Shekar Dattatri

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Shekar Dattatri is an Indian herpetologist and wildlife filmmaker from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. [1] [2]

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Career

Shekar Dattatri's lifelong fascination with wildlife began at the age of 14, when he joined the famous Madras Snake Park as a student-volunteer. This led to nature photography and, subsequently, to filmmaking. [3] [4] He also was among the discoverers of the snake species Oligodon nikhili .

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References

  1. PPeeyus pradhan (2017-03-12). "For many, wildlife photography is a quest for trophies, not conservation: Shekar Dattatri, Wildlife Film-maker". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. PUBLISHED November 25, 2016 (2016-11-25). "Bypassing Bollywood, a Filmmaker Focuses on Wildlife Conservation". News.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. Shoba Narayan. "The filmmaker and the entrepreneur: Shekar Dattatri and Ramki Sreenivasan". Livemint. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. "Work for the joy of it: Shekar Dattatri". The Hindu. 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-27.