A man is not known by the cell phones he keeps; never mind that. All we want to say is that at Nature Knights you are with good company. Or so we claim. You can of course get adventurous and test it for yourself. There are about 50 events in each year. Pick one and get to know us. In the meanwhile meet some of us here.

Joining this trio is our family of Core team members, regular members, guest members, local contacts and associates who are trained and seasoned adventurers coming from diverse corporate and cultural background. It doesn't matter what you call them…these names are merely excuses to be part of an exciting team.


This unique couple pursue their passion for trekking together. Bindhu & Unny, also known as the food basket on treks, like to think of having adopted Nature Knights as their extended family. Living away from kith & kin, they claim to stick to Mumbai, despite its chaotic urban life, thanks to NK. And we’d like to believe them. Unny is a Director of Digital Media Business with GroupM Media, while Bindhu is an Editor with Lehman Brothers.



Chaitanya Wagh‘Chai’ is a hard-core adventurer and trekker. He can make most envious with the history of travel he has to his title and yet manages to keep a happy family and boss. How this IT professional at a multi-national company has successfully managed all this is something we all try and get tips from



If ever Nature Knights start P2P helicopter service,(ie. plateau to plateau) in the Sahyadris, you can be sure that Jyoti will head this team. Jyoti is one among the early members of the gang. She’s also known as the 'khajanji' of NK and after recently marrying a pilot, has made Nature Knights her only other full time obligation besides being a full time home maker.


Lopamudra, a seasoned academician and talented performing artist, shares her passion for eco-adventures and life with her husband and Nature Knights founder, Asif. The two have also introduced their little daughter, Anoushka to extreme adventure and travel since her early years, making her the youngest core team member!

Rubina ‘Ruby’ Kesury believes that every cat also should have a trek. Chirpier than the birds we find during the treks, she ensures that everyone is comfortable in the group. Ruby is a legal professional and works as Company Secretary with IDBI.







Shilpa & Sameer have the distinction of being the first couple in NK. Both have been with NK since its early days. Shilpa is an academician and Sameer is an IT professional. With expertise in team building and soft skills and their warm personalities, both Sameer and Shilpa are an integral part of the core.


If the serene silence of a nature trail is broken by a loud, wild and hearty laughter you know Uma is around. Recently we heard her laughing when eServe became Citigroup (remember the TV commercial?). Uma is an NK veteran and works with eServe - sorry, Citigroup Global Financial Services


Vandy & Joshil 'Jo' recently attained ‘couplehood’. It is reliably learnt that one of the pre-conditions Vandy put forward before committing to her future husband was that Jo allowed her if not joined her on her treks. But Jo swept her off her feet by offering to go paragliding and sailing with her too. And they lived happily ever after!
Vandy works as an Associate Manager at Kale consultants while Jo is an IT professional with ICICI Bank. They have also decided to share the honor of being the food basket with B&U.'Hum Hai Na' !



Yugandhar Maddidi ‘Yogi’ belongs to the new breed of advertising professionals with a ‘social conscience’. A client servicing director with a leading advertising agency, Yogi gives us the insider views of the mad, mad ad world. ‘Madadi’ would have been an apt surname. Don’t be fooled with Yogi’s slow pace and innocent child-like smile. Yogi’s one-liners and stray comments can hit you where it tickles the most while he leaves you amazed at the ease with which he maneuvers

Janice Pearl a.k.a. JP (We re-christened her name due to its phonetic similarity with Dnyanesh), the bold and the beautiful of Nature Knights is one lady who dares everything. Confidence is the first thing you notice about her. A marketing professional in the corporate world, she ensures that she can enjoy the adventures of life. Being a calm and responsible person one can be rest assured that a job assigned to her can be considered done!

Ashish Tiwari is the witty writer who can make his pen, or rather typewriter, do the talking. With loads of sarcasm and spice his work is a reader’s delight. It’s always wonderful interpreting the world through his eyes. He can make a joke out of the most monotonous situations with the perfect sense of timing. Now with Times Group, he is maximus creativitus.



Don’t let Ketan’s up-to-speed stock market gyan fool you into thinking he is a typical market geek. Ketan's eyes are on the market just as long as he does not have a challenging trek on his mind. You don’t need to give him a reason but a challenge to motivate this enthusiast. A Sales guy with one of the leading IT solutions firm, he is an excellent leader and level headed person. KT loves to find a way out of tough situations and does it quite well.


Amit Kulkarni is the new age photographer who loves to share his collection and lets his work speak for itself. More people know him as a photographer than a software professional. He adds his own charm to an already beautiful location making us wonder; if it is the same place we visited? Amit loves to travel.