Ranjit Lal is the author of around fifty books for children and adults. His abiding interest in natural history, conversation, birds, animals and insects is reflected in many of his books. He was awarded the Zeiss Wildlife Lifetime Conservation Award for 2019 for writing 'with exceptional literary skills' on the conservation of wildlife, especially birds. As a journalist, he has had well over 2000 articles published in the national and international press. He lives in Delhi.