Box MS-004 Box 17
Contains 42 Results:
Series 1: Research
Sub-Series 1: Fieldnotes
Field notes - Daily Diary - Andaman and Nicobar, bulk: 1995-1996
Diary containing Ravi Sankaran's daily life account at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Also includes notes from trips to Bombay and Rajasthan
Field notes - Daily Diary - Andaman and Nicobar, bulk: 1995
Diary containing Ravi Sankaran's daily life account at Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Coimbatore
Field notes - Andaman and Nicobar - Post tsunami impact, bulk: 2005
Notebook containing observations and data on the extent of damage caused by the 2004 tsunami in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. These data and observations were compiled into a report published by SACON, Wildlife Institute of India -- Post tsunami impact assessment - Vol 2. You may also want to refer MS-004-1-2-9-12
Field notes - Andaman and Nicobar - Post tsunami impact, bulk: 2006
Notebook containing observations and data on the extent of damage caused by the 2004 tsunami in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Sub-Series 3: Correspondence
Grimmett, Richard -- Birdlife International, 1995
Fax message. Aug 24 1995. Regarding inability to assist financially with Sankaran's work on floricans due to Sankaran's proposal arriving too late, and reaching out to others like the Oriental Bird Club to get funds.
Urfi, Jamil -- Sundarvan, Centre for Environment Education, 1996
Regarding Sankaran's article about florican conservation efforts in Oriental Bird Club bulletin. Interest in Sankaran's field research on ecology of bustards and floricans. Urfi states he is an ornithologist by training and is coordinator of Sundarvan Nature Discovery Centre at Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad. Dated Apr 26 1996.
Unidentified, 1998
Handwritten letter to Sankaran dated Sep 10 1998. List of field stations for which data is available that Sankaran has to mention in a covering letter. Lists of 10 stations in Rajasthan (west), 21 stations in Rajasthan (east), more than 40 stations in Madhya Pradesh, 23 stations in Gujarat. Ends note with 'See you in B'bay'.
Chief Secretary, Port Blair, 2006
Copy of letter sent by Sankaran dated Apr 8 2006. Regarding report on impact of tsunami on Nicobar Islands. Cautions against any quarrying of sand due to fragile ecology. Suggests material for reconstruction to be wood and wood-based, and for Nicobaris to be provided with sawn timber, and encouraged to reconstruct homes on the basis of their Tuhets.
Sub-Series 8: Field Notes - Collaboration
Field notes - Andaman and Nicobar - Nicobar Megapode and Edible-nest Swiftlet, bulk: 1997
Notebook containing observations and data on the Nicobar Megapode and Edible-nest Swiftlet in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Also includes checklists, local names of birds, accounts of daily expenses and notes on the languages spoken in Trikat Island and Car Nicobar.
Series 2: Administration
Sub-Series 2: Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON)
Statement of accounts, 1992
Lists dated Sep 8, 9 1992 for accounts toward advance of Rs 10,000, including purchase of specific field equipment and work at BNHS in Bombay. Letter to SACON Director dated Nov 14 1992 requesting advance of Rs 25,000 for field work in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Office Memo -- Meeting -- Rules Review Committee, 2007
Office memo on the schedule of the second meeting of the Rules Review Committee.
Office Note -- Recall Decision -- RMAC Meeting, 2007
Letter from Director Incharge, SACON to Ravi Sankaran on recalling the decision taken in the 17th meeting of Research, Monitoring and Advisory Committee (RMAC). Dated 18/05/2007.
Office Circular -- CA Audit, 2007
Office Circular regarding C.A Audit on 29/01/2017.
Office Order -- JRF-- Edible-nest Swiftlet Project, 2007
Office order on stipend increment for Mr. Manish Shirish, JRF. Dated 21/05/2007.
Pass for Entering A Reserved Area in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 2007
Pass for entering Car Nicobar (said reserved area). Valid from 17/05/2007 to 31/05/2007.
Miscellaneous - Lab Equipment quotation requests and related material, bulk: 1992- 2006
Quotation requests for lab equipment for SACON, Correspondence, Xerox of Cheques, Bills
Proposal -- Approval with Reference to T.A. Rules, undated
Proposal for revised travelling and daily allowance rules for SACON effective from 01/08/1992.
Statement of Actual Expenditure, undated
Detailed expenditures on Travel, Living Expenses and Miscellaneous.
Travelling Allowanc and Perdieum Claim, undated
Travelling Allowance and Perdium Claim of Rs. 934.
Training for Research Fellows, undated
Office memo on training for the research fellows
Minutes of Meeting -- BNHS Seminar, 1996
Minutes of the Second Review Meeting of the Red Data Book conducted at BNHS Seminar at Indira Gandhi Centre for Development Studies. Dated 14-15/02/1996.
Minutes of Meeting -- Committee Room -- Van Sadan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 2006
Minutes of Meetings held in the Committee Room at Van Sadan in connection with study proposal received from Ravi Sankaran on 'Monitoring post tsunami coastal ecosystem recovery in the Nicobar Islands to develop and implement site-specific restoration measures. Dated 03/07/2006.
Series 3: Personal
Sub-Series 1: Notes
Miscellaneous -- (1), Undated
Handwritten notes -- Email and Location addresses
Miscellaneous Diary, Undated
Diary containing phone numbers, addresses and coordinates
Sub-Series 2: Correspondence
Mehaboob -- Greeting Card, Undated
Greeting Card from Mehaboob to Sankaran wishing him happy Diwali
Sub-Series 4: Ephemera
Ephemera -- (1), undated
Business Cards, Phamplets and a Book on Grand Canyon
Series 4: Audio-Visual material
Sub-Series 1: Photographs
Panchromatic Imagery -- Area between Jakhau, Konathia and Kothara, bulk: 1999
Panchromatic Imagery of the area between Jakhau, Konathia and Kothara, identifying sites to develop grassland fodder resources for livestock
Miscellaneous, bulk: 2004
Ravi Sankar collecting an award at Delhi Ravi Sankar on the podium at SACON Group of men. A house and straw baskets visible in the background. Three men leaning against a car. Grasslands in the background. Man and a bird with aquiline features
Lesser Floricans, bulk: Undated
Still Images of Lesser Floricans Images of the Breeding Display of Lesser Floricans