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Aishwarya Sridhar Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 3, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth12 January 1997

Age23 Years (as of 2020)

BirthplacePanvel, Maharashtra

ProfessionPhotographer, Environment Conservationist, Documentary Filmmaker

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Sridhar Ranganathan; Mother - Rani Sridhar

Aishwarya Sridhar Biography

Aishwarya Sridhar is an Indian wildlife photographer, conservationist and documentary filmmaker known for award-winning nature photography and films. She’s

Early life and background
Aishwarya Sridhar was born on 12 January 1997 and grew up in Panvel, Maharashtra. Her parents supported her early interest in nature: her father, Sridhar Ranganathan, is associated with the Bombay Natural History Society and introduced her to nature trails and birding at a young age. Schooling in Navi Mumbai and later studies at Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science laid the groundwork for her interests; she completed a Bachelor of Mass Media. As a child she wrote poems about conservation, led awareness workshops in schools, and organised nature activities for other young people.

Career
Aishwarya established herself across photography, filmmaking and conservation outreach. She began receiving recognition while still a teenager, becoming the youngest recipient of the Sanctuary Asia Young Naturalist Award in 2011. Over the following years she collected a string of honours for both images and films, including awards at international camera events and film festivals.

Her debut documentary, Panje – The Last Wetland, was released in 2018. In 2019 she won the Best Amateur Film Award at the New York Wildlife Film Festival for The Queen of Taru, a film that follows a tiger named Maya in the Tadoba forest; the film was also nominated at the 9th National Science Film Festival. That same period brought awards such as the Woman Icon Award and the Diana Award, and recognition at short-film competitions.

Aishwarya has been shortlisted and honoured in major photography competitions as well. In 2018 she won Young Digital Camera Photographer of the Year for a picture titled It’s a Small World. In 2020 she became the first Indian woman to receive the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award for a layered image of fireflies titled Lights of Passion. Her photographic work has been published and featured in outlets that include BBC Wildlife, The Guardian, Sanctuary Asia and Mongabay.

Alongside her creative work, Aishwarya contributes to conservation policy and education. She is a member of the State Wetland Identification Committee appointed by the Bombay High Court. For WWF India she directed an eight-part digital series, Fun-Crafts with Aishwarya, and she later hosted Nature For Future, a wildlife chat show on Discovery Channel India that focused on India’s most endangered species.

Public profile
Aishwarya’s photographic and film work has drawn attention both for artistic quality and conservation messaging. Her awards and festival successes helped her profile grow nationally and internationally, and her images and films have been used to highlight the importance of wetlands, wildlife protection and species-specific conservation stories. She is recognised for blending storytelling, visual craft and conservation advocacy in her projects.

Personal life
Aishwarya is Indian by nationality and lists Panvel, Maharashtra as her hometown. She has black eyes and black hair. As of the most recent details in this profile she is unmarried. Her parents are Rani Sridhar and Sridhar Ranganathan.

Latest updates
In 2020 Aishwarya won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award for Lights of Passion, and that year she also expanded her work in digital media by directing a craft series for WWF India and hosting a conservation-focused chat show on Discovery Channel India. Her film The Queen of Taru earned an international film award and national festival nominations in 2019.
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Recent Work

Panje – The Last Wetland

Documentary debut focusing on a wetland

2018
The Queen of Taru

Documentary about a tiger named Maya in Tadoba forest; Best Amateur Film Award at New York Wildlife Film Festival (2019)

2019
Fun-Crafts with Aishwarya

Eight-part digital series for WWF India

2020
Nature For Future

Hosted a wildlife chat show on Discovery Channel India focusing on endangered species

2020
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Career Highlights

  1. Youngest recipient of Sanctuary Asia’s Young Naturalist Award (2011)
  2. Young Digital Camera Photographer of the Year (2018)
  3. Best Amateur Film Award at New York Wildlife Film Festival for The Queen of Taru (2019)
  4. First Indian woman recipient of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award for Lights of Passion (2020)
  5. Member of the State Wetland Identification Committee appointed by the Bombay High Court
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Aishwarya Sridhar born?

12 January 1997

What is Aishwarya Sridhar known for?

Photographer, Environment Conservationist, Documentary Filmmaker

What is Aishwarya Sridhar’s marital status?

Unmarried