Nature's Spokesman M. Krishnan and Indian Wildlife

Nature's Spokesman M. Krishnan and Indian Wildlife

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Book Specification

Item Code: IDJ773
Author: Ramachandra Guha
Publisher: A Penguin Book
Edition: 2007
ISBN: 014309985X
Pages: 310 (6 Color Figure Illustration)
Cover: Paperback
Other Details 8.3" X 5.2"

Book Description

Back of the Book

All in all, once you've gone through this collection, there are only two things that need to be done: begin to read it all over again and hanker for more'
-Dileep Padgaonkar, Times of India

Writer, naturalist, 'ecological patriot' and avid nature photographer, M. Krishnan had an astonishingly wide range of interests. His work spanned six decades, and his nature writings are among the most readable ever written in English.

Nature's Spokesman showcases Krishnan's finest essays: on large mammals, little creatures, nature in temple art and folklore, nature's desecration and its conservation, all described in his inimitable style-wry, lucid and humorous. Embellished with Krishnan's own sketches, this landmark volume, edited by Ramachandra Guha, also includes a biographical introduction.

'It is clearly time that a new generation was introduced to Krishnan's timeless essays. I am glad that this pleasurable but onerous task has been undertaken by that other great stylist and nature lover, Ramachandra Guha'
-Indian Express

'This timely volume of fine writing by a pioneering environmentalist will reintroduce Krishnan to many new readers and also earn the gratitude of his older fan club'
-Outlook

Contents

Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
NATURE VENERATED
1 The Landscape of Love 23
2 Fabular Fauna 28
3 Ancient Depictions of Hanuman 33
4 The Shawk 36
5 The Southern Lions 39
6 Asoka's Lions 42
7 A Bird Emblem For India 46
NATURE'S MARVELS
8 Tiger Talk 53
9 When Elephants Die 56
10 Python at Home 60
11 The Disappearing Cheetah 64
12 An Afternoon Idyll 68
13 Onti, Or A Lone Champion 72
14 Five Encounters 76
NATURE'S MINIATURES
15 A City's Bird Life 89
16 Rescuing A Fledgling 95
17 The Anril 98
18 A Flight of Danaids 101
19 Argemone Mexicana 104
20 Lenin The Lizard 107
21 That Gentleman, The Toad 110
22 The Dinky Desert Fox 113
23 Incessant Rain 116
NATURE'S WARD
24 Monkey Versus Man 121
25 Bashing A Bandicoot 124
26 Death of A Snake 127
27 Bommakka 131
28 Freebooters Of The Air 135
29 Cat Fight 138
30 The Jellicut 142
31 The Dying Gladiator 145
NATURE THEORIZED
32 The Vengeful Cobra 151
33 Sleeping Dogs 155
34 The Aquatic Sambar 158
35 Slow-Breeding Rhinos 161
36 Mixed Issue 164
37 The Aggression Of The Vegetarian 167
38 The North-South Rule 170
39 The 'Pinch Period' 173
NATURE DOMESTICATED
40 My Distinguished Neighbour 179
41 Amrit Mahal 182
42 Versatile Neem 185
43 Jungli Phal 188
44 Walchand 191
45 The Pariah 194
46 Chocki 197
NATURE DESECRATED
47 Captive-Bred Mugger 205
48 Hounding The Sloth 208
49 The Vanishing Bustard 211
50 A Lament For Lost Wood 214
51 Gilding The Lily 219
52 A Warning To Aesthetes 223
53 On Shikar English 226
54 A Red Test For The Young 229
55 Nature Study 232
NATURE PROTECTED
56 The Bishnoi And Blackbuck 239
57 Vedanthangal 242
58 The Charm of Chilka 249
59 Planning A Park 251
60 Animals of The Dwindling Forest 257
61 Ecological Patriotism 267
NATURE TRANSCENDED
62 The Genus Feringhee 277
63 A Letter To The Editor 281
64 A Suggestion To Government 284
65 Tests In Far Places 286
66 The Revenge 293
67 The Truth About An Old Lady 297
68 Verse For A Living 302

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