A conservation initiative working around Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve through community programmes, wildlife photography, and conservation awareness.
Tigers of Bharat is a conservation organisation working around Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. The work covers community livelihoods, education, wildlife photography, and conservation awareness.
The organisation runs community programmes for guides, drivers, teachers, and students living near the reserve, and uses wildlife photography and awareness tours to reach people who would not otherwise encounter India's forests.
The two halves are connected. Communities protect what benefits them. Every programme is built on that: livelihoods tied to the reserve, education that opens options near home, and a growing local stake in the forest staying alive.
Tigers of Bharat was founded in December 2024 by brothers Vivaan Kenia and Vihaan Kenia, who share a deep interest in wildlife and a view that conservation needs to work for people as much as it does for animals.
Their interest in wildlife goes back to 2021, when they began spending time in India's national parks and forests. Over several years, those visits, and the conversations that came with them, from guides and naturalists to families living alongside the reserves, made it clear that protecting habitat on its own is not enough. What happens in the communities around the forest matters just as much.
Tigers of Bharat grew out of that. The organisation works with communities around protected forests through education, skills, and livelihood programmes, and uses wildlife photography and awareness tours to put India's wildlife in front of people who would not otherwise encounter it.
Continue and deepen the current programmes before taking them anywhere else.
Take what works at Tadoba and try it in other reserves where the situation is similar.
Build something documented well enough that others can use it.
Tigers of Bharat established by Vivaan and Vihaan Kenia, following several years of time spent in India's forests and direct engagement with communities around Tadoba.
Financial literacy programme began with safari guides and drivers. Basic English training for students in local schools also started in this period.
Computer literacy work began with village schools. Wildlife awareness tours formalised. Photography and storytelling outreach expanded.
Full English-speaking programme launched for safari guides and drivers. Four active programmes running, with career guidance for students currently in development.
Through field photography, digital platforms, and tours, the work has reached over 450,000 people.
People reached
More detail on each programme is on the Our Work page. For direct enquiries, please use the Contact page.