People
G. Parameswaran
G. Parameswaran received his basic education from of Kikani High School and completed his engineering education from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. His interests are bird watching, conservation of habitat through citizen science, understanding our history and cultural heritage and learning Sanskrit. He is a graduate of the Seattle Audubon Society’s Masterbirder Programme and was also one of its Board of Directors from 2003 – 2008. He is currently retired and lives in his hometown of Coimbatore.
R. Sivashankar
R. Sivashankar is a Mechanical Engineering graduate working in the automotive sector since his graduation in 2012. His other interests are bird watching, the understanding environment through systematic data collection and exploration of South-Indian history and cultural heritage.
Vridhi R
Vridhi R is a Software Engineer who is a Computer Science graduate from Coimbatore Institute of Technology. Though the seeds of bird watching were sown at a very young age while studying in school, she became more actively involved in it since 2012. She has been part of several outreach programs in schools and offices, to spread the message of environmental conservation through bird watching. Her other interests include reading books and traveling to places of cultural importance.
Sai Vivek
Sai Vivek is an architect & graduated from the Academy of Architecture Mumbai. His interest in bird watching and butterfly spotting has led him to work towards improving awareness about citizen science. He is an avid traveler, to birding hotspots and places of historical &cultural importance. He has made Coimbatore his home for the last 20 years and also sings with his band ‘Unwind’.
Prakash G
Prakash G is an MBA Graduate from United Business Institutes, Brussels. He is currently employed as a Project Manager in software engineering for an American Insurance company. He started birdwatching in his childhood but took it as a serious hobby since 2013. He has completed the preliminary course in Ornithology and is one of the authors of the book ‘Birds of Coimbatore’. He has also been actively involved in bird surveys and conducting birdwatching and nature awareness sessions at schools and colleges.
Dilip Joshi
A student of G. K. Mani High School who completed his graduation at School of Architecture, Chennai, and post-graduation in MBA at PSG College of Technology. He is interested in Bird Watching, loves nature, and a voracious reader. A Rotarian who is currently retired.