S8. E24: Prabhat Sinha: The Wolf God is Watching You
“There are written documents that talk about how the same wolf follows a flock of sheep for 300 miles and they come back again with that flock of sheep. And those shepherds can identify those wolves. And within the group, they've even given the names to those wolves…
“And they have this saying: Don't do something wrong, the Wolf God is watching you.” - Prabhat Sinha
Prabhat Sinha grew up swimming after ducks and fish in a rural farming village in Mhaswad, India. At 13, he left for the US, learned English, became a competitive high school athlete and then went on to Georgetown University.
He became a sports agent for NBA players and Olympians and he was really good at it. But, he knew it wasn’t enough. He knew that sports had given him the opportunities that changed his life and he wanted the same thing for other kids from rural India.
So, he made his way home and set up Mann Deshi Champions, a sports academy that has developed over 8000 athletes from rural India.
Since his return, he’s noticed that many of the animals that he frequently saw in his youth are increasingly rare to spot. Animals like wolves, jackals and hyenas are disappearing from the landscape, and that disheartening observation has led to Prabhat’s latest endeavor, a farmer led Wolf Sanctuary project. And, like everything else Prabhat does, it is astonishing.
In gratitude,
Elizabeth Novogratz
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