This is his first book of photographs of the wildlife in India. Ashok is a Chartered Accountant who qualified from England and Wales, and from India. He retired as Co-Chairman of Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, and as Senior Partner of A.F. Ferguson and Co. in 2008, after a career of 39 years. He was educated at Doon School, Dehradun, St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and St. John's College, Oxford. He is a former Treasurer Trustee and Vice-President of WWF-India.