An avid traveller in the forests and national parks of India since she was seven, Reva is apassionate birder and wildlife enthusiast. She got interested in birding at the age of four and became a keen observer of nature. Her grandfather and then her father used to take her to various places around Kolhapur and Pune and show her birds. Later she got into serious birding under the guidance of Mr. Rahul Rao, who is a famous and gifted birder from Pune.
She is the youngest participant to have completed the certificate course in Ornithology by Ela Foundation (Dr. Satish Pande) which helped her understand other aspects of birding like nomenclature, mythology, parts and uses of their anatomy etc. and conservation. Owls incidentally have always been her most favourite birds!
She has seen 490 species of birds and 40 species of mammals in the wild in India. She is invited to schools to give talks on her trips where she tries to educate young children with regards to not only birds and animals, but conservation, ecology, and biodiversity too.
Her photographs have been selected to be displayed at various exhibitions. She takes young kids on short birding trails. Recently she conducted two week-long workshops titled “Colourful Wings of India” for kids aged eight to 14 which saw participants from Haryana, Delhi, and Chhattisgarh as well.
She has travelled to 18 National parks in India and has visited Kenya for its rich wildlife too. Her article written on the Red Panda and birding in Singalila National Park has been selected by Sanctuary Asia and has been published in the September 2021 Cub Kids issue.
