has served as a naturalist in Ranthambhore for 3 years, was Research Assistant for Royal Society for Protection of Birds and International Waterfowl Research Bureau. He delivered a lecture at University of Kent on Tourism & Conservation: 'Changing character of Keoladeo Ghana' and wrote on 'Geese of Keoladeo' for Sanctuary Magazine. In 1984, Lakshmi did a study on Lesser Florican and Indian Bustard for Tourism & Wildlife Society of India and later received a citation from the Rajasthan Govt.

Brijendra Singh
A walking enclopedia on birds, plants, reptiles and much more, Brijendra's immense knowledge is an asset for INT. During the course of around 24 years woking for BHNS, Brijendra has assisted many legends of Ornithology. He worked as assistant to Dr. Salim Ali for 3 years assisting him with ringing of various bird species. He has also acted as an assistant to World renowned expert on raptors - William S Clark. The list is endless- V.P.Prasad for 4-5 yrs for his research work on Keoladeo, assisted Dr. Vibhu Prakash for 4 yrs for his Phd study on birds of prey, Dr. Lalita Vijayan for 4 yrs on study on Siberian Cranes, Prof. P.Sunder Murti for 3 yr study on Nesting of Land birds. Brijendra is the first person to identify the nest of Indian Spotted Eagle in Keoladeo National Park. He has also studied the breeding habits of Harriers in Velavadar in Gujarat. Even though having not completed his High School, Brijendra received an offer from a leading University as a Guest Lecturar due to his vast knowledge in identifying and documenting around 350 species of plants in and around Bharatpur. In INT we feel proud to have him take care of our clients for their birding trips as well as to be able to share his knowledge with our guests.

Dr. Rakesh Kumar: Vedic Astrologer & Spiritualist
Rakesh Kumar is a very experienced vedic astrologer, who is a PhD. speaks very fluent english, and is a spiritualist, astrologer and a guide. He is the founder and chairman of a spiritual organization called "ishwar" - international society for human welfare and astral research" which is now also registered as a center in New York.

Faiyaz A. Khudsar: Environmental Biologist
A wildlife conservationist and a field researcher, Faiyaz is the force behind BCTI, our conservation organisation. He has worked in many projects in association with WWF-India, Wildlife Institute of India and other Non-Governmental organisations. He has worked on Asiatic Lion reintroduction project in Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh for his Ph.D. He is also founder trustee of Biodiversity Conservation Trust of India. He regularly advises us on various issues related to biodiversity conservation. Faiyaz has been lately working on behalf of the Govt.to design and create Bio-Diversity parks in various parts of the country.