Shekar Dattatri Explained

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

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.

Publications

Dattatri, Shekar (1982). "A new species of Oligodon from the Palni Hills, South India (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 79 (3): 630-631).

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PPeeyus pradhan . For many, wildlife photography is a quest for trophies, not conservation: Shekar Dattatri, Wildlife Film-maker . The Financial Express . 2017-03-12 . 2018-04-27.
  2. Web site: PUBLISHED November 25, 2016 . Bypassing Bollywood, a Filmmaker Focuses on Wildlife Conservation . https://web.archive.org/web/20161126141439/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/11/shekar-dattatri-explorer-moments-raising-awareness-about-Indias-wild/ . dead . November 26, 2016 . News.nationalgeographic.com . 2016-11-25 . 2018-04-27.
  3. Web site: Shoba Narayan . The filmmaker and the entrepreneur: Shekar Dattatri and Ramki Sreenivasan . Livemint . 2018-04-27.
  4. Web site: Work for the joy of it: Shekar Dattatri . The Hindu . 2017-04-16 . 2018-04-27.

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