Mahesh Rangarajan

Dr Mahesh Rangarajan studied history at Hindu College, University of Delhi, and at Balliol College and Nuffield College, Oxford. Presently the Vice Chancellor of Krea University, he teaches History and Environmental Studies. His books include Fencing the Forest (1996), India’s Wildlife History (2000), and Nature and Nation (2015). The co-edited books on conservation include Battles over Nature (2003) and Nature without Borders (2014). In 2010, he was chair of the Elephant Task Force of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.