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| Name of the Collection | Prosenjit Dasgupta |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | WRITINGS/ARTICLES AND LITERARY ACTIVITIES OF PROSENJIT DASGUPTA, 1968-2020 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Literary Activities, 2002-2011 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | III. d) 14 |
| Abstract | Papers relating to various activities of Prosenjit Dasgupta including ecological conservation, rural development, and heritage preservation. Comprise correspondence from George B. Schaller, copies of letters sent to Sudesh Luthra (Deputy Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat), and A.K. Johari of the National Forests Commission, and emails regarding several birding groups within India and abroad, alleviation of Adivasi alienation, and the prospects of the National Rural Employment Bill 2004. Also, includes a letter from Wasif Mirza, the descendant of the royal family or Oudh living in Kolkata, mentioning some errors in Prasenjit Dasgupta’s book 10 Walks in Calcutta. |
| Author | |
| Recipient | |
| Keywords | Bill Harvey;Gorumura National park; Doi Chang Dao; Journals of wilderness |
| Start Date “Period From” | 2002 |
| End Date “Period To” | 2007 |
| Extent | 213 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Contains Photograph (black-and-white) |
| Language | English |
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| Donor | Prosenjit Dasgupta |
| Donation Date | Jul-05 |
| Custodian | Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Rai, Sonipat |
| Right/Copyright | DONOR |
