Rathika was born in a village near Theni in the south of India. She has always had a fierce connect with nature and turned this morphed into a full time career in nature photography while on a visit to Bharatpur Bird sanctuary in 2003. Rathika is arguably one of India’s foremost wildlife photographers and has a fondness for bird photography.
A member of Nikon’s professional services, her work has been appreciated and featured in several national and international publications as well as exhibitions. She was selected as one of the top bird photographers in India by ‘Birds of India’ in 2008 and has published two photo books.