Education

Nature guide Payal Mehta on how her curiosity led to a life in the wild

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24November

The next in the monthly series by WWF-India that highlights niche and unconventional green careers through the stories of well-known personalities from the field of environment and conservation


Let me start by saying, I didn’t “take a path.” A path unfolded as I walked. Growing up, my parents’ enthusiasm for Nature was infectious, yet my own relationship with it was different. I loved the night sky, rural landscapes, flowers, and fireflies. At the same time, formal education taught me about photosynthesis, the water cycle, tides, and genetics. However, all of this felt like separate puzzle pieces.

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