Box MS-046 Box 1
Contains 30 Results:
Notes: Forestry, intensive utilisation, wildlife and wild flowers in Bihar, Indian Institute of Field Ornithology, and other themes, Undated
Handwritten
Through the Scrub, Undated
Typed draft
Upper Damodar Valley -- Bihar -- Checklist of birds and related notes, Undated
Handwritten and typed drafts.
Urdu draft - 1 of 4, Undated
Urdu draft - 2 of 4, Undated
Urdu draft - 3 of 4, Undated
Includes notes in English and Urdu, with references to narrative voice. Possible audio script.
Urdu draft - 4 of 4, Undated
Handwritten in Urdu, numbered draft. Includes one article on 'Darzi chidiya' - tailor bird.
Why Forests -- The Jungle in Bihar, Undated
Handwritten and typed drafts.
Raichowdhury, Nov 19, 1954; Undated
Gardiner, Bump, Oct 9, 1959
From Bump (Foreign Service, American Embassy, New Delhi) to Ara (European Bachelor's Quarters, Doranda, Ranchi) re: Ara's manuscript on the "Birds of the Bihar Forests" (Includes manuscript). Appreciates Ara's writing, understanding of ecology of wildlife, and for Ara's article on animal populations published in the Times of India.
P.V., George, Jan 27, 1964 - Nov 12, 1965
From P.V. George (Circuit House, Patna). Seven letters re: ringing of thousands of birds for tracking with details of species and number of birds, working with bird catchers (Mirshikar) for ringing, lack of community interest in preservation of wildlife, conversations with BNHS and Salim Ali about protection of Kabar Lake, visit of Salim Ali to Bihar, relocation of George to the Natural History Museum (Bird Section) in Baghdad University, Iraq.
J.C., Daniel -- BNHS, Nov 21, 1965 - Dec 4, 1965
Revision comments for Ara's article in the Journal of the BNHS, "Hazaribagh National Park Revisited". Addition of Hindi and local English names for scientific names of plants, clarification regarding observations of the "green willow warbler".
Ghosh, Nandita, Undated
Clarification sought re: measurements of bird houses. Ghosh is the grandchild of Pritti Ranjan Sen, Ara's friend, and says her favourite hobby is bird watching. Her letter is a follow-up to reading Ara's book, 'Watching Birds'.
Avifauna of Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Shahabad, Singhbhum and others, Undated
Avifauna of Hazaribagh District, Undated
Bird species names and notes on Eastern India, Undated
Bird Watching for Children -- Wonders of Bird Life, Undated
Birds and You, ca 1960
Two drafts for booklet on "Bihar Birds", titled "Birds and You". Includes letter to Uma Nath, Public Relations Department, Patna, Bihar. Draft is approximately 34 pages with "76 of the commonest birds found in the State, together with four chapters of general interest on birds and bird watching". Reference to 29 black and white (and one coloured) illustrations, but not enclosed with draft. Also see MS-046-2-3-2-8, MS-046-2-3-2-9 and MS-046-2-3-2-10 (Illustrations).
Birds of Bihar -- Book proposal, outline and main lines of study of field ornithology, Undated
Chota Nagpur Newsletter (From a Correspondent), Undated
Includes handwritten and typed draft
Conservation Problems in Bihar, Undated
Typed draft
Drafts of ten articles on Chota Nagpur landscapes covering forests, colour, spring, monsoon, trails and other themes, Undated
Drafts of ten articles on Chota Nagpur landscapes with titles: The Natural Scene; Spring in the Jungle; Holiday on Wheels; The Monsoon; Colour in the Forest; The Interior; Scenic Changes; Sylvan Trails; Floral Sleeping Beauty; No Name
Fauna of the Kodarma Reserved Forests, Undated
Typed draft
Fifteen Year Scheme for Protection of Wildlife in Bihar, ca 1950
Handwritten and typed drafts. Includes Sami Ahmad's draft from ca 1949 for amendments to the "Wild Life Protection Act", approved by BNHS. Includes handwritten letter from Ara to unnamed individual re: Ahmad's draft, Ara's additional comments and the need to balance human life and preservation of wild life.
Forests for Use and Beauty, Undated
Typed draft
Glimpse in Bird Land, Undated
Handwritten draft. Includes notes for narration. Likely audio script.
Hazaribagh National Park - Revisited, Undated
Typed draft
Little Known Facts about Indian Forests, Undated
Two typed drafts with annotations
Mammals of Hazaribagh Forests, Undated
Typed draft
Nature Conservation, Undated
Typed draft with annotations