Resource People

Fatema C

Fatema has a bachelor in Science and is an autodidact educationist and environmentalist. She has been associated with Sambhaavnaa Institute for over 6 years now. She started her journey by helping Udaan School in her first few years of inception. Over the years, she has facilitated different genres of subjects, taught craft, origami and basic pottery. She specializes in organizing Environmental Consciousness camps for youth. Being the coordinator of CLC, Fatema's penchant is to spread awareness about the overall destruction of the environment due to our choices and lifestyle.

Vikram Singh

Vikram is a life sciences and photography enthusiast and a self-trained naturalist with a special interest in insects. In 2017, he started a project called Life Meets the Lens that attempts to encourage people to explore the natural world and witness its remarkable biodiversity through exploration workshops in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India. He has an undergraduate degree in Botany and a master’s degree in Human Genomics from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India. He uses experiential methods that encourage involvement of head, heart, and hands to teach others about the natural world.

Shrey Gupta

Shrey has a master’s degree in Microbiology with 9 years of self-taught and academic experience. Currently, he helps people to grow mushrooms at home. He also helps connect people with nature through biodiversity, mushroom foraging and identification through his initiative called Himpicked.

Jeewika

She holds a Masters degree in Environmental Management and has been working on creating a life closer to nature. Her primary source of learning has been through travel, experiences and immersions. She finds contentment in holding experiential and self-reflective spaces for others. Currently, she is practicing natural farming and permaculture.