I did a Master's course in Environmental Science from the University Pune and explored the carbon stocks in mixed land use types and butterflies in the Southern Western Ghats. It piqued my interest in understanding the communication between organizations and communities. The keenness to get closer to understanding communication and conservation made me pursue a second Master's degree at the University of Kent in Conservation Project Management. I then worked as a coordinator of Turtle Action Group (TAG), India with Dakshin foundation. The curiosity to understand the associations between people and their environments led me to design an education program for communities living outside protected areas in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra while working with WCT India and I now want to work with teams that interface with communities on aspects such as livelihoods and nature education. At NCF I hope to learn from and contribute in growing the conservation consensus through the tool of education and public engagement.