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Mohan Ramaswamy | The ocean, not Himalayas: Presenting the South India story


Published Feb 28, 2021, 4:10 am IST
Updated Feb 28, 2021, 4:10 am IST
It was most fascinating to pore over the book on modern South India which is a history from the 17th century right up to the modern times
 Modern South India A History from the 17th Century to Our Times By RAJMOHAN GANDHI (Photo: Twitter @AlephBookCo)
A lesser-known fact may be that the Venetian merchant-explorer Marco Polo came to Pulicat Lake where he berthed his boat in 1292 and travelled towards what would have been ancient Madras. Of course, the history of visitors to South India goes way back to Greek and Roman traders. The history of far-flung parts of the world trading with South India goes back centuries, beyond Vasco Da Gama who was one of the most famous traders to come south.  A historic visitor in the first century CE was the doubting apostle Saint Thomas, who is celebrated in Chennai with the famous St Thomas Mount named after him and long before that had the Portuguese naming ....

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Move to declare Kaliveli wetlands a sanctuary: first declaration issued


The Kaliveli wetlands attract a large number of birds   | Photo Credit:
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The decision is seen as a big win for the Forest Department and conservationists, and their efforts to protect the wetland that is a haven for diverse flora and fauna
In a major push to declare Kaliveli wetlands, the second-largest brackish water lake in South India after Pulicat lake, a bird sanctuary, the Villupuram district administration has issued the first declaration under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
The decision is seen as a big win for Forest Department officials and conservationists, and their efforts to protect this wetland that remains a safe haven for diverse flora and fauna. ....

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Vagrant at estuary near ECR - The Hindu


Vagrant at estuary near ECR
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January 03, 2021 06:59 IST
For a couple of weeks, eBirders from Chennai have been heading to Yedaiyanthittu Estuary to study an unexpected visitor a Grey-tailed Tattler. Previous data about this bird points to Pulicat lake
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The vagrant Grey-tailed Tattler at Yedaiyanthittu Estuary. Photo: Rama Neelamegam
 
For a couple of weeks, eBirders from Chennai have been heading to Yedaiyanthittu Estuary to study an unexpected visitor a Grey-tailed Tattler. Previous data about this bird points to Pulicat lake
Everyone hates a prating tattler. Even two tattlers do not expend any love between them. The lone and striking exception is when tattlers are togged in feathers, wear a tail with a cinder-grey shade to it and keep bobbing it. ....

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Rare birds and animals spotted in 2020


Rare birds and animals spotted in 2020
Rare birds and animals spotted in 2020
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January 01, 2021 16:29 IST
From whooper swans in Kashmir to Himalayan serow in Spiti Valley, birds and animals that have rarely been spotted showed up in 2020, much to the excitement of naturalists
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Egrets and gulls at Chilika Lake in Orissa
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Samrat Gowda
From whooper swans in Kashmir to Himalayan serow in Spiti Valley, birds and animals that have rarely been spotted showed up in 2020, much to the excitement of naturalists
 
Four majestic whooper swans were spotted in Kashmir recently for the first time after 50 years. They are not the only birds who made headlines in 2020. The desert finch, usually found in Pakistan and Afghanistan, made its stopover at Gurgaon in Delhi, making it to the first photographic record in India. Greater white-fronted geese were photographed at Wadhwana lake in Vadodara for the f ....

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