Krithi Karanth Archives

First Indian to win Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year, Krithi Karanth has dedicated her life to wildlife

by Amrita Priya | May 8, 2026

(May 8, 2026) By winning hearts in classrooms and fields, conservation biologist Krithi Karanth has become the first Indian to be named the 2026 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year. She describes her life’s work as advancing “evidence-based...

Krithi Karanth: Conservation biologist leading efforts to alleviate human-wildlife conflict in India

by Charu Thakur | Nov 10, 2023

(November 10, 2023) Most toddlers watch the big cats in the nearby public zoo, but not Krithi Karanth, who had the privilege of spotting her first tiger as a three-year-old in a jungle with her father. It was a beautiful early evening at Nagarhole National Park in...