My doctoral thesis was focussed on human-elephant conflict and behaviour of Asian elephants in the human-dominated landscape of plantations and rainforest fragments of the Western Ghats. I hold a Masters degree in Psychology as well. My prior work includes the ecology, behaviour, and distribution of primates and large mammals in the region. I have also conducted surveys on the slender loris (Loris tardigradus, a nocturnal primate) in the states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. For over a decade now, I have been working in the Anamalai hills. My major goals are involving the local communities, government departments, school children, and also the business community in rainforest restoration and wildlife conservation in the Western Ghats region.