Swati Thiyagarajan looks back on her 17 years in NDTV and 10 years of hosting the acclaimed wildlife programme Born Wild. From a fresh graduate with a degree in Mass Communications to an award winning wildlife expert, she describes her learning curve as fabulous. Her amazing journey has taken her from tracking wild asses in Ladakh and Rann of Kutch to the Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sunderbans and snake charmers in Chennai. Her outstanding contributions to conservation earned her accolades including The Sanctuary ABN Amro Wind Under The Wings Award, Award for Outstanding Contribution to Conservation and Award for Dedicated Programme For Conservation: Born Wild.