Jun 06 2026 to Jun 06 2026 6:30 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

At the end of fifty long years of watching over a slice of India’s popular wildlife hotspot and one of her most venerated water bodies, the Cauvery, comes this book about wildlife conservation. Susheel Gyanchand has worked on protecting the mahseer fish through catch-and-release angling, and dealing with elephants and maneaters, many bearing injuries, gone rogue. His concern for the fish and wildlife has led him to a lifelong battle with rogue humans too, poachers and illegal fish and meat traders. Rogues is a real-life account of the man-animal conflict and the terrified farmers bearing the brunt who have often turned to this naturalist for help.

The talk will be followed by interaction with the audience.

Speaker

Susheel Gyanchand
President, Wildlife Association of South India
Susheel Gyanchand is President of the Wild Life Association of South India, Joint Secretary of the National Rifle Association of India, and Member of the State Wildlife Advisory Board. He has won several gold and silver medals at national competitions for Trap and Skeet Shooting, and also at zonal and state level competitions. He is part of the National Federation for Olympic Shooting Sport as a Director on the Shooting League of India.

An expert at identifying and tracking animals, this is his third term on the State Wildlife Advisory Board, and he is often called by the Karnataka Government when there is an issue of safety or to neutralise a situation. On the ground, he has done anti-poaching work, tackling armed poachers. As an agriculturist, he received the Most Progressive Farmer Award last year. Using drip irrigation, he grows coffee and pepper in an arid area, and his was one of the top five tasting coffees in Karnataka last year.