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Title

Nature's spokesman : M. Krishnan and Indian wildlife / edited by Ramachandra Guha.

Author

Krishnan, M., 1912-1996.

Publication

New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

Guha, Ramachandra.

Description

ix, 291 pages : illustrations (some color); 22 cm.

Summary

Collection of articles on Indian wildlife.

Series Statement

Oxford India paperbacks

Subject

• Zoology > India
• Nature
• Zoology
• India

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction (starting p. 1) -- 1 The Landscape of Love (1954) (starting p. 23) -- 2 Fabular Fauna (1955) (starting p. 27) -- 3 Ancient Depictions of Hanuman (1955) (starting p. 32) -- 4 The Shawk (1956) (starting p. 35) -- 5 The Southern Lions (1956) (starting p. 37) -- 6 Asoka's Lions (1953) (starting p. 40) -- 7 A Bird Emblem for India (1961) (starting p. 44) -- 8 Tiger Talk (1980) (starting p. 51) -- 9 When Elephants Die (1990) (starting p. 54) -- 10 Python at Home (1958) (starting p. 57) -- 11 The Disappearing Cheetah (1960) (starting p. 61) -- 12 An Afternoon Idyll (1958) (starting p. 65) -- 13 Onti, or a Lone Champion (1959) (starting p. 69) -- 14 Five Encounters (1997) (starting p. 73) -- 15 A City's Bird Life (1953) (starting p. 85) -- 16 Rescuing a Fledgeling (1956) (starting p. 90) -- 17 The Anril (1986) (starting p. 93) -- 18 A Flight of Danaids (1953) (starting p. 96) -- 19 Argemone Mexicana (1945) (starting p. 99) -- 20 Lenin the Lizard (1938) (starting p. 102) -- 21 That Gentleman, the Toad (1982) (starting p. 105) -- 22 The Dinky Desert Fox (1980) (starting p. 108) -- 23 Incessant Rain (1957) (starting p. 111) -- 24 Monkey Versus Man (1950) (starting p. 115) -- 25 Bashing a Bandicoot (1938) (starting p. 117) -- 26 Death of a Snake (1938) (starting p. 120) -- 27 Bommakka (1952) (starting p. 124) -- 28 Freebooters of the Air (1952) (starting p. 128) -- 29 Cat Fight (1957) (starting p. 130) -- 30 The Jellicut (1951) (starting p. 134) -- 31 The Dying Gladiator (1958) (starting p. 137) -- 32 The Vengeful Cobra (1960) (starting p. 143) -- 33 Sleeping Dogs (1949) (starting p. 146) -- 34 The Aquatic Sambar (1990) (starting p. 149) -- 35 Slow-breeding Rhinos (1973) (starting p. 152) -- 36 Mixed Issue (1956) (starting p. 155) -- 37 The Aggression of the Vegetarian (1961) (starting p. 158) -- 38 The North-South Rule (1981) (starting p. 161) -- 39 The 'Pinch Period' (1987) (starting p. 164) -- 40 My Distinguished Neighbour (1939) (starting p. 169) -- 41 Amrit Mahal (1951) (starting p. 172) -- 42 Versatile Neem (1992) (starting p. 175) -- 43 Jungli Phal (1953) (starting p. 178) -- 44 Walchand (1945) (starting p. 181) -- 45 The Pariah (1944) (starting p. 183) -- 46 Chocki (1950) (starting p. 186) -- 47 Captive-bred Mugger (1988) (starting p. 193) -- 48 Hounding the Sloth (1958) (starting p. 196) -- 49 The Vanishing Bustard (1952) (starting p. 199) -- 50 A Lament for Lost Wood (1957) (starting p. 202) -- 51 Gilding the Lily (1958) (starting p. 207) -- 52 A Warning to Aesthetes (1952) (starting p. 210) -- 53 On Shikar English (1958) (starting p. 212) -- 54 A Red Test for the Young (1967) (starting p. 215) -- 55 Nature Study (1947) (starting p. 218) -- 56 The Bishnoi and Blackbuck (1980) (starting p. 225) -- 57 Vedanthangal (1956) (starting p. 228) -- 58 The Charm of Chilka (1979) (starting p. 234) -- 59 Planning a Park (1955) (starting p. 236) -- 60 Animals of the Dwindling Forest (1970) (starting p. 241) -- 61 Ecological Patriotism (1991) (starting p. 250) -- 62 The Genus Feringhee (1959) (starting p. 259) -- 63 A Letter to the Editor (1955) (starting p. 263) -- 64 A Suggestion to Government (1954) (starting p. 266) -- 65 Tests in Far Away Places (1951) (starting p. 268) -- 66 The Revenge (1952) (starting p. 275) -- 67 The Truth About an Old Lady (1954) (starting p. 279) -- 68 Verse for a Living (1995) (starting p. 284)

ISBN

• 0195645960
• 9780195645965
• 0195659112
• 9780195659115

LCCN

00403121

OCLC

• ocm45499595
• 45499595
• SCSB-9604990

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library