What makes us different is our inherent passion for wildlife & nature, hope for a better
future for our wild spaces & the belief that we can make a difference. Though a drop in
the ocean today we are working tirelessly in setting high standards for responsible
travel, integrating with the locals & ensuring every guest which comes our way goes away
as an ambassador for wildlife & conservation.
Prasanta Kumar Sarmah - Lodge Manager
Prasanta leads the Kings Lodge Team, who brings with him over 15 years expertise in Hospitality Sector, which includes African & Indian Safari Lodges, Business Hotels, Island & Hill Resorts.
Prasanta is a Graduate from Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Guwahati. With a vast experience of Core Operational areas, he has been an administrator for a decade. He is a passionate Mixologist and also been a Food & Beverage trainer in West Africa for UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
Outside his work he is a trained Kickboxer & a Rider who enjoys travelling around the world.
Omkar Dattaram Bhatt - Assistant Manager
Omkar takes care of the Operations of the Kings Lodge, which brings combined experience of 4 years in Travel & Hospitality Industry.
Omkar is a Zoology Graduate from Mumbai University and a Diploma holder in Travel & Tourism Industry. Reptiles & Birds have been his interest since he has been working with Pugdundee for the last 2 years.
Outside his work he loves to travel & climb the mountains during his breaks.
Raju Gurung - Head Naturalist
Raju has grown up in Chitwan, Nepal’s favourite Wildlife Destination. Since he had spent his childhood in the Nature, he fulfilled his dream to work as a Naturalist with Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge in Nepal and Served there for 12 years.
Raju’s journey with Pugdundee started from Denwa Back Water Escape in the year 2013 and moved to Kings Lodge in 2014 and since Bandhavgarh is his second home.
Raju is specialised on Birds and very well known for his ability to track the Wild Cats. Apart from his work he is a Soccer Player.
Santosh Edupuganti -Naturalist
Sanotsh is a naturalist, who has strong wildlife connection behind him & has expertise on Tracking Big Cats & understanding large mammal ecology
As part of his previous career with WCS- India he had done several surveys on Tigers & Large Herbivores. He was also actively involved in All India Tiger Estimates (AITE)- 2018 & 2021.
Outside his work he is a Runner & he enjoys cooking Hyderabadi Delicacies.
Ramesh Singh – Senior Naturalist
Ramesh brings with him over 12 years of wildlife experience at Kings Lodge.
Ramesh calls the Jungle as his home, as he is born & brought up in the jungle itself and his community has been living here for generations. He is specialised in Trees & very good at tracking Big Cats.
Apart from his job he loves farming.
Priyabrata Das -Naturalist
Priyabrata brings with him 6 years of experience as a Naturalist in various National Parks in India, including Pench & Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh & Nagzira National Park in Maharashtra. He is a reptile lover and has been a part of the Bird Estimation Survey. His previous job as a Senior Zoo Keeper helped him to get closer to the Reptiles & the Birds.
He loves travelling long distance on his bike & enjoys football.