Sangita Iyer, Author, Elephant Conservationist
Sangita Iyer is the author of the award-winning book, and twice Amazon best-seller, Gods in Shackles - What Elephants Can Teach Us About Empathy Resilience and Freedom, a National Geographic Explorer, multiple award-winning nature & wildlife filmmaker and broadcast journalist, a biologist, and founder of Voices for Asian Elephants. Nine of the 26 short films of the Asian Elephants 101 series world premiered on National Geographic channels. Sangita also directed and produced the globally acclaimed epic documentary, "Gods in Shackles", which was nominated at the United Nations General Assembly, and has garnered 13 international film festival awards. Sangita received the "Nari Shakthi Puraskaar" - Women Power Award - the highest award for women making a difference in India from the country's President for her courage to expose the plight of captive elephants that are being exploited for profit behind the veil of culture and religion.
Sangita Iyer rang the closing bell at NASDAQ on World Elephant Day 2023, and her conservation efforts have been featured on Good Morning America, BBC News, The Independent, National Geographic, The Telegraph and other prominent news networks.