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Ishan Shanavas
I am a TEDx Speaker, Bestselling Author, and the founder of Eco-Inspire
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Now on Stands
“… a blazingly honest account.. witty and engaging…this book ushers us to turn towards Nature and learn from it…”
Shashi Tharoor
MP for Thiruvananthapuram & Author
“Brilliantly written, this book needs to be absorbed by the young who will surely ask…why their elders did not better savour, respect and savour the light of wilder things.”
Bittu Sahgal
Editor
Sanctuary Asia
“Gives us a fascinating peek into a mind teeming with sharp observations, robust hope as well as an acute observation of what we have lost… I recommend this book to anyone who cares for the planet.”
Dia Mirza
Actor & Goodwill Ambassador
United Nations Environment Program
“A good and unusual story, well-told, conveys, wonder, interest and inquiry. Read this book, enjoy, and tell your friends that you found a jewel in the vast trove of nature-writing.”
Vance G. Martin
President Emeritus
Wilderness Foundation Global
A Teenager’s Search for Nature and Wildlife
Told in a taut, precise, and often startling prose, The Light of Wilder Things by Ishan Shanavas is the definitive memoir of a teenagehood like no other, and also an invitation to glimpse India’s rich biodiversity through the lens of a young naturalist.
Eco-Inspire
Curiosity Rooted In Nature
Eco-Inspire is an environmental education venture offering workshops that build ecological understanding and long-term thinking around humanity’s relationship with the natural world.
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The Owlet
I share my work, entrepreneurial experiments, and thinking across business, ecology, creativity, and the human condition, along with the ideas and links shaping how I build and learn.