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{{short description|Indian author and wildlife conservationist}}
{{UPE|date=January 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Latika Nath
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| alma_mater = [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]]
| occupation = Wildlife photographer & conservationist, author
| nationality = Indian
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| genre = [[Photography]]
| awards = Karamveer Puraskar; Awarded with the title of "Tiger Princess of India" by ''[[National Geographic]]''
| notableworks = Omo- Where time stood still, Hidden India, Takdir The Tiger Club, Wild Things, A Tiger's Tale, A Tale of Two Tigers
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'''Latika Nath''' is an Indian author, photographer and [[wildlife conservation]]ist that has received multiple awards including “Tiger Princess of India” by National Geographic.

== Early life and education ==
Latika Nath was born to Professor Lalit M Nath and Meera Nath. Lalit Nath is ex-director [[AIIMS]] and was on the Indian Board of Wildlife and responsible for setting up the animal conservation movement in India in the 1970s. She spent much of her childhood visiting wilderness areas with her parents.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |date=June 24, 2018 |title=India's first female wildlife biologist and 'Tiger Princess' Latika Nath on breaking India's animal conservation barriers |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/latika-nath-first-female-biologist-wildlife-photographer-tiger-princess-interview-html-1267225-2018-06-24 |magazine=India Today |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref> Latika Nath graduated in [[environmental science]] from the [[University of Delhi]] and was awarded a [[Chevening Scholarship|Chevening]] Award by [[British Council|The British Council]] to complete a master's degree in rural resource management from the [[University College of North Wales]], [[Bangor University|Bangor]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. She then obtained her D.Phil. under the guidance of Prof. David Macdonald at the [[Wildlife Conservation Research Unit]] (WildCRU), Department of Zoology, [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]]. She was awarded a Research Fellowship at the [[Wildlife Institute of India]] and worked on Human-Elephant conflict resolution issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/141308/dr-latika-nath-rana-indias-tiger-princess-nat-geo-tiger-conservation/|title=Meet Latika Nath, the Oxford Grad Dubbed India's Tiger Princess By Nat Geo! |date=14 May 2018|website=The Better India|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/truly-born-to-be-wild/story-GoO9wo6PlPM5Q2hIsoFscP.html |title=Truly born to be wild|date=8 May 2012|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>

== Career ==
Latika Nath began as an academic and has consulted on environmental and wildlife issues for national and international organisations including [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]], [[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]], [[United Nations Population Fund|UNFPA]] and [[International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development|ICIMOD]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://corecommunique.com/omo-where-time-stood-still/|title=Omo- Where Time Stood Still – Core Sector Communique|website=corecommunique.com|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.inventiva.co.in/2018/07/07/meet-indias-tiger-princess-latika-nath-the-first-indian-with-a-doctorate-on-tigers/|title=Meet "India's Tiger Princess" Latika Nath – the first Indian with a doctorate on tigers|last=inventiva|date=7 July 2018|website=Inventiva|access-date=28 February 2019|archive-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228192046/https://www.inventiva.co.in/2018/07/07/meet-indias-tiger-princess-latika-nath-the-first-indian-with-a-doctorate-on-tigers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nath has traveled the world to photograph various animal species ([[Tiger|tigers]], [[Lion|lions]], [[Cheetah|cheetahs]], [[Jaguar|jaguars]], [[Snow leopard|snow leopards]], [[Clouded leopard|clouded leopards]], [[Asian elephant|Asian Elephant]], the [[South Asian river dolphin|Gangetic Dolphin]], the [[Wild water buffalo|arna]] or [[wild water buffalo]] (''[[Bubalus arnee]]'')) and worked for their conservation. She subsequently worked with tribal communities to resolve human-wildlife conflicts.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2018/may/27/treading-the-wild-turf-1819848.html|title=Treading the wild turf|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>

== Notable works ==
=== Publications and films ===
* Omo- Where time stood still – 2019. Limited Editions. Academic Foundation. {{ISBN|9789332704985}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/ethiopian-tribes-in-pictures-snapshots-from-most-remote-and-beautiful-parts-of-africa/story-90WIQSHapdhEIOwg0zoOxI.html|title=Ethiopian tribes in pictures: Snapshots from most remote and beautiful parts of Africa |date=6 November 2018 |work=Hindustan Times|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* Nath Latika & Nath Shloka. Hidden India 2018 – a journey to where the wild things are. Limited Editions. Academic Foundation. {{ISBN|9789332704626}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/jungle-book-wildlife-biologist-photographer-latika-nath-5188781/|title=Jungle Book|date=24 May 2018|website=The Indian Express |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/interviews/we-need-to-learn-the-laws-of-the-jungle-latika-nath/articleshow/64201334.cms |title=We need to learn the laws of the jungle: Latika Nath|website=The Times of India|date=17 May 2018 |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* Rana, Latika Nath 2005 Takdir the Tiger Cub. [[Tulika Books]]. {{ISBN|8181460618}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tulikabooks.com/general-bilingual-picture-books/takdir-the-tiger-cub-pulikoona-takdir-telugu.html |title=Takdir The Tiger Cub|website=Tulika Books|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* Rana, LN 2005. Report on the status of large mammalian species and identification of biological corridors in the Khangchenjunga Conservation Landscape. ICIMOD, Nepal<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.outdoorjournal.com/news/wildlife-corridors-maintenance-important-indias-tigers/|title=Wildlife Corridors: Why is their Maintenance so Important for India's Tigers?|date=9 November 2018 |website=The Outdoor Journal |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* Rana LN 2002. Conservation of Wetland Fauna in Nepal. Proceedings of the River Symposium 2002, Brisbane, Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/yourstory-epaper-yourstory/meet+india+s+tiger+princess+latika+nath+the+first+indian+with+a+doctorate+on+tigers-newsid-91755862|title=Meet "India's Tiger Princess" Latika Nath – the first Indian with a doctorate on tigers – YourStory |website=Dailyhunt|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* C. Carbone1, S. Christie, K. Conforti, T. Coulson, N. Franklin, J. R. Ginsberg, M. Griffiths, J. Holden, M. Kinnaird, R. Laidlaw, A. Lynam, D. W. MacDonald, D. Martyr, C. McDougal, L. Nath, T. O'Brien, J. Seidensticker, J. L. D. Smith, R. Tilson and W. N. Wan Shahruddin .(2000) The use of photographic rates to estimate densities of cryptic mammals: response to Jennelle ''et al.''. ''Anim. Conserv. 5'': 121–123.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Nath|first=Latika|date=May 2002|title=The use of photographic rates to estimate densities of cryptic mammals: response to Jennelle et al. |url=https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/185/Carbone2002.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|journal=Animal Conservation |volume=5|issue=2|pages=121–123|doi=10.1017/S1367943002002172|location= United Kingdom|s2cid=86025617 }}</ref>
* Latika Rana – Tiger Princess of India. National Geographic Television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG3359692/The-tiger-princess.html|title=The tiger princess – Telegraph |website=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>

=== Contributions ===
* Remembering Great Apes – 2018. Margot Raggett. Wildlife Photographers United. {{ISBN|978-1999643300}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rememberingwildlife.com/remembering-great-apes/|title=Remembering Great Apes|website=Remembering Wildlife|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* Macdonald, David 2001 The New Encyclopaedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0198508239}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/0198508239/|title=0198508239 – The New Encyclopedia of Mammals by David Macdonald; Sasha Norris – AbeBooks|website=abebooks.com|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* Riding the Tiger: Tiger Conservation in Human-Dominated Landscapes. 1999. Seidensticker J, Christie S and Jackson P. {{ISBN|9780521648356}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/45686178|title=Riding the tiger : tiger conservation in human-dominated landscapes |last1=Seidensticker|first1=John|last2=Jackson|first2=Peter|last3=Christie|first3=Sarah|date=1999|publisher=Cambridge : Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521648356|language=English}}</ref>
* National Geographic. December 1997. Vol. 192. No 6. Wild Tigers<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.readersparadise-me.com/book-for-rent/b0026s84xe-1997-december-vol-national-geographic.html|title=1997 December Vol. 192, No. 6: Wild Tigers (National Geographic Magazine) by National Geographic {{!}} Rent book online|website=www.readersparadise-me.com|access-date=28 February 2019|archive-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228191846/http://www.readersparadise-me.com/book-for-rent/b0026s84xe-1997-december-vol-national-geographic.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* A Tiger's Tale. BBC Wildlife
* Wild Things – Latika Nath ( [[Discovery Channel]])
* A Tale of Two Tigers. [[BBC Wildlife]]<ref name=":0"/>

=== Exhibitions===
* Omo – where time stood still. The Bikaner House, New Delhi. 5–12 November 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/omo-valley-tribes-photo-exhibition-facts-on-the-ethiopian-tribe-1385657-2018-11-10|title=Photos of Omo Valley tribes document unique customs: Facts on the tribes living where modern humans first evolved |first=Roshni|last=Chakrabarty|date=12 November 2018|website=India Today|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* Omo – a preview. The Corridor Project @The Quorum Club, Gurugram, Delhi NCR. 6 November – 6 December 2018.
* Participated in a Group Show – An Eye on the Tiger, The World's Largest Tiger Photography Exhibition by the World's best Wildlife Photographers. The Royal Albert Hall, 18 September – 14 October 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.savewildtigers.org/exhibitions/royal-albert-hall|title=Royal Albert Hall {{!}} Save Wild Tigers|website=www.savewildtigers.org|access-date=28 February 2019}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Participated in a Group Show – Remembering Great Apes. La Galleria, Pall Mall, London, United Kingdom. 15–27 October 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/winners-of-remembering-great-apes-competition-announced|title=Winners of Remembering Great Apes competition announced|last=News|first=Matt Golowczynski 2018-05-29T15:27:54 148Z|website=digitalcameraworld|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>

== Awards, honors, grants and titles ==
* Grant from Save the Tiger Fund for Camera Trap Development 1998–1999<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310752416 |title=Setting priorities for conservation and recovery of wild tigers: 2005–2015 |website=ResearchGate |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* Overseas Research Student Scholarship<ref name=":0"/>
* Oxford and Cambridge Society of India Scholarship<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oxbridgeindia.com/event/past-event/ocsi-dialogues-conversations-indias-wildlife-ecology-friday-20-april-2018/ |title=OCSI Dialogues – Conversations on India's Wildlife and Ecology, Friday, 20 April 2018|date=8 April 2018|website=The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* Foreign and Commonwealth Office Scholarship for the Year (Chevening Award)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.apnnews.com/omo-where-time-stood-still/|title=Omo- Where Time Stood Still|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* Research Fellowship, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra dun, 1994 – 1997<ref name=":1" />
* Karmaveer Puraskaar for Work in the field of Environment and Conservation
* Award from ATOI for contribution to Ecotourism in India 2007. National Geographic featured Latika in an hour long program called "Latika Rana – Tiger Princess" for a series titled "True Originals (USA)" and "Truth Files (Worldwide)"<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Latika Nath, the 'Tiger Princess' of India |url=https://www.femina.in/achievers/meet-latika-nath-the-tiger-princess-of-india-112057.html |access-date=28 February 2019 |website=femina.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 January 2019 |title=JLF 2019 Will Address the Year's Struggle for Gender Equality |url=https://www.thequint.com/lifestyle/art-and-culture/jlf-2019-will-address-struggle-for-gender-equality |access-date=28 February 2019 |website=The Quint}}</ref>
* Latika was part of the campaign to launch National Geographic Channel in India along with Gerry Martin and Hritikh Roshan<ref name=":2" />
* TEDxGurgaon 2012 Born to be Wild.<ref>{{Citation|last=TEDx Talks|title=Born to be Wild: Dr. Latika Rana at TEDxGurgaon|date=8 November 2012|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iclte1kK9Kk |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
* TEDxSIULavale 2019. Tiger Conservation and more<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/32306|title=TEDxSIULavale {{!}} TED|website=www.ted.com|access-date=28 February 2019 }}</ref>
* "Her Daringness" May 2020 - An honorary title bestowed by former Ministerial Adviser Mr Nitin Gupta in a Cover Story based on Latika's life and work. Nitin was Adviser to Victorian Premier [[Ted Baillieu]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theindiansun.com.au/2020/05/07/meet-daringness-indias-tigress-princess/|title= Meet 'Her Daringness'|publisher=The Indian Sun|date=7 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theindiansun.com.au/2019/02/13/building-bridges/|title= Nitin Gupta - Building Bridges |publisher=The Indian Sun|date=13 Feb 2019}}</ref>

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