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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. | 17 |
| Abstract | Correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, S. Roy, V. Krishnamurthy, Achintya Roy, Vinod Rishi, S.S. Bist, K.C. Pant, Arin Ghosh and others regarding training of captured wild elephants using kraal method, Karnataka method of post-capture training of elephants, elephant census in North-Bengal, elephant capture operations, final Action Plan of West-Bengal under Project Elephant, departmental elephant �Anusuya�, death of elephants captured in Medinipur, elephant depredations, elephant deaths etc. The file includes �Notes and suggestions on Kunki operation in North and South Bengal�, a note titled �Dimensions and material for construction of kraal�, D.K. Lahiri Choudhury�s tour diary of North-Bengal and his tour notes of Jaldapara. There are press clippings on themes such as cutting of elephant tusks to check their menace, elephant poisoning, elephant-human conflict, elephant census, etc. |
| Author | |
| Recipient | |
| Keywords | Kraal method; Elephant capture operations; Medinipur; Kunki operation; North & South Bengal; Elephant census; Karnataka |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1994 |
| End Date “Period To” | 2000 |
| Extent | 227 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Handwritten, Cyclostyled, Typed & Printed/ Inland |
| Language | English & Bengali |
| Remarks | |
| Source/Link | Press clippings: The Telegraph; Statesman; Hindustan Times; Asian Age etc. |
| 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 |
