My Native Land : Essays on Nature

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MY NATIVE LAND Essays on Nature is a compilation of articles and photographs of the well-known naturalist, writer & photographer M.Krishnan (1912 to 1996) Krishnan was an early ecological seer who saw the inextricable connectivity between nature & culture or national identity. He was active at a time when environmental concern was not on the agenda of Government or Civil Society. An outstanding field biologist, he prepared plans for some wildlife sanctuaries and was on the Indian Board of Wildlife & The Project tiger Committee. Through his elegant Prose, he could make the forest and countryside come alive. He was spanned six decades, with the distinction having run th elongest nature column in the history of Indian press My Country Notebook in The Statesman for 46 years without a break until his death. A recepant of the Jawaharlal Nehru fellowship & Padmashri, he lest his mark in the field of wildlife photography,of which he was a forerunner in our country. In this compilation, Krishnan takes us through the wonders of the natural world in his inimitable style. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 132893

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