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Raj Singh was born in Bharatpur, near the Keoladeo Ghana National Park, one of the finest birdwatching areas in the world. It is thus not surprising that he early on developed an interest in birds and natural history. He obtained his BSc and LLB from the University of Rajasthan in Jaipur, but his expertise soon led to him guiding others in their ornithological visits to India. His own explorations and tours have taken him all over the country. Raj Singh now lives together with his wife and their young son in Oxford but he spends much of his time back in India running Exotic Journeys/Indian Experience, his tour operating business, and occasionally still leading wildlife tours. He is heavily involved in local conservation projects in India into which he ploughs back some of the profits from his company. He is a Life Member of the Bombay Natural History Society and WWF India, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has also co-authored the popular A Field Guide to the Mammals of the Indian Subcontinent.

Krys Kazmierczak was born and grew up in London. After completing a degree in mathematics at Brimingham University he was bitten by the travel bug and has mainly lived and worked abroad since 1975. He has been making extensive tours of India and other parts of South Asia since 1980 and his enthusiasm for birds and wildlife has taken him to all corners of the Subcontinent, both privately and as a tour leader. He is a Council Member of the Oriental Bird Club, and Life Member of the Bombay Natural History Society, Ceylon Bird Club and Bird Conservation Nepal. In 1999 he founded Oriental Birding, a free internet discussion group for all those interested in wild Asian birds. His authoritative A Field Guide to the Birds of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives was published in 2000. he currently manages Peregrine Holidays, a specialist natural history tour operator based in Oxford.