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Cedric Dover: The Indian entomologist who saved WWII soldiers and fought for people of colour


Cedric Dover.
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In 1948, a case came up for hearing in the California supreme court that challenged one of the very bases of racial segregation. The case was of Andrea Perez, a Mexican American woman. Perez, who was legally considered white because of her Spanish heritage, had been denied the right to marry Sylvester Davis, an African American, because of California’s anti-miscegenation law. An indignant Perez petitioned the supreme court, demanding a marriage licence. The court agreed. It struck down the miscegenation law as unconstitutional by a verdict of four to three. Justice Jesse Carter, one of the judges in the majority, wrote a 3,565-word judgement explaining the decision, in which he chose to cite a book written by Cedric Dover, an Anglo-Indian born nearly 8,000 miles away in Calcutta. ....

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The 'Butterflies of Tamil Nadu' introduces you to 90 commonly found butterflies in the state


The ‘Butterflies of Tamil Nadu’ introduces you to 90 commonly found butterflies in the state
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February 24, 2021 11:14 IST
This 24-page booklet was recently launched by The Nature and Butterfly Society. It is aimed to create an interest in butterfly-watching among students
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This 24-page booklet was recently launched by The Nature and Butterfly Society. It is aimed to create an interest in butterfly-watching among students
Did you know that the lemon tree in your backyard can be a host for Lime butterflies? Or that the common Baron butterflies lay their eggs on mango trees? “Each butterfly depends on a specific set of plants for laying their eggs. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of these host plants to be a pupa, which later grows into an adult butterfly,” says Pavendhan A, president of The Nature and Butterfly Society. The organisation has recently come up with ....

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