Pooja Choksi, Sarika Khanwilkar and Vijay Ramesh are PhD students at Columbia University and form Team Dhvani
Pooja Choksi
Co-Founder Previously, Pooja could be found implementing a community-based wildlife conservation model in Pench Tiger Reserve, India. Or, in Belize where she studied the co-management framework of protected areas to explore the replicability of the framework to her home country, India. Pooja's research examines the patterns of forest degradation and their connection to land uses to create coexistence landscapes in central India. She also writes about wildlife, environment, and travel. See more of Pooja's work here and visit her on LinkedIn. |
Sarika Khanwilkar
Co-Founder Sarika's research quantifies the relationships and feedback between people and their environment to develop approaches that allow forests to persist as habitat for endangered species, while providing people with products that are vital to their everyday needs. She is passionate about mentoring young science students and engaging communities with multimedia to create grassroots support for conservation. See more of Sarika's work here and visit her on LinkedIn. |
Vijay Ramesh
Co-Founder From mist netting endangered passerines in the snowy Himalayas to learning the art of taxidermy for natural history collections at the American Museum of Natural History, Vijay's association with conservation and research has spanned multiple fields of study that include genetic analysis, geospatial and statistical work, and natural history. His research examines the effects of climate change and land use to shape policies which will ensure impactful conservation. See more of Vijay's work here and visit him on LinkedIn. |
Meet our Collaborators
None of this work would be possible without the help of our collaborators across the Western Ghats and Central India. This includes field assistants, plantation owners, non-governmental organizations, state Forest Departments and most importantly, local communities who are kind enough to let us work in the vicinity of their homes and lands.
Western Ghats
In the Western Ghats, we are currently writing proposals to work in collaboration with Keystone Foundation, Nature Conservation Foundation and currently awaiting permissions from the state Forest Department of Tamil Nadu. We would like to specifically thank Dr. Anita Varghese, Mr. Mohanraj, Dr. T R Shankar Raman, Dr. Divya Mudappa and Dr. M O Anand.
In the Western Ghats, we are currently writing proposals to work in collaboration with Keystone Foundation, Nature Conservation Foundation and currently awaiting permissions from the state Forest Department of Tamil Nadu. We would like to specifically thank Dr. Anita Varghese, Mr. Mohanraj, Dr. T R Shankar Raman, Dr. Divya Mudappa and Dr. M O Anand.
Central India
In the Central Indian Landscape, we are writing proposals to work in collaboration with the National Centre for Biological Sciences and Foundation for Ecological Security. We have received research permits from the state Forest Department of Madhya Pradesh for a period of 5 years. We would like to specifically thank Mr. Anup Prakash and Mr. Shankar.
In the Central Indian Landscape, we are writing proposals to work in collaboration with the National Centre for Biological Sciences and Foundation for Ecological Security. We have received research permits from the state Forest Department of Madhya Pradesh for a period of 5 years. We would like to specifically thank Mr. Anup Prakash and Mr. Shankar.
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Advisory Team and Data Analysis
Project Dhvani is advised and mentored by Prof. Ruth DeFries. Acoustic Data Processing is being carried out in collaboration with Dr. Anthony Truskinger, Dr. Paul Roe and Dr. Michael Towsey. |
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