Box MS-004 Box 14

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Dr. Gary D. Schnell, Editor of The Auk. Dated 07/09/1993. Encloses paper titled 'Territorial displays in the Bengal Florican' for publication in 'The Auk'.

Letters from Dr. Lalitha Vijayan, SACON to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 31/12/1993- 07/07/1995. Includes settlements of bills and detailed discussion on the South Asia Workshop on the Red Data Book of Birds of Asia.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and V.S. Vijayan, Director- SACON. Dated 11/03/1993- 09-12-2005. Includes comments on status, progress, reports and proposals of projects and settlement of bills.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Mr. Wahal. Dated 26/02/1993. Informing the status of survey on the Nicobar Megapodes.

Letters from WWF For Nature- India to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 20/08/1993- 09/10/1993. Includes discussions around the Nanda Devi Expeditions and Payments for Slides.

Letters from Ramesh Dutt to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 12/01/1994- 30/12/1995. Discusses a brief history and various sightings of Lesser Floricans.

Letter from V.K. Kaul to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 12/1994. Awaiting reply for letter on Publication of Book on Nanda Devi.

Letter from Ajith Kumar to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 21/01/1994. Includes status of papers with various journals and updates about trip to Western Ghats.

Letters from T.R. New, Biological Conservation to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 16/03/1994 and 03/05/1999. Includes referee comments on Sankaran's paper and acceptance for publication.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and P.R. Sensecall, Elsevier Science. Dated 28/12/1994 and 09/08/1994. Includes proofs and corrections for paper submitted to Biological Conservation.

Letter from Sunita, Kalpavriksh to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 24/01/1994 and 15/04/1996.

Letters from Shantilal N. Varu to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 06/12/1994- 08/07/1995. Discussions on Lesser Floricans and report as a member of the Florican Watch.

Correspondence regarding SACON report on Nicobar Megapodes and swiftlets. Various.Includes Rom Whitaker, WWF, MS Swaminathan, Bird Life International, IUCN, Rene Dekker, and others.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to R.S. Bhandari. Dated 16/07/1995. Includes request for distribution of posters of Conservation of Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Mike Crosy, BirdLife International to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 25/10/1995/. Includes comments on Edible-nest Swiftlets in the Nicobar Islands.

Letter from A.P. Dubey to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 06/03/1995. Concerning Grass Birs managed by the Forest Department in Indore Circle and the policies and management regarding them.

Letter from Bharat Jethva to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 07/07/1995. Requesting copies of photographs of Les

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to The Editor, Journal of BNHS. Dated 02/12/1995. Enclosing a paper and miscellaneous note for publication in JBNHS.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to J.A. Khan. Dated 08/06/1995. Discusss conservation measures for Lesser Floricans.

Letter from V.L. Nimavat to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 10/11/1995. Includes distribution of posters and field notes on Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to C.P. Oberai. Dated 30/10/1995. Concerning article on Mangroves in The Hindu.

Letters from Ravi Sankaran to Dr. K.J. Parkinson. Dated 18/07/1995- 04/12/1995. Requesting equipment grant for Nicobar Megapode.

Letter from Vibhu Prakash, BNHS to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 30/10/1995. Request for a presentation on 'Present Status, Distribution and Conservation of Lesser Florican'.

Letter from G. Vishwanatha Reddy to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 10/07/1995. Includes updates about rainfall and sightings of Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran. Dated 16/07/1995. Includes discussions on posters on Lesser Floricans and Grassland Conservation.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to The President, Island Conservation Effort. Dated 20/11/1995. Includes comments on report on Nicobar Megapode and conservation efforts.

Letters from M.K. Shivbhadrsinhji to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 09/07/1995- 18/09/1995. Includes updates on rain and survey of Lesser Floricans in Bhavnagar.

Letter from Bharat Singh to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 11/07/1995. Includes updates on rains and arrival of posters on Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Dr. Chhatrapati Singh, World Wide Fund For Nature- India. Dated 04/08/1995. Discusses the denotification of the Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary by the Gujarat Government.

Letter from Fateh Singh to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 18/03/1995. Includes comments on status paper on the Nicobar Megapode.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to A. Sonakhia. Dated 16/07/1995. Includes request for distribution of posters of Conservation of Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Rebecca Thomas to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 07/03/1995. Congratulates Ravi on his wedding and discusses opportunities in environmental conservation for an old student.

Letter from Satish Trivedi to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 17/07/1995. Includes information on sightings of Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Suresh Verman to Director, SACON. Copied to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 26/09/1995. Includes comments on endangerment of Lesser Floricans owing to carelessness from the Forest Department.

Letter from B.S Adhvaryu to Director, SACON. Copy to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 20/09/1996. Requesting for a photograph of the Lesser Florican.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Jithendra Agrawal, Additional Secretary (Forests), Government of Madhya Pradesh. Dated 23/03/1996 and 18/04/1996. Inviting Sankaran to be a part of committee for Conservation of Great Indian Bustard and Kharmore in Madhya Pradesh.

Letter from Asfaha Beyene to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 21/11/1996. Discusses travel claim for Swiftlet workshop in Surahaya.

Letters from Mukesh Bhatt to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 25/06/1996. Includes requests for posters and video cassette's of Lesser Floricans.

Letters from Sharon Birks, University of Washington to Ravi Sankaran. Discusses methods to capture Nicobar Megapodes to collect their blood samples.

Letter from Barbara J. Bramble, National Wildlife Federation to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 17/01/1996. Includes comments on conservation projects.

Letter from Alan T. Bull, Biodiversity and Conservation to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 08/08/1996. Informing acceptance of paper titled 'Developing a protected area network in the Nicobar Islands'.

Letter from Sue Casement, Biodiversity and Conservation to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 25/04/1996. Discusses awaiting referees' reports on Sankaran's paper.

Letter from Dr. Wendy Darke to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 09/10/1996. Requests suggestions on the best time to film a sequence on Megapodes.

Letter from Bikram Grewal, Oriental Bird Club to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 11/11/1996. Includes comments on the year end and the increase in members.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Joanna Van Gruisen. Dated 24/07/1996. Confirming the talk on Nicobar Islands.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Keith Howman, WPA. Dated 26/07/1995- 09/05/1996. Includes requests for equipment grants for Nicobar Megapode Project.

Letter from C. Sashi Kumar to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 03/10/1996. Discussions around impact assesment of nest collection of the Edible- nest Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor in the Western Ghats.

Letter from Jayashree Patel to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 24/07/1996. Discusses new ways to spread the conservation of the Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Kuanr Sajjan Singh Rathor to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 16/04/1996. Includes sightings of Lesser Floricans in Tarkhedi, Babdi and Fasarbadi village. The letter is written in Hindi.

Letter from Jan Readman, World Pheasant Association to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 19/06/1996. Concerning clarifications regarding draft payable to SACON.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to K. Sivakumar. Dated 20/04/1996. Includes updates about field work, money position and congratulates on finishing M. Phil viva.

Written In Hindi.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Dr. Ian R. Swingland. Dated 16/04/1996. Concerning status of paper 'Developing a protected area network in the Nicobar Islands: The perspective of endemic avifauna'.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Valmik Thapar. Dated 11/07/1996. Confirming the talk 'In the Nicobar Islands'.

Letter from J.K. Tiwari to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 21/01/1996. Concerning advice for developing Savannah Grasslands in Abdhasa Taluka.

Signed by Lavkumar Khacher. Dated Jan 1 1996 and Feb 1 1996

Letter from Rajat Bhargave, TRAFFIC India to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 30/05/1997. Enquiring progress of study on the Edible-nest Swiftlets.

Letter from Caroline Bolton, British Airways to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 29/11/1997. Expressing regret in not being able to offer sponsorship and assistance for travel.

Letter from Dr. W. Ewelen to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 21/11/1997. Requests reprint of article 'Developing a protected area network in the Nicobar Islands'.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to General Mangar, Cathay Pacific. Dated 26 September 1997. Requesting funding of air ticket for attending the III International Megapode Symposium at Nhill, Victoria, Australia.

Letter from Samiran Jha to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 05/08/1997. Requests photocopy of an article.

Letter from Shantanu Kumar, Border Security Force, Jodhpur to Asad R Rahmani. Copy to Ravi Sankaran. Dated August 1997. Discusses sightings of Floricans and Congratulates Rahmani on becoming the chairman of BNHS.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Manoj Mishra. Dated 15/10/1997. Includes comments for report on Swiftlet study and requirement of additional funds for printing of report.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Gayathri Prabhu, Collage Communications. Dated 19/08/1997 and 22/09/1997. Includes reports on Edible-nest Swiftlets and discussions pertaining to shooting of programme 'Maneka's Ark'.

Letter from R.V. Shah to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 10/12/1997. Includes discussions on Lesser Floricans and Mountain Quails.