Parth, with an academic base in Geography & Physics, has worked for over 25 years in the fields of education, research and documentation in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. His areas of expertise include environmental management, food security systems and non-conventional pedagogy. Parth has carried out over forty ecological impact assessments for governmental regulatory bodies and funding agencies, including the World Bank, covering a range of infrastructure development projects. He has documented the use of wild foods by tribal communities and traditional farming practices across India. He has designed specialized learning modules for educational institutions, corporate bodies and social groups, taught at reputed universities and mentored research students, besides authoring content for various publications. Parth is currently also involved in an IIT-Roorkee project for adaptive re-use of traditional Himalayan architecture and building engineering, even as he continues to pursue his long-standing hobbies of restoring his old car and engaging with traditional communities to enjoy India’s unique culinary heritage.

Shashank ducked a lucrative job in the IT industry to don the hat of a science communicator on board the Science Express Train – a unique science exhibition mounted on a 16-coach AC train. On this journey through 20,000+ kms across India, he reached out to more than 2.5 million people. Shashank holds a Master’s degree in Biotechnology & his interest in Climate Change led him to pursue a specialization course from Center for Environmental Education (CEE), Ahmedabad.  At SCEL he brings his experience and expertise to design, develop, facilitate and promote experiential learning programmes focused on cultural and natural heritage for children, youth, and adults. Shashank is a passionate photographer & an award-winning filmmaker who endeavors to raise awareness on environmental issues through his photographs and films.

Apurva has a bachelors’ in Botany and a masters’ in Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation and Management from Mumbai University. Her love for ecology and the outdoors got channelized into research on the Sarus Crane population of Gujarat, through a project initiated by the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) and funded by the MoEFCC, Government of India. Passionate about spreading awareness on environmental conservation and sustainable living, Apurva went on to found ‘Nature Rocks’, through which she freelanced as an environmental educator. At SCEL, she thinks up creative ideas to impart curricular subjects through non-conventional methods and conducts learning programmes in Environmental Science and Natural History. Whether on or off the job, Apurva never stops nurturing her nature-lover’s hobbies of bird-watching, gardening, swimming, photography and travel.