Latika Nath

• Name — Latika Nath • Education — Christ Church, Oxford • Occupation — Wildlife photographer & conservationist, author • Genre — Photography • Awards — Karamveer Puraskar; Awarded with the title of "Tiger Princess of India" by National Geographic • Notable Works — Omo- Where time stood still, Hidden India, Takdir The Tiger Club, Wild Things, A Tiger's Tale, A Tale of Two Tigers Latika Nath is an Indian author, photographer and wildlife conservationist.

Latika Nath was born to Professor Lalit M Nath and Meera Nath. Lalit Nath is ex-director AIIMS and was on the Indian Board of Wildlife and responsible for setting up the animal conservation movement in India in the 1970s. She spent much of her childhood visiting wilderness areas with her parents. Latika Nath graduated in environmental science from the University of Delhi and was awarded a Chevening Award by The British Council to complete a master's degree in rural resource management from the University College of North Wales, Bangor, UK. She then obtained her D.Phil. under the guidance of Prof. David Macdonald at the 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.

Latika Nath began as an academic and has consulted on environmental and wildlife issues for national and international organisations including IUCN, UNDP, UNFPA and ICIMOD. Nath has traveled the world to photograph various animal species (tigers, lions, cheetahs, jaguars, snow leopards, clouded leopards, Asian Elephant, the Gangetic Dolphin, the arna or wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee)) and worked for their conservation. She subsequently worked with tribal communities to resolve human-wildlife conflicts. She has received multiple awards and honorary titles, including “Tiger Princess of India” by National Geographic.

• Remembering Great Apes – 2018. Margot Raggett. Wildlife Photographers United. • Macdonald, David 2001 The New Encyclopaedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press. • Riding the Tiger: Tiger Conservation in Human-Dominated Landscapes. 1999. Seidensticker J, Christie S and Jackson P. • National Geographic. December 1997. Vol. 192. No 6. Wild Tigers • A Tiger's Tale. BBC Wildlife • Wild Things – Latika Nath (Discovery Channel) • A Tale of Two Tigers. BBC Wildlife

• Omo – where time stood still. The Bikaner House, New Delhi. 5–12 November 2018 • 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 • Participated in a Group Show – Remembering Great Apes. La Galleria, Pall Mall, London, United Kingdom. 15–27 October 2018