Network Fellows
People who know one part of Rajasthan well, and speak for it — its wildlife and habitats, its seasons, its traditional knowledge, and the people whose lives are tied to it.
People who know Rajasthan.
Rajasthan is India’s largest state, and no one sitting in one place can watch all of it. Across deserts, forests, grasslands, wetlands, farmland and towns, Network Fellows record what is happening where they live — the biodiversity and ecology of their area, its traditional knowledge, its culture and its people.
Their observations, field records and local knowledge add up to a better-documented Rajasthan.
What a Network Fellow is
An RBN Fellow is an honorary member of the Network who represents the area they come from, and records how that area is changing.
Fellows come from many backgrounds. Scholars and researchers, students, government employees and freelancers are all welcome. What they share is first-hand knowledge of their area and the care to write down honestly what is happening there.
Meet the Fellows on the map
Select a portrait to read about that Fellow.
District outlines follow the boundaries in general use before the 2023 reorganisation; each Fellow is placed in the district they work from.
All Network Fellows
What a Fellow does
- Document the area. Its biodiversity and ecology, its people and its culture — changes in habitat, notable sightings and new records, emerging threats, conservation work, and the traditional knowledge held locally.
- Take part in statewide documentation. Coordinated exercises in which Fellows across Rajasthan record the same thing to a common protocol, so that what comes back from one district can be compared with the rest of the state.
- See the work published. Updates from the area, once reviewed, are posted on the Network’s social media channels and credited to the Fellow who sent them.
Fellows speak for themselves rather than for Tiger Watch or the Network, unless specifically asked to do otherwise.