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| Name of the Collection | Dhriti Kanta Lahiri Choudhury |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | I. Subject Files, 1881-2016 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | A. Files on Wildlife arranged Statewise, 1881-2013/ (i) Bengal, 1881-2010 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 5 |
| Abstract | Correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, S.P. Shahi, Anne Wright, Parimal Mitra, J.C. Daniel, M.K. Appayya, Robert Olivier, Ashok Kumar and others regarding elephant depredation, artillery firing ranges disturbing elephants in North Bengal, status of elephants in different regions of Bengal, elephants� migratory routes, survey of the status and population of the Asian elephant with special reference to India, South Bengal Sanctuary for elephants, elephants moving across river Mechi - the border between Nepal and West Bengal, Dalma Elephant Survey, etc. Includes travel diary titled �Joint visit to North Bengal by S.P. Shahi & D.K. Lahiri Choudhury in April 1979� |
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| Recipient | |
| Keywords | Artillery firing ranges; River Mechi; Dalma Elephant Survey; Travel diary |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1977 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1983 |
| Extent | 392 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Handwritten & Cyclostyled |
| Language | English & Bengali |
| Remarks | |
| Source/Link | |
| Donor | Sheila Lahiri Choudhury, Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury, Debjani Das |
| Donation Date | 2021 |
| Custodian | Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
