A podcast about people who really love the wild

Filmmaker and photographer Rohit Varma, the co-founder of Nature inFocus, a Bengaluru-headquartered platform focused on wildlife storytelling, believes that every human being can play a role in saving the planet. And it starts with being more connected with the natural world. That is what he hopes to do through Some Like it Wild, a podcast focusing on stories of India’s wildlife champions, one which he hopes will become “a destination podcast for anything you want to know about wildlife, conservation, restoration, science.”

The podcast, which Rohit hosts with Sripad Sridhar, unfolds in interview format, highlighting the journeys of noted experts from the conservation world. So far, he has talked to wildlife historian Raza Kazmi, National Geographic Photographer and Explorer, Prasenjeet Yadav, leading tiger biologist Ullas Karanth, veteran wildlife biologist Ravi Chellam and ‘Snake Man of India’ Romulus Whitaker, among several others. “It is a very small set of people who really love the wild, and Some Like it Wild is about those people,” says Rohit, who feels a deep gratitude for what they have done and continue to do, often against the odds. And he wants their amazing stories and experiences to be shared with the world. “The dedication and commitment they have is unimaginable. They are a different breed altogether, really driven. And the kind of work they are doing gives me hope.”