Of Birds and Birdsong
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M Krishnan edited by Shanthi and Ashish Chandola
Aleph Book Company
328 pages, R595
Over 100 species of Indian birds are brought to vivid life in this humorous and evocative book studded with literary allusions and stylistic flourishes. Krishnan (1912-96) was one of India’s best-known naturalists, a brilliant writer and photographer whose ‘Country Notebook’ column appeared continuously in the Sunday Statesman for 46 years.
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