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height="10" width="600" valign="top" align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <font size="3"><b> <p> -<a href="http://moef.nic.in/index.php" target="_blank"> Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India (MoEF) </a><p></b></font></div> <div align="left"> <font size="3"><b> <p>- <a href="http://www.iucn.org/" target="_blank"> World Conservation Union (IUCN) </a></p></b></font></div> <div align="left"> <font size="3"><b> <p>-<a href=" http://www.nhm.ac.uk/" target="_blank"> Natural History Museum </a></p></b></font></div> <div align="left"> <font size="3"><b> <p>-<a href="www.wii.gov.in" target="_blank"> Wildlife Institute of India </a></p></b></font></div> <div align="left"> <font size="3"><b> <p>-<a href="http://www.bnhs.org/" target="_blank"> Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) </a></b></p></font></div> <div align="left"> <font size="3"><b> <p>-<a href="http://www.karnatakamiles.com" target="_blank"> Karnataka Miles </a></p></b></font></div> </div> </td> <!-- 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color="#FF9933">Introduction:</font></i></b><br> Indiawilds has been conceived to showcase the beauty of India's wilds through Nature and Wildlife Photography. The site conveys the importance of preserving this fast vanishing wilderness.<br> <br> I will strive to garner support for conservation of the last tracts of wilderness and wildlife through articles, personal experiences and wildlife photographs. These articles, photographs and personal experiences will help in increasing our understanding of animal behaviour. Not a single photograph in this site is taken under controlled conditions, as I detest the sight of animals behind bars. <br> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="2" height="864"> <p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#666666"><br> I am passionate about the Tiger and wildlife photography. My passion and love for my subject makes me persevere and strive that much harder to establish an unwritten bond with my subjects. Whenever, I have been able to establish this bond with a tiger or any animal, my photographs appear to have more life in it. I believe that logic and reason are not enough to stir us into taking action to preserve our environment. So I am striving to make my photographs full of life and emotion, which might compel us into acting in the interests of our wildlife. I would pray to almighty, that my wildlife photographs force people to pause, look, ponder and ultimately take action.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#666666">My interest in wildlife was aroused by reading books of Shri Gadadhar Ray, Capt. Anant Prasad Mohanty in Oriya and books of Jim Corbett and Kenneth Anderson, which led to treks in the forests behind our school. This childhood passion for wildlife has merged with my passion for photography. <br> <br> I started photography on wildlife and natural areas in 1992 with a Yashica FX-3 Super 2000 camera. Currently using Canon's professional Digital SLR camera EOS 1D Mark IV and a host of image stabilized lenses like Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS USM, EF 300mm F4 L IS USM, EF 24-70 F2.8 L IS USM etc. </font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#666666"><b><i><font color="#FF9933">Credits:</font></i></b><br> My wildlife photographs have been published in various magazines, books, journals etc. </font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#666666"><b><font color="#FF9933">Two</font></b></font><font color="#FF9933"><b><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"> of my tiger photographs has recently been featured in WWF India's Coffee Table book titled &quot;Its a Wild Story&quot;.</font></b></font></p> <div align="left"></div> <table width="300" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td width="100"><img src="../images/profile%20pic2.jpg" width="250" height="167"></td> <td width="100"><img src="../images/profile%20pic3.jpg" width="250" height="167"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <div align="justify" style="text-align: justify;"> <p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#666666"><b><i><font color="#FF9933">Exhibition:</font></i></b><br> Thirty-two of my Wildlife Photographs were exhibited in Wildlife Affairs 2005 conducted by Orissa Forest Department and Wild Orissa at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Academy in Bhubaneswar, India. In 2006, my wildlife photographs were exhibited in four towns in the State of Orissa.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#FF9933"><b><i>Profession:</i></b></font><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#666666"><br> Pursuing left brained activities like engineering and MBA education (BE in Metallurgy from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India in 1992 and MBA from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, India in 1997), didn't come on the way of my photography - which is supposed to be a right brained activity. Infact, during my MBA days, I had shot all the photographs in B&W for our Year book.<br><br> At present, I handle the Govt. Relations of Nokia in its SEZ in Chennai, India. </font><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#FF9933"><b><i>Conservation Activities: :</i></b></font> <font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#666666"><br> I have used my knowledge of wildlife and passion for conservation to start various projects under the umbrella of Corporate Social Responsibility.<br><br> <li>Nokia-WWF tie-up for projects in South Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The project is for a duration of three years. This involves the Nilgiri Thar conservation, Anayrangal elephants, reducing human animal conflict and alternate livelihood projects.</li><br> <li>Replacing the wireless network of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra to a GSM based system using Nokia phones. This is the first tiger reserve in India to have shifted to GSM from the archaic wireless system.The benefits include better coverage, two way communication between the office and field staff; no need for forest dept. officials to man and maintain wireless equipment, batteries etc.</li><br> Donating phone to forest department officials in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve to shift their communication system from wireless to GSM. Dr. S. H. Patil, Conservator of Forests & Field Director at the centre and Dy. Field Director at the right on the occassion. <br> <br> <div align="left"></div> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td width="680"><img src="../images/Phone donation at Kolsa-1.jpg" width="500" height="350" border=2></td> </tr> </table> <br> <li>Successfully completed tree plantation in four villages of Kancheepuram district. 12500 trees were planted in this activity. </li><br> </font><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <td width="100" height="1082" valign="top" bgcolor="#FF9933"> <div align="center"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width="75" border="0" align="center" height="225" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000000"><b><a href="index.htm" target="_top">HOME</a></b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000000"><b>- - - - - - - -</b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000000"><b><a href="http://www.indiawilds.com/lightbox/index.php" target="_top">GALLERY</a></b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000000"><b>- - - - - - - -</b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000000"><b>PROFILE</b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000000"><b>- - - - - - - -</b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000000"><b><a href="http://www.indiawilds.com/diary" target="_top">DIARY</a></b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000000"><b>- - - - - - - -</b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000000"><b><a href="tips.htm" target="_top">FORUMS</a></b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000000"><b>- - - - - - - -</b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20"> <div align="center"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000000"><b><a href="CONTACT-US.php" target="_top">CONTACT US</a> </b></font></div> </td> </tr> </table>--> </div> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#646464"> <td colspan="3" height="30"> <div align="center"><font size="2"><i><font color="#FF9933">Privacy Policy | Disclaimer</font></i></font> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">&copy; Copyright, Sabyasachi Patra 2010</font> </div> <!-- added for google analytics --> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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