Priya Davidar

Priya Davidar
Nationality Indian
Occupation Researcher, scientist, writer

Priya Davidar is an Indian scientific researcher, scholar and an author. Currently she is working as a professor at the Pondicherry University and conducts ecological research in different regions of India.[1] She has authored a few books, including Whispers from the Wild, co-authored with E.R.C Davidar and published by Penguin India books.[1][2] She was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012.[3] She is actively involved with the conservation of forests and wildlife.[1] She has published about 100 papers in scientific journals.

Family

Priya's father is a conservationist E.R.C. Davidar and brother Mark Davidar is one of the founders of the Sigur Nature Trust (SNT), in Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu, India which is a 30-acre wildlife reserve.[4]

Education

She completed her B.Sc. in 1973 from Madras University and then moved on to get an M.Sc. in 1975 from the same university. In 1979 she was awarded a Ph.D. from Bombay University and later moved on to acquire a S.M. from Harvard University in 1985.[5]

Honours/Awards

In 2009, she was the President of Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Priya Davidar". Penguin Books India. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Dr Priya Davidar biography". Pondicherry University.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Priya Davidar". ECOS. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Elephants Never Forget: The Touching Legacy of Tamil Nadu Conservationist Mark Davidar". scribol.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  5. ↑ "Dr Priya Davidar biography". Pondicherry University. Retrieved 2015-09-07.


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