Nikita interviews Sangita Iyer of the “Gods in Shackles” fame. Keep a tissue box handy as you listen to heart-wrenching accounts of the festival elephants of India. Learn about the plight of wild elephants as well: train collisions, human-ele conflicts, habitat constraints. And get wowed by the innovative solutions that Sangita brings through her organization VFAES.

Sangita Iyer is the author of the recently released book, Gods in Shackles, a National Geographic Explorer, multiple award-winning nature & wildlife filmmaker and broadcast journalist, and a biologist. Sangita has recently produced a 26-part short docu-series about Asian elephants, funded by the National Geographic Society’s storytelling grant. She's also the director and producer of the globally acclaimed epic documentary, "Gods in Shackles", which was nominated at the United Nations General Assembly, and has garnered 13 international film festival awards. Sangita received the "Nari Shakthi Puraskaar" - Women Power Award - the highest award for women making a difference in India from the country's President for her courage to expose the plight of captive elephants that are being exploited for profit behind the veil of culture and religion.