Atul Deulgaonkar (India) is a Freelance Journalist and an Author of 5 books. He writes consistently on environment, agriculture and development issues in leading Marathi and English newspapers. He also comments on environment and agricultural issues on leading regional TV channels. Socially active at National and International levels, Atul gives lectures to students, journalists, NGOs and state government officials. He was nominated as a member of the Central Employment Guarantee (NREGA), Council of Government of India and the Disaster Management Authority of Maharashtra State Government. Atul has received many National and State level awards including Award for Environment Journalism by Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust, New Delhi and the Statesman Rural Reporting Award from the Statesman newspaper, Kolkata.