<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><OAI-PMH xmlns="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/OAI-PMH.xsd"><responseDate>2026-10-23T08:53:18Z</responseDate><request identifier="oai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/archival_objects/12762" metadataPrefix="oai_dc" verb="GetRecord">https://oai.catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/</request><GetRecord><record><header><identifier>oai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/archival_objects/12762</identifier><datestamp>2026-08-18T13:04:58Z</datestamp></header><metadata><oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:publisher xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Archives at NCBS</dc:publisher><dc:publisher xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tata Institute of Fundamental Research</dc:publisher><dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">MS-020-3.MS-020-3-4.MS-020-3-4-3-53</dc:identifier><dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/repositories/2/archival_objects/12762</dc:identifier><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pittie, Aasheesh</dc:creator><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Darbhamulla, Sravya</dc:creator><dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Kacher, Lavkumar (Letters to Zafar forwarded to Pittie), bulk: 28 February 1995 - 18 July 2001</dc:title><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">28 February 1995 - 18 July 2001</dc:date><dc:format xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2.5 Linear Feet; 5 Hollinger style archive-boxes</dc:format><dc:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">eng</dc:language><dc:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Latn</dc:language><dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Correspondence between Kacher and Zafar on various birding ornithological societies and journals in India. Includes comments on the Ornithological Council of India; comments on Salim Ali's taxonomy knowledge; commentary on junior birders including Pittie and Rishad Naoroji. Includes letter from Kacher to Ghorpade encouraging investment in the younger amateur birding generation. Includes letter to Rishad Naoroji re his call informing him about Humayun's (Abdulali) death.</dc:description><dc:rights xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Access Level: Open/Online.</dc:rights><dc:rights xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives, National Centre for Biological Sciences. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). The Archives at NCBS makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its collections. The user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use.</dc:rights><dc:relation xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Aasheesh Pittie Papers, MS-020</dc:relation></oai_dc:dc></metadata></record></GetRecord></OAI-PMH>