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PA 4.4 Chakrashila, 15 April 1994 - 24 September 2002

 File — Box: MS-037 Box 30, Folder: 33
Identifier: MS-037-3-4-30-33

Scope and Contents

Consists of correspondence, reports and updates. The bulk of correspondence is between Ashish Kothari and Soumyadeep Datta of Nature's Beckon on discussions at the Kaziranga Taleem Workshop, with a letter from Datta enclosing papers dated between 1992 and 1994 on the attempt to declare Chakrashila a wildlife sanctuary, including correspondence with the Minister of Forests Kamal Nath and other government officials, representation from persons including Romulus Whitaker, news clippings from Dainik Janambhumi and the Northeast Time, Assam Legislative Assembly Question hour reports, and reports on encroachment of land in Mahamaya . It also includes follow-up regarding submission of paper by Datta on 'Community Based Conservation : Case of Chakrashila' and subsequent updates on the region. Includes a report by Nature's Beckon on Chakrashila Wildlife Conservation, and some press clippings and updates regarding Chakrashila.

Dates

  • Creation: 15 April 1994 - 24 September 2002

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access Level: Onsite. Restricted researcher access, view on-site. See https://archives.ncbs.res.in/access

Extent

From the Collection: 21 Linear Feet (42 Hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Hindi

From the Collection: Malayalam

From the Collection: Marathi

From the Collection: Gujarati

From the Collection: Kannada

From the Collection: Telugu

Repository Details

Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository

Contact:
National Centre for Biological Sciences - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
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