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Chandan Patro

Chandan Patro's earliest memories are of staying with his father at an anti-poaching camp. A decade later, at the age of 16, he found himself posted at an anti-poaching camp himself. Patro's father worked for 30 years as a driver in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, which was then part of Pakke Tiger Reserve. When he passed away suddenly in a car accident, the DFO offered Patro a posting at Diji anti-poaching camp, inside Pakke Tiger Reserve, where he learned to walk the forests with his father's colleagues. To try and capture the beauty of the camp, he used to take photographs with his binoculars attached to his mobile phone while patrolling. At Green Hub, his team created a film by the staff, for the staff — possibly the first film of its kind, not only in Pakke, but the country.