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The hardback edition of my 2019 book The Wild Heart of India is now #outofprint. If you like to read #naturewriting (with fine illustrations by Sartaj Ghuman) in a beautifully-produced volume, the last few copies are in #indiebookstores or here: ncf-store.zohocommerce.in/products/the-w… #books
Thanks to the thoughtful gesture by the Hon'ble CM Thiru M.K.Stalin, the Tamil Nadu Government today announced a prestigious award in memory of India's foremost biologist Dr. AJT Johnsingh who recently passed away. The Annual award will be conferred on a person who has made
Tamil make, m rajshekhar’s despite the state being one of the finest books I have read, and It's now available in Tamil. The chapter on Tamil Nadu and the erosion of educational institutions maps the endemic rot.
*At the Feet of Living Things* an award-winning book with a series of reflections on a quarter-century of research, outreach, and #wildlife #conservation Nature Conservation Foundation now available on the NCF online store. ncf-store.zohocommerce.in/products/at-th… #books #naturewriting
Vikalp Sangam vikalpsangam.org presents an online seminar on ‘The Great Nicobar Betrayal’ with - Shrishtee Bajpai, Norma Alvares, Manish Chandi & Pankaj Sekhsaria; 10 Aug, Sat, 7pm. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… For details & to order copies write to me at [email protected]
Indigenous peoples, the largest leatherback nesting beach in the northern Indian Ocean, pristine coral reefs, vast tracts of rainforest and countless species found nowhere else in the world. All to be destroyed for a container terminal. Do read and share. scientificamerican.com/article/remote…
The enormous tragedy set to befall #GreatNicobar is a "legally-sanitised" disaster wrought by bureaucratic sleight-of-hand, executive callousness, and judicial lapses. As Pankaj Sekhsaria writes, it can even make the most valuable wildlife sanctuary disappear. indianexpress.com/article/opinio…
My #bookreview of The Great #Nicobar Betrayal Mongabay India ... which presents a critique of the #ecocidal maldevelopment project set to destroy #rainforests, #biodiversity, and #marinelife and affect the indigenous peoples of the island. india.mongabay.com/2024/08/book-r…
'Chronicle of an 'ecocide' foretold': T. R. Shankar Raman l @[email protected]'s review of 'The Great Nicobar Betrayal: india.mongabay.com/2024/08/book-r… To order copies or more info write to me at [email protected] Vaishna Roy Ishika Ramakrishna🌈 Manish Chandi Aathira Perinchery Ashish Kothari
The book Great Nicobar Betrayal, curated by Pankaj Sekhsaria, appears at a crucial time to create public awareness and stimulate discussions on a project that deserves much closer and critical scrutiny, writes T. R. Shankar Raman l @[email protected] in this book review. india.mongabay.com/2024/08/book-r…
PLANT THINKERS OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY BENGAL This book, contracted nearly 6yrs ago, will be published by Oxford University Press next month. It is a record of philosophical botany that I've discovered in writers, scientists, artists &the collective anonymous academic.oup.com/book/57953
T. R. Shankar Raman l @[email protected] review of Frontline's Nicobar book: "This timely book alerts the government, the judiciary, and citizens to the need for a critical rethink on the project." Pankaj Sekhsaria And, btw, what a brilliant headline. india.mongabay.com/2024/08/book-r…
Let Readers Read: An Open Letter to the Publishers in Hachette v. Internet Archive: - Sign the Petition! chng.it/Qnn2KgKSF4 via Change.org India