Sangeetha Kadur is an Indian artist from

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. Her illustrations have been published in several field guides, wildlife books, and magazines. The Hummingbird book, for

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for which she has contributed artworks, has been acclaimed worldwide. Sangeetha Kadur is also the co-founder of GreenScraps, a Nature Journaling workshop for children, she is one of the creative directors of

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. She is the sister of wildlife cameraman

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Education

After her schooling, she has completed graduation from

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Career

After her graduation, Kadur started as a wildlife artist, contributing to educational books. As soon as she graduated from art college, her work assignment was to create a wildlife mural on a wall spanning 10 x 15 feet (3 x 4.5 metres). She was recognized internationally when one of her paintings appeared in the documentary Mountains of the Monsoons by the BBC

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Series. She has contributed to more than hundred wildlife books and field-guides. Kadur's recent work has focused on trees.

Books

Kadur was an illustrator for: * ''Hummingbirds'' (2016) * ''Every Tree Counts!'' (2017) * ''Wildlife in a City Pond'' (2019)

Initiatives

* Neralu—Bengaluru Tree Festival * GreenScraps, a Nature Journaling workshop for children

References

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