Ashish Chandola is a wildlife photographer who works independently and collaboratively to document wildlife and ecologically critical habitats in South Asia. He has shot wildlife films for Survival- Anglia in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Ashish assisted cinematographer G. Dieter Plage in Sri Lanka in Yala, Wilpattu and Gal Oya National Parks. He has also shot and produced programmes for various Departments of the Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of India. He has compiled and edited a book in association with TNA Perumal and Shanthi Chandola titled 'Eye in the Jungle', in appreciation of the photographic work and writings of the naturalist, writer and photographer, M. Krishnan.
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The Collection is arranged into one series, titled 'Projects', which has been arranged chronologically. The series contains contact sheets, microfilm slides, and photo negatives created by Ashish Chandola. It includes photographs of Billy Arjan Singh at Tiger Haven and the Crocodile (Gharial) Project led by H.R. Bustard in 1977. An elephant capture from an untitled project in Upper Assam in 1979 and the translocation of a rhinoceros in the late 1980s. Besides, photographs of researchers in various field sites, wildlife at national parks and bird sanctuaries and stills from a display of poached tiger skin and bones, all ranging from 1990-1995 are included in this series.
Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.
Billy Arjan Singh-Tiger Haven
Contains 4 contact sheets (36 images/sheet) with corresponding negatives featuring Billy Arjan Singh in Tiger Haven, Uttar Pradesh. Includes photos of conservationist Billy Arjan Singh and helpers with Tara, the tiger, Juilette, Hariet and Prince, the leopards brought up by Singh as well as other wildlife at his farmland in Lakhimpur Kheri.
Access Level: Open/Online.
Crocodile (Gharial) Project by H.R.Bustard
Contains 1 torn contact sheet (36 images) with corresponding negatives related to the Gharial Project, led by H.R. Bustard and funded by United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Photographs taken at Chitwan, Nepal, feature H.R. Bustard and volunteers at field site, involved in survyeing gharial eggs.
Access Level: Open/Online.
Elephant capture-Upper Assam
Contains 4 contact sheets (36 images/sheet) with corresponding negatives of elephant capture in the Upper Assam region of the state of Assam.
Access Level: Open/Online.
National Parks and associated locations
Includes 70 slides of photographs featuring male and female Sambar in Bandhavgarh National Park; Indian elephant in Assam; sholas/grasslands in Kundremukh National Park; open-billed storks in Nellapattu Bird Sanctuary, white-bellied sea eagle at Galoya National Park, Sri Lanka, Siberian crane at Bharatpur, Rajasthan, alongside other untitled wildlife.
Access Level: Open/Online.
Rhino Translocation-India, Nepal
Contains 128 slides featuring the Great Indian one-horned rhinoceros at Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal; rhino loading at Guwahati; transportation of darted rhinoceros to Dudhwa National Park; radio collaring rhino in stockade prior to release in Dudhwa; arrival and release at stockades at Dudhwa.
Access Level: Open/Online.
Researchers in field sites
Contains 45 microfilm slides with photographs of researchers at various field sites. Includes researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and P. Jackson demarcating plots for vegetational studies in Madumalai, Tamil Nadu; P. Jackson with Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) researcher Ajay Desai in Mudumalai; Ullas Karanth with team members tracking radio collared tigers; Wildlife Institute of India (WII) diploma class with Ajith Kumar as instructor; researchers Syed Aniul Hussain and Binod Chandra Choudhury of WII at National Chambal Sanctuary for monitoring radio implaned otters; John Singh in the Shivaliks; Ruchi Badola from WII intervieweing Gujjar families in Rajaji National Park, UP.
Access Level: Open/Online.
Wildlife Institute of India- Otters
10 microfilm slides featuring otters during a field visit to National Chambal Sanctuary by researchers at Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
Access Level: Open/Online.
Tiger Skin & Bones
24 microfilm slides of tiger skin and bones display. Also contains images of deer skin. Includes photographs of Kamal Nath, then Minister of Environment and Forests as well as leader of Project Tiger.
Access Level: Open/Online.