{"product_id":"a-birds-eye-view-the-collected-essays-and-shorter-writings-of-salim-ali-9788178242705","title":"A Bird's Eye View: The Collected Essays and Shorter Writings of Salim Ali","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tara Gandhi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSálim Ali,\u003c\/strong\u003e without question India’s greatest ornithologist, was a prolific writer. Apart from his many books (the best known being \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book of Indian Birds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e), he wrote a large number of scientific papers, essays, and popular articles for a variety of journals, and magazines. He also broadcast radio talks and gave public lectures as well as interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis body of Sálim Ali’s work has never before been gathered together into a book.This first-time collection of all these shorter writings, painstakingly ferreted out and put together by Sálim Ali’s former student Tara Gandhi (with the permission of the Bombay Natural History Society, Sálim Ali’s intellectual and spiritual home for many years), presents a fascinating array of topics as diverse as the Indian landscapes and birdlife that were his passion. Whether it is the colours of a bird's feathers or the ecology of the Himalaya mountains or an insightful conservation message, Salim Ali’s evocative writing style makes reading this volume enormously pleasurable. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf its intellectual and academic importance to the world’s ornithologists, to India’s scientists, and to all bird lovers, there can be no doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616481632407,"sku":"9788178242705","price":1072.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788178242705.webp?v=1769294911","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-birds-eye-view-the-collected-essays-and-shorter-writings-of-salim-ali-9788178242705","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}