[8] Sahgal established the Mud on Boots project in 2017, which seeks to empower grassroots conservationists in India.

These conservationists often come from humble backgrounds, and find themselves limited in their ability to expand and fund their work because of the challenges posed by language barriers, geographical remoteness and restricted access to technology and education.

[9] The same year, he launched Community Owned Community Operated Nature (COCOON) Conservancies, a rewilding initiative outside India's Protective Area Network which seeks to improve the lives of Indian farmers who live near forest land by rewilding their failed farms back to biodiverse forest status, and helping them find new sources of income, like ecotourism.

Besides the Sanctuary Asia and Cub magazines, Sahgal has published numerous works in both English and regional languages.

The programme started in urban cities—New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Bangalore—and then branched out into smaller towns and cities like Chandrapur that border tiger reserves.

The tiger, a metaphor for all of nature, is a rallying point for children working to safeguard their own future.