Correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, J.C. Daniel, A.L. Hegde, Anwar Uddin Chowdhury, Dr. E.J. Vevai, M.A. Parthasarathy, Anne Wright, Gren Lucas, Samar Singh, Jetashree Javeri, T.W. Hoffmann, Vinod Rishi, Jo Stewart-Smith and others regarding matters such as the working of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group, IUCN and Species Survival Commission; protection, conservation and enumeration of Asian elephant; the anti-elephant depredation compound prepared by E. Merck (India) Ltd.; suitable elephant habitats in Assam and Bengal, Shillong Conference of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group; International Workshop on Management of Elephants in the Wild and in Captivity held at Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary; visit of Ben Kingsley. Includes a note titled �Status survey of Elephants in North-East India.� Also, includes a leaflet titled �Technical Information: Hate 4C Extract� and a reprint from the United Planters Association of South India (UPASI), Scientific Department Newsletter July-December 1981
Asian Elephant Specialist Group; IUCN; Species Survival Commission; E. Merck (India) Ltd.; Assam; Bengal; Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary; United Planters Association of South India (UPASI)
Papers related to Cats. Includes a report titled �Japan�s Trade in Cat Skins� submitted to the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group, Kanha, 9-12 April 1984. Also, includes a note on the wild cats of the North Eastern Region of India and suggestions to be included in a plan for the conservation of lesser cats in NE India by A. Wright
Japan; Cat skins; IUCN; Kanha; North Eastern Region
Letters and postcards exchanged among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, Lyn de Alwis, Charles Santiapillai, J.C. Daniel, Samar Singh, Alan Rodgers, S.C. Dey, R. Sukumar and others regarding matters such as: election of Lyn de Alwis as chairman of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group (IUCN/SSC) for 1985-1988; meeting of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AESG) on 5-9 November, 1985 at Bandipur Tiger Reserve; AESG meeting in Bogor, Indonesia in May 1992; AESG meeting in Bangkok, Thailand in March 1996; AESG newsletter; Asian Elephant Action Plan; establishment of a secretariat for AESG; translocation of elephants; White Black Buck; Gajah journal etc. Includes �Recommendations of the AEG Meeting at Bandipur Tiger Reserve, India�, inaugural and two other issue of ASEG Newsletter (IUCN), �Note on the proposed workshop on elephant count techniques, desirability in Indonesia�, �The IUCN Species Survival Commission: A Member�s Guide� etc. Also, includes Charles Santiapillai�s review of the book titled The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Elephants and an �Action Plan for Asian Elephant Conservation: a country by country analysis�, compiled by Charles Santiapillai
Asian Elephant Specialist Group; IUCN; SSC; Bandipur Tiger Reserve; Bogor; Indonesia; Bangkok; Thailand; White Black Buck
Correspondence between members of faculty council for Post-Graduate Studies in Arts and the Registrar of Rabindra Bharti University regarding meeting for amendments to the existing Regulations relating to D.Lit., Ph.D., and M.Phil. Programmes of the University. Includes proceedings of the meeting, notes titled �Regulations for Higher Degrees: M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Lit.�, �Amendments to the Regulations relating to the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)� etc.
