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| Name of the Collection | Dhriti Kanta Lahiri Choudhury |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | III. Writings by Others, 1819-2007 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 2 |
| Abstract | Literature on Shikar (hunting). The file contains excerpts on elephant hunting from Sporting Days in Southern India (1894) by A.J.O. Pollock, Wild Sports of Burma and Assam (1900) by Colonel Pollock and W.S. Thom, Big Charlie (1959) by J.H. Williams, Assam Shikar (1970) by Frank Nicholas etc. Includes an excerpt on wild buffalo from Leaves from Indian Forests (1930) by S. Eardley-Wilmot and an excerpt on tiger hunting from The Oriental Sporting Magazine Vol. 1 (1828) etc. Also, includes a newspaper article titled �Survival Strategy for the pachyderm: Trumpet call� |
| Author | |
| Recipient | |
| Keywords | Shikar; Buffalo; Elephant |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1828 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1997 |
| Extent | 346 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Handwritten & Printed |
| Language | English |
| Remarks | Publishers: Horace Cox; Edward Arnold & Co.; Hurst & Blackett ltd. |
| Source/Link | The Telegraph 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 |
