Prerna Singh Bindra has been at the forefront of the battle to conserve India’s wildlife for over a decade. She was a member of India’s National Board for Wildlife and its core Standing Committee (2010-13). She has also served on Uttarakhand’s State Board for Wildlife. Prerna’s primary focus is protecting wildlife habitats and critically endangered species. She is a widely published author with over 1,500 pieces on nature and wildlife. She also does travelogues and occasional humour pieces. Prerna’s book The Vanishing: India’s Wildlife Crisis published by Penguin India was released in June 2017. Her other release this year is a gorgeously illustrated book for children When I Grow up I Want to be a Tiger. Prerna is a Chevening Gurukul Fellow and was awarded the International Visitor Leadership Programme. She is an engaging, powerful speaker and regularly gives talks at universities, think tanks, book festivals as well as to decision-makers, parliamentarians, students and others.