His greatest asset is the golden pair of immense knowledge and rich experience, about tigers, birds, and elephants, as well as the landscape of tamil Nadu. He is a freelance naturalist with a multitude of métiers such as vulture research and writing.
At 68, Chandrasekaran still holds to his first inspiration which was books on nature by famed tamil scholar V Kalyanasundaram and the real-life experiences of Philo Irudayanath, a teacher and writer. the Nilgiri Biosphere reserve piqued his interest during his school and early college days.
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