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A BOOK OF INDIAN BIRDS - ENGLISH
by SALIM ALI
Oxford University Press
1941
Link to a digital copy: archive.org/details/book-o…
by SALIM ALI
Oxford University Press
1941
Link to a digital copy: archive.org/details/book-o…
Stamp in honour of "Bird Man of India "
Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali famous as "Salim Ali" known for his authoritative work in ornithology in India .
For 20 years He travelled all around India and beyond to study about Birds
His famous "Book of Indian birds" was published in 1942
प्रसिद्ध पक्षी विज्ञानी और प्रकृतिवादी डॉ. सालिम मोइज़ुद्दीन अब्दुल अली (Dr. Sálim Ali) की जयंती है। उनका जन्म 12 नवंबर 1896 को हुआ था।
मुख्य जानकारी:
• उपनाम: उन्हें भारत के 'बर्डमैन' (Birdman of India) के रूप में जाना जाता है।
• योगदान: उन्होंने पूरे भारत में पक्षियों का व्यवस्थित सर्वेक्षण किया और 'द बुक ऑफ इंडियन बर्ड्स' सहित कई महत्वपूर्ण पुस्तकें लिखीं।
• संरक्षण कार्य: उनके प्रयासों से ही भरतपुर पक्षी अभयारण्य (केवलादेव नेशनल पार्क) का निर्माण हुआ और केरल की साइलेंट वेली नेशनल पार्क को बांध परियोजना के खतरे से बचाया गया।
• सम्मान: उन्हें भारत सरकार द्वारा 1958 में पद्म भूषण और 1976 में पद्म विभूषण से सम्मानित किया गया था।
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Thank you Frontline!
NEW | In this edition of the Frontline Bookshelf, we bring you six fiction and non-fiction recommendations
The selection includes a Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Assamese novel on caste and social exclusion, a Japanese murder mystery, a poetry collection exploring mortality and n on racial hierarchies, epidemics in colonial India and the history of clock towers across the country.
From Dhruba Jyoti Borah’s "The Wordsmith" to Debasish Das’ "Clock Towers of India", these books offer a range of stories and ideas to explore.
Presentation and scripting: Mridula V (@mri_vk)
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Thank you @IndianExpress for the article on my book
In an interview, author Debasish Das discusses the history of India’s clock towers, how they transformed timekeeping, and why these architectural landmarks became symbols of civic pride, personal grief and collective memory beyond their original purpose of telling time. indianexpress.com/article/resear…
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Debbasish Das retweeted
Author of Clock Towers of India, @ddggn on how time was measured in ancient India
@niyogibooks
Click on link in comments for the full conversation.
@niyogibooks
Click on link in comments for the full conversation.
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Thank you Shiny Verghese of Indian Express for the beautiful review “Why India’s clock towers still matter in the age of smartphones and smartwatches”
indianexpress.com/article/expres…
indianexpress.com/article/expres…
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It was a great honour to be in conversation with Manjula Narayanan on her podcast, where she explored my book, Clock Towers of India: Sentinels of Time, through thoughtful questions and generous appreciation. Her keen interest in the subject made it enjoyable.. thanks ma’am
Debasish Das, author, Clock Towers of India, on the story behind Indian Standard Time. Click on the Youtube link in thread for the full conversation.
@niyogibooks
#goodreads #bookstagram #Indianbookstagram #Time #IST
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Debbasish Das retweeted
The Christian Tombs of Mughal Agra
Agra is most famous for the Taj Mahal, yet my favourite place in the city is actually the Roman Catholic cemetery, known in older sources as Padretola.
Agra is most famous for the Taj Mahal, yet my favourite place in the city is actually the Roman Catholic cemetery, known in older sources as Padretola.
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Requesting urgent intervention from @AmbHanoi @IndiainVietnam @MEAIndia @meaMADAD @DrSJaishankar @CMOTamilnadu.
The family has reportedly been waiting for 3 days in Hanoi after the unfortunate demise of an Indian citizen and needs assistance with the formalities and repatriation to Coimbatore.
Please help the family coordinate with the concerned Vietnamese authorities and facilitate bringing him home at the earliest. 🙏
The family has reportedly been waiting for 3 days in Hanoi after the unfortunate demise of an Indian citizen and needs assistance with the formalities and repatriation to Coimbatore.
Please help the family coordinate with the concerned Vietnamese authorities and facilitate bringing him home at the earliest. 🙏
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‘Clocktowers of India, Sentinels of Time’
Thank you Meghalayan Express for carrying review of my book.
Do read the book and share your reviews
Thank you Meghalayan Express for carrying review of my book.
Do read the book and share your reviews
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Super helpful @cards_wizard
How to connect to #IndusInd #credit card #support representative:
1. Call 18602677777
2. Press 2 for credit cards
3. Press 1 for English or 2 for Hindi
4. Press 1 for existing customer
5. First 8 digits of credit card followed by #
6. Press 2 to continue
7. Press 2 for existing customer
8. Press 2 for cc number and pin
9. Credit card number followed by #
10. Credit card pin
11. Press 1 for recent transactions
12. Press 0 to customer care representative.
In step 8, you can select 1 as well for cc number and DOB, but for some of request, need to only route through cc number and pin.
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Delighted to see my book "Clock Towers of India: Sentinels of Time" featured by Press Trust of India (PTI). Thank you
@KunalDutt14 for bringing this journey of India’s historic timekeepers to a wider audience. @PTI_News
@KunalDutt14 for bringing this journey of India’s historic timekeepers to a wider audience. @PTI_News
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Book Review of "Clock Towers of India: Sentinels of Time" published in the Sept issue of the AHS Journal, London! Do buy, read and post your reviews of my latest coffee table book: amzn.in/d/03tqgthj
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RT @BDUTT: 92 crores were spent on the renovation of the homes of ministers in 2025-26. But our students should live in unsafe, crumbling,…
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AI 1898 beautiful service onboard @airindia as well as specially for my wheel chair bound mother when aero bridge wasn’t connected at DEL. Best domestic carrier is AI
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Small private libraries like SC Library #Baripada seeking funds for their revival though much renovation already done with help of good citizen efforts @TheGreatAshB
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Debbasish Das retweeted
“Come not to learn about love — come to become it.”— Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (r)
Al-Khalqu Ayalullah · Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam · Ek Onkar
Different languages. Same river. One ocean. Love.
Singapore · Sina Ba Sina · June 2026
#SinaBaSina #SufiMusafir #AjmerSharif #Singapore #Harmony #HearttoHeart
Al-Khalqu Ayalullah · Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam · Ek Onkar
Different languages. Same river. One ocean. Love.
Singapore · Sina Ba Sina · June 2026
#SinaBaSina #SufiMusafir #AjmerSharif #Singapore #Harmony #HearttoHeart
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