This folder contains various daily field notes on lesser floricans, statistical data, graphsheets, maps, display records, distance between mates, interactions between males and females. The years in which these notes were recorded are 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1991.

This folder contains various daily field notes on lesser floricans, statistical data, graphsheets, maps, display records, distance between mates, interactions between males and females. The years in which these notes were recorded are 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1991.

This folder contains various daily field notes on lesser floricans, statistical data, graphsheets, maps, display records, distance between mates, interactions between males and females. The years in which these notes were recorded are 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1991.

This folder contains various daily field notes on lesser floricans, statistical data, graphsheets, maps, display records, distance between mates, interactions between males and females. The years in which these notes were recorded are 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1991.

This folder contains various daily field notes on lesser floricans, statistical data, graphsheets, maps, display records, distance between mates, interactions between males and females. The years in which these notes were recorded are 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1991.

This folder contains field notes, daily notes, observations, maps dating approximately from 1987 and 1988

This folder contains field notes, female and male counts, daily notes, observations dating approximately from 1988 and 1989

This folder contains daily fields, field notes, observations of herd composition, herd size dating from 1988 to 1989 in the region of Dudhwa

This folder contains field notes on - effect of quantum and rainfall distribution on grass growth, grass height, dating from 1985 to 1988. The observations from Satiana, Chapra, Navalkhad, Madriya, Masankhanb and Salukapur are included in this folder.

This folder contains various statistical data, observations and notes on black partridge, swamp partridge, Golden eagle, Rajpalayam Hound, Peacock, Emerald Dove, Mahratta Woodpecker and other unidentified birds. In areas like Chapra, Navalkhad, Satiana, Chittal, Dudhwa drive and other places.

This folder contains field notes of Sankaran's work in Rajasthan of the year 1991. It contains a checklist of birds, statistical analysis reports, maps, field notes on Great Indian Bustard, observations of various mammals and also immigration field notes.

This folder contains field notes of Sankaran's work in Rajasthan of the year 1991. It contains a checklist of birds, statistical analysis reports, maps, field notes on Great Indian Bustard, observations of various mammals and also immigration field notes.

This folder contains a diary which is a travelogue of Sankaran's visit to Rajasthan in 1991. He travelled to Lucknow, then to Pallia, followed by a taxi to Dudhwa. There he spent some time analyzing the problems with forest security. Then he paid several visits to Jaisalmer and Bharatpur. Spent a lot of time in Rajasthan. Wrote about Great Indian Bustard and other bird species in Rajasthan.

Meteorological data from Sailana, Dudhwa, Ratlam, Dahod etc of years 1984,1985,1987,1988,1989. Various territorial observations, statistical data, interactions of male and female species and reaction stimulus from places like Chapra, Navalkhad, Satiana, Satimat, Kowhaghatti etc. It also contains detailed daily notes from 17th Feburary-5th July 1989 titled as Bengal Florican- Dudhwa National Park

Folder of survey maps relating to Dudhwa.

This folder contains unidentified statistical data and observations of years 1985,1986,1987,1988,1989. It has various calculations, tables, notes on territory, nature conservation etc.

Great Nicobar Survey and Field Notes. Includes statistics on Megapode Mounds.

Field Notes, Survey and Statistics from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Diary containing Ravi Sankaran's daily life account at Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Diary containing Ravi Sankaran's daily life account at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Also includes notes from trips to Gujarat, Delhi.

Field Notes on the Nicobar Megapode from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Includes statistics on megapode mounds- average densities, population, distance from the coast and habitat.

Handwritten diary entries of travels, daily work, meetings and research observations. Andaman & Nicobar Islands mainly.

Diary containing Ravi Sankaran's travel accounts covering Western India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Includes field notes on the Edible-nest Swiftlets. Contains personal information.

Tables and Statistics on Edible-nest Swiftlets. The folder is undated.

Maps related to Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Field Notes from Dudhwa National Park. Dated 26/04/1989- 31/05/1989.

Lesser Florican Survey and Field Notes from Gujarat. Dated August 1989- September 1989.

Field Notes on Lesser Floricans from Bhandariya Veedee. Dated 15/07/1995- 06/10/1995.

Field Notes on sightings of different birds from North East India. Dated 16/04/2004- 22/04/2004.

Field Notes from Sudasari, Desert National Park. Includes data on Sheep dung, Camel dung etc.

Field Notes on different types of Bustards: Great Indian Bustard, Kori, Arabian, Nubian and Australian Bustards. Includes specifics on weight, aerial display, growl display and habitat. The folder is undated.

Field Notes on Pheasants. Table includes data from various places, altitude and habitat.

Field Notes on Red Jungle Fowl by Q. Qureshi. Includes data on date and place.

Shows sightings of floricans near grasslands near Hoshangabad, Seoni, Ujjain, Indore etc.

Research Notes compiled from various academic papers.

Unidentified data and field notes.

Miscellaneous ideation notebooks containing rough notes,tasks, contact lists etc

Diary containing Ravi Sankaran's daily life account at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Also includes notes from trips to Bombay and Rajasthan

Diary containing Ravi Sankaran's daily life account at Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Coimbatore

Notebook containing observations and data on the extent of damage caused by the 2004 tsunami in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. These data and observations were compiled into a report published by SACON, Wildlife Institute of India -- Post tsunami impact assessment - Vol 2. You may also want to refer MS-004-1-2-9-12

Notebook containing observations and data on the extent of damage caused by the 2004 tsunami in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Contains following documents -- Annual report -- BNHS -- "Study of ecology of certain endangered species of wildlife and their habitats : The lesser florican". Sanctuary Asia -- Vol VII. No. 1 -- "The lesser floricans"

Contains following documents -- Reprint -- Journal, BNHS -- August Vol. 89 (2) -- "The distribution of lesser florican Sypheotides indica (J. F. Miller) in the Indian subcontinent". Draft -- "The distribution of lesser florican Sypheotides indica (J. F. Miller) in the Indian subcontinent". SACON Workshop Proceedings -- Avian Conservation in India -- "The status and conservation of the lesser floricans". SACON Workshop Background Paper -- "Conservation of the Lesser Florican"

Contains following documents -- Reprint -- Journal, BNHS -- Vol 93 -- "Aerial display in the lesser florican" Reprint -- SACON -- The Florican Watch -- "The Lesser Florican News" Reprint -- Journal, BNHS -- Vol 94 -- "Habitat use by the lesser florican in a mosaic of grassland and cropland: The influence of grazing and rainfall" Draft report -- "The Lesser Florican Conservation Project An Update" Reprint -- SACON -- The Florican Watch -- "The Lesser Florican News" Reprint -- "Back to Florican Country"

Contains following documents -- Annual report -- BNHS -- "The Bengal Florican Status and Ecology" Reprint -- Journal, BNHS -- Vol 88 -- "Status of the Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis in India" Reprint -- Journal, BNHS -- Vol 93 -- "Territorial Displays of the Bengal Florican" Draft -- "Territorial Displays of the Bengal Florican"

Contains following documents -- Annual Report -- BNHS -- " The Floricans". Final Report -- BNHS -- "Status and Ecology of the Lesser and Bengal Floricans"

PhD thesis preprint -- BNHS -- " Some Aspects of the breeding Behavior of the Lesser Floricans Sypheotides Indica( J.F Millers) and the Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis (gmelin)"

PhD thesis draft -- BNHS -- " Some Aspects of the breeding Behavior of the Lesser Floricans Sypheotides Indica( J.F Millers) and the Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis (gmelin)"

Research proposal -- " A Study on the Distribution, Density and Behavior of Bustards in Tanzania" Proposal draft -- "Proposal for the declaration of a Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary in Kuchch"

Reprint -- Journal, BNHS -- Vol 87 -- "Status of the Swamp deer Cervus Duv Aucelli in the Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh" Article reprint -- " Vanishing! The Swamp Deer of Satiana"

Sanctuary Asia -- Vol IX No. 1 -- Dudhwa -- "Last of the Indian Terrai". Article reprint -- "Dudhwa: A forest held to ransom"

Draft report -- BNHS -- "A study on ecology of grasslands of the Indian plains with special reference to their endangered Fauna" Sanctuary Asia -- Vol XII No. 2 -- " The Thar"

Draft report -- SACON -- "An ornithological Survey of Nanda Devi National Park"

Post tsunami impact assessment - Vol 2 : The Islands. Conservation Action Series, published by SACON, Wildlife Institute of India. Co-authored by Ravi Sankaran World Birdwatch article on Lesser Floricans by Ravi Sankaran

Report to Sankaran -- Dekker, Rene W.R.J. -- National Museum of Natural History, Netherlands -- "Birds observed on Great Nicobar, India" Annotated and printed list of birds in Andaman and Nicobar Islands Interim Report, Nov 1995 - Mar 1996 -- SACON -- " A study on the ecology, Status and conservation perspectives of Certain rare endemic Avifauna of the Andaman and Nicobar islands" Interim Report, Apr 1996 - Jun 1997 -- SACON -- " A study on the ecology, Status and conservation perspectives of Certain rare endemic Avifauna of the Andaman and Nicobar islands" Interim Report, Undated -- SACON -- " A study on the ecology, Status and conservation perspectives of Certain rare endemic Avifauna of the Andaman and Nicobar islands" Reprint -- Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol 6 -- "Developing a protected area network in the Nicobar Islands: the perspective of the endemic avifauna" Draft -- "Developing a protected area network in the Nicobar Islands: the perspective of the endemic avifauna" Reprint -- Forktail, Vol 13 -- "An annotated list of the endemic avifauna of the Nicobar Islands"

Reprint -- Biological Conservation, Vol 72 -- "The distribution, status and conservation of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis" SACON Technical Report -- "The Nicobar Megapode and other Endemic Avifauna of the Nicobar Islands" Draft paper -- "A review of an ongoing study of the Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis" Assorted incomplete documents on Nicobar megapode

SACON Report -- "Impact of nest collection on the edible nest Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphaga in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands" SACON Report -- "Conservation of the edible nest Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphaga in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands"

Research priorities of the Wildlife Institute of India Preliminary report -- "The Narcondam Hornbill - Conservation Measures" Report -- "A project for afforestation and pasture development in Indira Gandhi Canal Area Stage II Government of Rajasthan- Forest Department" Article by Ravi Sankaran -- "Sitting by the desert waterhole" Work plan – June 27 - November 1, Ravi Sankaran Hand-written summary document – Four year old plantations -- India Gandhi Canal Project Afforestation Activities - Jaisalmer International Council for Bird Preservation Report -- Habitat, Census, Distribution and Threats Working Group Statistical, mathematical and graphical data -- Avian species -- Sudhasari

Poster in Hindi regarding awareness of the vulnerability of Lesser Floricans (Kharmor) and efforts for conservation

The Status and Conservation of the Nicobar Scrubfowl Megapodius nicobariensis The Status of the Nicobar Scrubfowl and Urgent Conservation Action in the Nicobar Islands A Study on the Ecology, Status and Conservation Perspectives of Certain Rare and Endemic Avifauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Megapode SG Action Plan- Draft 7th September 1993 -- Chapter 3 Megapode SG Action Plan- Draft 7th September 1993 -- Chapter 4 A review of an ongoing study of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis Status and Conservation of the Nicobar Scrubfowl Megapodius nicobariensis and M.n. Abbotti.

The distribution, status and conservation of the Lesser Florican in Rajasthan. Habitat use in the Lesser Florican in a mosaic of grassland and cropland. The influence of grazing and rainfall.

Abstracts -- 1st International Symposium and Workshop on Arid Zone Environments: Research and Management Options for Protected Areas Abstracts -- Second Pan- Asian Ornithological Congress Abstracts -- National Seminar on Wildlife Conservation, Research and Management

A note on the need for excluding the Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphaga from the schedules of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.

Proposals, Reports, Correspondences -- Monitoring Post Tsunami Ecosystem Recovery in the Nicobar Islands to develop site-specific restoration measures.

An annoted list of the Endemic Avifauna of the Nicobar Islands. A study on the Ecology of the Narcondam Hornbill Aceros narcondami A Proposal for Protection of Leatherback Sea Turtle Nesting Site in Great Nicobar Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Reprint -- DUDHWA Last of the Indian terrai

The Indian Thar Desert

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and J.C. Daniel, BNHS. Dated 30/10/1992- 13/03/2002. Includes requests for article/paper contribution and refree comments.

Correspondences between Ravi Sankaran and Asad R. Rahmani. Dated 09/09/1992- 02/03/2006. Includes correspondences sent from Aligarh Muslim University and BNHS. Includes discussions on Floricans, Megapodes and Invitations to Workshops, Lectures and Seminars.

Letter from Ravi Chellan to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 03/07/1992. Congratulates Ravi on joining SACON and gives updates on life.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Dr. Marcia A. Edwards, The Zoological Society of London. Dated 20/11/1992- 02/02/1993. Includes status and comments on Sankaran's paper titled ' Territorial Displays of the Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis'.

Letters from Prof. Raghavendra Gadagkar, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc Bangalore to Ravi Sankaran. Includes referee comments on papers and invitation to workshop.

Letters from Ivan Mendonza to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 02/11/1992- 23/09/1992. Informs termination from BNHS.

Letter from Dr. C.M. Perrins to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 27/04/1992. Discusses comments on paper submitted by Sankaran.

Letter from N. Sankaran to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 30/06/1992. Enclosing supply of rainfall data.

Letter from Satish to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 12/06/1992. Congratules Sankaran and discusses surveys of DPAPs in Salapur and Ahmednagar districts.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Mr. Sood. Dated 4 March 1992. Concerning reservation of rooms at Forest Lodge, Bharatpur.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Assistant Commissioner, Campbell Bay. Dated 26/02/1993. Requesting a ticket from Campbell Bay to Camorta.

Letter from Shacheendra Bapat to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 29/06/1993. Requests accompanying Sankaran to visit to Sailana.

Letter from Nirmal Kumar Bhagabati to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 02/08/1993. Discussing research opportunities in ornithology.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Rene W.R.J. Dekker. Dated 27/07/1993- 26/07/1995. Includes discussions on Nicobar Megapodes.

Letters from Georgina Green, BirdLife International to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 22/09/1993- 04/01/1994. Including comments on article on Lesser Floricans for World Birdwatch.

Possibly from someone named Kamini.

Letter from S. Kaul, Ministry of Environment and Forests to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 10/08/1993- 13/09/1993. Including request for giving presentation on visit to Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserves and minutes of the first meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Biosphere Reserves.

Letter from Frank Lambert to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 04/09/1993. Requests unpublished information on Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida abbotti that occurs on the Great and Little Nicobar Islands.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Phil McGowan, W.P.A. International. Dated 10/09/1993 and 24/09/1993. Requests comments on draft of Megapode Action Plan.

Letters from Rishad Naoroji to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 30/10/1993 and 12/10/1998. Includes appeal for raptor photographs and sighting of the Great Nicobar Serpent- eagle on Little Nicobar and Menchal Islands.

Letter from Usha Ramaih to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 12/10/1993. Informing Sankaran about tentative accomodation related to First National Seminar on Changing Scenario of Bird Ecology and Conservation.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Dr. Gary D. Schnell, Editor of The Auk. Dated 07/09/1993. Encloses paper titled 'Territorial displays in the Bengal Florican' for publication in 'The Auk'.

Letters from Dr. Lalitha Vijayan, SACON to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 31/12/1993- 07/07/1995. Includes settlements of bills and detailed discussion on the South Asia Workshop on the Red Data Book of Birds of Asia.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and V.S. Vijayan, Director- SACON. Dated 11/03/1993- 09-12-2005. Includes comments on status, progress, reports and proposals of projects and settlement of bills.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Mr. Wahal. Dated 26/02/1993. Informing the status of survey on the Nicobar Megapodes.

Letters from WWF For Nature- India to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 20/08/1993- 09/10/1993. Includes discussions around the Nanda Devi Expeditions and Payments for Slides.

Letters from Ramesh Dutt to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 12/01/1994- 30/12/1995. Discusses a brief history and various sightings of Lesser Floricans.

Letter from V.K. Kaul to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 12/1994. Awaiting reply for letter on Publication of Book on Nanda Devi.

Letter from Ajith Kumar to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 21/01/1994. Includes status of papers with various journals and updates about trip to Western Ghats.

Letters from T.R. New, Biological Conservation to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 16/03/1994 and 03/05/1999. Includes referee comments on Sankaran's paper and acceptance for publication.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and P.R. Sensecall, Elsevier Science. Dated 28/12/1994 and 09/08/1994. Includes proofs and corrections for paper submitted to Biological Conservation.

Letter from Sunita, Kalpavriksh to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 24/01/1994 and 15/04/1996.

Letters from Shantilal N. Varu to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 06/12/1994- 08/07/1995. Discussions on Lesser Floricans and report as a member of the Florican Watch.

Correspondence regarding SACON report on Nicobar Megapodes and swiftlets. Various.Includes Rom Whitaker, WWF, MS Swaminathan, Bird Life International, IUCN, Rene Dekker, and others.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to R.S. Bhandari. Dated 16/07/1995. Includes request for distribution of posters of Conservation of Lesser Floricans.

Fax message. Aug 24 1995. Regarding inability to assist financially with Sankaran's work on floricans due to Sankaran's proposal arriving too late, and reaching out to others like the Oriental Bird Club to get funds.

Letter from Mike Crosy, BirdLife International to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 25/10/1995/. Includes comments on Edible-nest Swiftlets in the Nicobar Islands.

Letter from A.P. Dubey to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 06/03/1995. Concerning Grass Birs managed by the Forest Department in Indore Circle and the policies and management regarding them.

Letter from Bharat Jethva to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 07/07/1995. Requesting copies of photographs of Les

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to The Editor, Journal of BNHS. Dated 02/12/1995. Enclosing a paper and miscellaneous note for publication in JBNHS.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to J.A. Khan. Dated 08/06/1995. Discusss conservation measures for Lesser Floricans.

Letter from V.L. Nimavat to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 10/11/1995. Includes distribution of posters and field notes on Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to C.P. Oberai. Dated 30/10/1995. Concerning article on Mangroves in The Hindu.

Letters from Ravi Sankaran to Dr. K.J. Parkinson. Dated 18/07/1995- 04/12/1995. Requesting equipment grant for Nicobar Megapode.

Letter from Vibhu Prakash, BNHS to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 30/10/1995. Request for a presentation on 'Present Status, Distribution and Conservation of Lesser Florican'.

Letter from G. Vishwanatha Reddy to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 10/07/1995. Includes updates about rainfall and sightings of Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran. Dated 16/07/1995. Includes discussions on posters on Lesser Floricans and Grassland Conservation.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to The President, Island Conservation Effort. Dated 20/11/1995. Includes comments on report on Nicobar Megapode and conservation efforts.

Letters from M.K. Shivbhadrsinhji to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 09/07/1995- 18/09/1995. Includes updates on rain and survey of Lesser Floricans in Bhavnagar.

Letter from Bharat Singh to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 11/07/1995. Includes updates on rains and arrival of posters on Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Dr. Chhatrapati Singh, World Wide Fund For Nature- India. Dated 04/08/1995. Discusses the denotification of the Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary by the Gujarat Government.

Letter from Fateh Singh to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 18/03/1995. Includes comments on status paper on the Nicobar Megapode.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to A. Sonakhia. Dated 16/07/1995. Includes request for distribution of posters of Conservation of Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Rebecca Thomas to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 07/03/1995. Congratulates Ravi on his wedding and discusses opportunities in environmental conservation for an old student.

Letter from Satish Trivedi to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 17/07/1995. Includes information on sightings of Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Suresh Verman to Director, SACON. Copied to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 26/09/1995. Includes comments on endangerment of Lesser Floricans owing to carelessness from the Forest Department.

Letter from B.S Adhvaryu to Director, SACON. Copy to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 20/09/1996. Requesting for a photograph of the Lesser Florican.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Jithendra Agrawal, Additional Secretary (Forests), Government of Madhya Pradesh. Dated 23/03/1996 and 18/04/1996. Inviting Sankaran to be a part of committee for Conservation of Great Indian Bustard and Kharmore in Madhya Pradesh.

Letter from Asfaha Beyene to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 21/11/1996. Discusses travel claim for Swiftlet workshop in Surahaya.

Letters from Mukesh Bhatt to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 25/06/1996. Includes requests for posters and video cassette's of Lesser Floricans.

Letters from Sharon Birks, University of Washington to Ravi Sankaran. Discusses methods to capture Nicobar Megapodes to collect their blood samples.

Letter from Barbara J. Bramble, National Wildlife Federation to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 17/01/1996. Includes comments on conservation projects.

Letter from Alan T. Bull, Biodiversity and Conservation to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 08/08/1996. Informing acceptance of paper titled 'Developing a protected area network in the Nicobar Islands'.

Letter from Sue Casement, Biodiversity and Conservation to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 25/04/1996. Discusses awaiting referees' reports on Sankaran's paper.

Regarding Sankaran's article about florican conservation efforts in Oriental Bird Club bulletin. Interest in Sankaran's field research on ecology of bustards and floricans. Urfi states he is an ornithologist by training and is coordinator of Sundarvan Nature Discovery Centre at Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad. Dated Apr 26 1996.

Letter from Dr. Wendy Darke to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 09/10/1996. Requests suggestions on the best time to film a sequence on Megapodes.

Letter from Bikram Grewal, Oriental Bird Club to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 11/11/1996. Includes comments on the year end and the increase in members.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Joanna Van Gruisen. Dated 24/07/1996. Confirming the talk on Nicobar Islands.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Keith Howman, WPA. Dated 26/07/1995- 09/05/1996. Includes requests for equipment grants for Nicobar Megapode Project.

Letter from C. Sashi Kumar to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 03/10/1996. Discussions around impact assesment of nest collection of the Edible- nest Swiftlet Collocalia unicolor in the Western Ghats.

Letter from Jayashree Patel to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 24/07/1996. Discusses new ways to spread the conservation of the Lesser Floricans.

Letter from Kuanr Sajjan Singh Rathor to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 16/04/1996. Includes sightings of Lesser Floricans in Tarkhedi, Babdi and Fasarbadi village. The letter is written in Hindi.

Letter from Jan Readman, World Pheasant Association to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 19/06/1996. Concerning clarifications regarding draft payable to SACON.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to K. Sivakumar. Dated 20/04/1996. Includes updates about field work, money position and congratulates on finishing M. Phil viva.

Written In Hindi.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Dr. Ian R. Swingland. Dated 16/04/1996. Concerning status of paper 'Developing a protected area network in the Nicobar Islands: The perspective of endemic avifauna'.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Valmik Thapar. Dated 11/07/1996. Confirming the talk 'In the Nicobar Islands'.

Letter from J.K. Tiwari to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 21/01/1996. Concerning advice for developing Savannah Grasslands in Abdhasa Taluka.

Signed by Lavkumar Khacher. Dated Jan 1 1996 and Feb 1 1996

Letter from Rajat Bhargave, TRAFFIC India to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 30/05/1997. Enquiring progress of study on the Edible-nest Swiftlets.

Letter from Caroline Bolton, British Airways to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 29/11/1997. Expressing regret in not being able to offer sponsorship and assistance for travel.

Letter from Dr. W. Ewelen to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 21/11/1997. Requests reprint of article 'Developing a protected area network in the Nicobar Islands'.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to General Mangar, Cathay Pacific. Dated 26 September 1997. Requesting funding of air ticket for attending the III International Megapode Symposium at Nhill, Victoria, Australia.

Letter from Samiran Jha to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 05/08/1997. Requests photocopy of an article.

Letter from Shantanu Kumar, Border Security Force, Jodhpur to Asad R Rahmani. Copy to Ravi Sankaran. Dated August 1997. Discusses sightings of Floricans and Congratulates Rahmani on becoming the chairman of BNHS.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Manoj Mishra. Dated 15/10/1997. Includes comments for report on Swiftlet study and requirement of additional funds for printing of report.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Gayathri Prabhu, Collage Communications. Dated 19/08/1997 and 22/09/1997. Includes reports on Edible-nest Swiftlets and discussions pertaining to shooting of programme 'Maneka's Ark'.

Letter from R.V. Shah to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 10/12/1997. Includes discussions on Lesser Floricans and Mountain Quails.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to J.R.B. Alfred, Zoological Survey of India. Dated April 1998. Includes comments on impact of nest collection on the Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphaga in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Letter from Ravi Sankaran to J.R.B. Alfred, Zoological Survey of India. Dated 2 May 2003. Discusses exclusion of Edible-nest Swiftlet from Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act.

Letters from Ravi Sankaran to S. Baniwal. Dated 19/02/1998 and 04/03/1998. Requesting necessary support for project on endemic avifauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and I.P. Gupta. Dated 29/06/1998 and 30/06/1998. Includes comments on report on Narcondam Hornbill and Narcondam Island.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Mr. Egbert Pelinck. Dated 17/02/1998. Includes comments on report on the Edible-nest Swiftlet in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Correspondences between Ravi Sankaran and Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh, WWF Tiger Conservation Programme. Dated 02/04/1993- 16/06/1999. Discussions on the Project- Support to Biligiri Rangayyan Temple Wildlife Sanctuary.

Handwritten letter to Sankaran dated Sep 10 1998. List of field stations for which data is available that Sankaran has to mention in a covering letter. Lists of 10 stations in Rajasthan (west), 21 stations in Rajasthan (east), more than 40 stations in Madhya Pradesh, 23 stations in Gujarat. Ends note with 'See you in B'bay'.

Correspondences between Ravi Sankaran and Ranjit Talwar, WWF Tiger Conservation Programme. Dated 23/12/1998- 14/05/1999. Discussions pertaining to WWF TCP Report on Biligiri Rangayyan Temple Wildlife Sanctuary.

Letters from T.K. Bharathan to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 17/11/1999 and 24/11/1999. Includes DD for conservation programmes on Edible-nest Swiftlets.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Chief Secretary, Port Blair. Dated 19/04/1999. Concerning removal of goats from Narcondam Islands.

Letters from Charles T. Collins, California State University to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 29/06/1999- 25/07/1999. Discussions around reports and papers on Edible-nest Swiftlets.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Deputy Inspector General of Police, Port Blair. Dated 07/04/1999. Concerning removal of goats from Narcondam Islands.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp. Dated 12/12/1993- 22/03/1999. Discussions around reports, proposals and grants for Lesser Florican and Nicobar Megapode studies.

Letter from Darryl Jones, Megapode Specialist Group, Australia to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 30/03/1999. Invites Sankaran to attend the Southern Hemisphere Ornithological Congress (and Megapode Symposium).

Letter from Satish Kumar, Aligarh Muslim University to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 13/03/1999. Comments on proposals made for project on mammalian ecology and requests copy of Sankaran's article on Megapode that appeared in Biological Conservation.

Letters from Vivek Menon, TRAFFIC India to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 23/08/1993 and 26/04/1999. Requesting slides on Sharks, Swiftlets, Miscellaneous poaching and trade.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Chief Wildlife Warden, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Dated 14/12/1995- 07/04/1999. Includes permission to study on Edible- nest Swiftlet, Nicobar Megapode and Andaman Teal.

Letters from H.S. Singh to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 11/08/1995 and 24/03/1999. Discussions on sighting of Lesser Floricans and review of interim report titled 'A Study on Indian sarus crane (Grus antigone antigone) in Gujarat state- with an emphasis on its current status in Kheda and Ahmedabad districts'

Letter from Amir Usmani, WWF Tiger Conservation Programme to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 02/06/1999. Includes enclosed DD of Rs. 7000.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Additional Director General of Meterology (Research), Pune. Dated 18/12/2000. Requesting data on 114 Stations.

Letter from Dr. J.F. Voisin, Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 29/03/2000. Discusses reproducing a table from Sankaran's paper titled 'The decline of the Edible- nest Swiftlet in the Nicobar Islands'.

Letter from Sudarshan Rodriguez, UNDP to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 09/01/2002. Requests comments on draft of project titled 'Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Sustainable Island Biodiversity Management and Resource Development'.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Chief Conservator of Forests, Port Blair. Dated 25/07/2002- 21/02/2005. Concerning study on Edible-nest Swiftlets.

Letter from Deepak Apte, BNHS to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 19/11/2003. Discusses developing a training manual for the BNHS Green Governance Programme.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Mayabunder. Dated 05/01/2005. Refers to protection of swiftlet caves at Chalis Ek, Pathi Level and Interview Island.

Letter from Gladwin Joseph to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 26/12/2005. Invites Sankaran to Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREEs) Research Seminar.

Letter from ManisH Shirish to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 17/01/2005. Includes permission to send the sony handycam by post to SACON for repairing.

Correspondence from University of Mumbai to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 06/12/2005 and 10/02/2006. Evaluation of PhD Thesis titled 'Ecology of Niligiri Laughing Thrush (Garrulax cachinnans) in Niligiris, Western Ghats'.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to R.P.S. Katwal. Dated 17/01/2006. Confirming attendance for Vulture workshop.

Letter from P.K. Mathur to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 04/01/2006. Invitation to Workshop- 'Management of Forests in India for Biological Diversity and Forest Productivity'

Copy of letter sent by Sankaran dated Apr 8 2006. Regarding report on impact of tsunami on Nicobar Islands. Cautions against any quarrying of sand due to fragile ecology. Suggests material for reconstruction to be wood and wood-based, and for Nicobaris to be provided with sawn timber, and encouraged to reconstruct homes on the basis of their Tuhets.

Letter from Dr. R.K. Suri, Ministry of Environment and Forests to Ravi Sankaran. Concerning the review of Sankaran's Project- Identification and Mapping of Lesser Floricans and Breeding Sites in Western India in the 2nd Technical and Financial Sub- Committee Meeting of the National Natural Resource Management System (NNRMS- SC- B); Letter from Pramod Krishnan (December 2007) regarding TA/DA for meeting on edible-nest swiftlets in Delhi.

Written In Hindi.

Written In Hindi.

Letter from I.R. Gadhvi to Ravi Sankaran. Includes reports and sightings on Lesser Floricans. The folder is undated.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran and Dr. Rahul Kaul, W.P.A International. Dated 26/07/1995- 10/08/1993. Discussions around Galliform studies.

Letter from Manohar Awati to Ravi Sankaran. Congratulating him on appearance on a T.V. Show.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Chris Perrins. The folder is undated. Includes comments on paper- Triggers and Stimuli in Male Bengal Florican Courtship Displays.

Letter from Dr. Suresh Ch. Pradhan to Ravi Sankaran. Requests reprint of article 'The distribution and status of the Lesser Florican sypheptides indica (J.F. Miller) in the Indian subcontinent. The folder is undated.

Written in Gujarati.

Letter from S.S. Samant, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development to Ravi Sankaran. Requesting contribution for Himalayan Biosphere Reserves (Biannual Bulletin).

Letter from C.S. Harikumar, Current Science to Ravi Sankaran. Requests review of manuscript titled 'Vocal Communication and territeroriality during the non-breeding season in a migrant warbler. The folder is undated.

Letter from Pankaj Sekhsaria, Kalpavriksh to Ravi Sankaran. Requests comments and suggestions on set of papers regarding violations in the Timber extraction Operation in Little Andaman Island. The folder is undated.

Letter from Sachin Tapasvi to Ravi Sankaran. Includes discussions on slide photography and sightings of various birds. The folder is undated.

Letters from Govind Vekaria to Ravi Sankaran. Dated 15/12/1995. Expresses graditude for enabling more knowledge on the Floricans and requests support on the issue of illegal allotment of land of Gir Lion Sanctuary to Kankeshwari Trust.

Two unidentified 3M DC 600A data cartridge tapes due to the lack of technology to play tapes. "/usr2/rs backed up on 21/8/97"

Unsorted - not in chronological order.

Unsorted - not in chronological order.

Unsorted - not in chronological order.

Unsorted - not in chronological order.

Unsorted - not in chronological order.

August 1990, Vol.87 (2)

April 1998, Vol.95 (1)

April 1999, Vol.96 (1)

December 1999, Vol.96 (3)

August 2000, Vol.97 (2)

December 2000, Vol.97 (3)

April 2001, Vol.98(1)

August 2001, Vol.98 (2)

December 2001, Vol.98 (3)

April 2002, Vol.99 (1)

Vol 67(3), Observations on the Nilgiri Tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius Ogilby, 1838) Vol 71(3), What leads to increases in the range of certain birds? Vol.72(2), Methods for estimating bird populations Vol.74(1), Status and ecology of the Barasingha in Kanha National Park Vol.75 (supplement), Nectar feeding adaptations of flowerbirds Vol.75 (supplement), The status of Indian crocodilians Vol.75(1), The seasonal occurrence of birds on the New Delhi ridge

Vol.80(1), Large mammalian prey- Predators in Bandipur Vol.81(1), Some observations of scarce birds in Nepal Vol.81(2), Activity patterns in a colony of peafowls (Pavo Cristatus) in nature Vol.82(2), Notes on some common breeding raptors of the Rajpipla forest Vol.83 (supplement), Consequences of seed dispersal by birds: A case study from Central America (By Henry F. Howe) Vol.83(2), Observations on predators and prey at Eravikulam National Park, Kerala Vol.83, No 3, The birds of Kanha tiger reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India Vol.83, No 3, The birds of the Kedarnath Sanctuary, Chamoli District, Uttar Pradesh : Status and distribution

BNHS -- Annual Report -- 1981-1982 -- Great Indian Bustard BNHS -- Technical Report -- 1985 -- Great Indian Bustard BNHS -- Annual Report -- 1985-1986 -- Great Indian Bustard

BNHS -- Annual Report -- 1984-1985 -- Floricans. BNHS -- Annual Report -- 1985-1986 -- Lesser Florican

List of current projects at BNHS, 1987 ca. Includes fieldwork photos for Floricans, Great Indian Bustard

Vol 1, Journal of the ICBP Bustard Group

Vol 2, Journal of the ICBP Bustard Group

Vol 3, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Bustards. Peshawar, Pakistan

Vol 4, Journal of the ICBP Bustard Group

SACON Technical Report No 7

SACON Technical Report

Vol 2, No 1

Vol 5, No 2

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No.5, December 1989 (ISSN 0950-1746)

no.15, May 1992 (ISSN 0268-9634)

Vol.18, Number 3, September 1996

Vol XXXIII No.2 (Monsoon 2010)

Vol XXXIII No.3 (Winter 2010)

Congress proceedings -- 1990 -- New Zealand

17 September 1994

October 1997

BNHS Publication. Salim Ali

M Ekambaranatha Ayyar and T.N. Ananthakrishnan

by Holger Schulz (European language book)

BTO Guide 22, by Jim Fowler and Louis Cohen

by Paul Martin and Patrick Bateson

by Sebastien J Hidalgo de Trucios, Juan Carranza Almansa (European language book)

Edited by J.M Baker and W.J Wolff

Reprint-- Animal Behaviour. Dated 04/11/1982.

Signed by S.M. Hasan, Director, Bandhavhgarh National Park.

Dated December 1995.

Issued in public interest by Bombay Natural History Society.

Issued by All India Network Project on Agricultural Ornithology.

Written in Hindi.

Newsclippings on various birds, animals and conservation measures.

Issued by Bombay Natural History Society. In English, Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Bengali, and others. The Pamphlet is referred to in MS004- 1- 3- 3- 7.

Research field notes of K. Sivakumar, Junior Research Fellow working under Ravi Sankaran at SACON. Nine spiral bound notebooks -- daily log from Interview Island -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Research field notes of K. Sivakumar, Junior Research Fellow working under Ravi Sankaran at SACON. Nine spiral bound notebooks -- daily log from Interview Island -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Research field notes of K. Sivakumar, Junior Research Fellow working under Ravi Sankaran at SACON. Nine spiral bound notebooks -- daily log from Interview Island -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Research field notes of K. Sivakumar, Junior Research Fellow working under Ravi Sankaran at SACON. Nine spiral bound notebooks -- daily log from Interview Island -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Research field notes of K. Sivakumar, Junior Research Fellow working under Ravi Sankaran at SACON. Nine spiral bound notebooks -- daily log from Interview Island -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Research field notes of K. Sivakumar, Junior Research Fellow working under Ravi Sankaran at SACON. Nine spiral bound notebooks -- daily log from Interview Island -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Research field notes of K. Sivakumar, Junior Research Fellow working under Ravi Sankaran at SACON. Nine spiral bound notebooks -- daily log from Interview Island -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Research field notes of K. Sivakumar, Junior Research Fellow working under Ravi Sankaran at SACON. Nine spiral bound notebooks -- daily log from Interview Island -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Research field notes of K. Sivakumar, Junior Research Fellow working under Ravi Sankaran at SACON. Nine spiral bound notebooks -- daily log from Interview Island -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Research field notes of K. Sivakumar, Junior Research Fellow working under Ravi Sankaran at SACON. Nine spiral bound notebooks -- daily log from Interview Island -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Notebook containing observations and data on the Nicobar Megapode and Edible-nest Swiftlet in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Also includes checklists, local names of birds, accounts of daily expenses and notes on the languages spoken in Trikat Island and Car Nicobar.

Cooperative agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bombay Natural History Society: Co-operation in efforts and financial aid in studying the grasslands of the Indian plains with reference to their endangered fauna. BNHS Members Meeting - Nov 12 1990 -- Resolution on protection of edible-nest swiftlets, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Swallows in the Wildlife Protection(1972) Act. Held at 94th birth anniversary of Salim Ali.

Letter enclosing Demand Draft (DD) of Rs. 100 for Ravi Sankar on his contribution for the BNHS Magazine, Hornbill.

Letter of no objection by Jay S Samant, the director of BNHS to the director of SACON, for Sankaran appearing in an interview for the post of Scientist at SACON

Office order on SACON Newsletter (An official order form SACON, giving away specific responsibilities to the employees for the upcoming two years. Sankaran was in charge of the SACON newsletter), Handwritten memo to Sankaran (undated) -- asking for slides on Megapode, slides for SACON's annual report, a copy of the Nicobar Conservation Plan, and instructions regarding the use of funds for research.

Offer to Sankaran of appointment for post of Director, SACON. June 10 2008. From S Kaul, Director, GoI, Ministry of Env and Forests

Includes Career Assessment Committee notice on Jan 15 2009, and copy of email dated Jan 16 2009 from Sankaran to Shruti Rai (Ministry of Environment and Forests) regarding vacant posts at SACON. Sankaran passed away on Jan 17 2009.

Lists dated Sep 8, 9 1992 for accounts toward advance of Rs 10,000, including purchase of specific field equipment and work at BNHS in Bombay. Letter to SACON Director dated Nov 14 1992 requesting advance of Rs 25,000 for field work in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Accounts Officer, SACON. Dated 21/11/1992. Includes enclosed bills for Rs. 2924.

Addressess and Reference Numbers of Companies contacted between 4 and 8 August by Dr. Ravi Sankaran.

Clarifications on Travel Claims. Dated 1 September 1993, 12 August 1993 and 20 July 1993.

CVs, Progress Reports and Monthly Reports. Dated August 1992 to October 1993, November 1992 to January 1993, April to June 1994, September 1994, August 1992 to November 1992.

Tour Programmes. Places mentioned: Madras, Mudumalai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Dehradun, Bangalore, Aligarh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Dated August 1992, November 1992, August 1993, September 1993, November 1993 to April 1994.

Tour Reports. Places mentioned: Madras, Bombay, Coimbatore, Delhi, Dehradun and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Dated August 1992, November 1992, August 1992 to September 1992, November 1992 to April 1993, April 1993 to July 1993, December 1994 to April 1994, May 1994, May 1995, August 1995 and December 2001 to February 2002.

Correspondence with Hadoti Naturalists Society, Kota, and with Rakesh Vyas, Bharat Singh, Melanie Heath, Carol Inskipp and Ravi Sankar. Also includes a list of participants -- Workshop on the Conservation of the Lesser Floricans. Dated 1994- 1995.

Contains Folder and Phamplet of the Workshop on Conservation of the Lesser Florican at Baroda. Dated 02/12/1994- 03/12/1994.

Contains the following Reference Material for the Workshop on Lesser Floricans at Baroda: Development of Grassland in Bhal Region of the Gujarat State. Author (s): H.S. Singh Fodder Production under Eco- Development. Author (s): A.P. Dubey Protection of the Lesser Florican or Likh Sypheotides indica (J.F. Miller) and its Habitat. Author (s): M.K. Himmatsinnji Grasslands of Saurashtra and Kutch: Status and future stratergy for management of Lesser Florican (sypheolides indica) habitat. Author (s): S.A. Chavan and Bharat Gupta. Management of Grass Birs in Western Madhya Pradesh. Author (s): A.P. Dubey List of Grasslands in Indore and Ujjain Circle. Miscellaneous Maps

Correpondence between Birldlife International, Oriental Bird Club, US Department of the Interior and Ravi Sankar on funding for the Workshop at Baroda. Dated 1994- 1995 Correpondence from Wildlife Conservation Society informing rejection for funding proposal. Dated 21 June 1994.

Correspondences regarding attending the Workshop on Lesser Floricans at Baroda. Dated 1994- 1995.

Recommendations passed by various groups. Workshop on the Conservation of the Lesser Floricans.

Correspondences on 'Management and Restoration of Grassland for people and Lesser Florican- Action Plan'. Dated March- August 1995.

Letter from Dr. E. Johnson to Ravi Sankar. Dated 27/01/1994. Mentions an already completed payment for the Journal of Andaman Science Association.

Letter enclosing Demand Draft (DD) of Rs. 7,526. Dated 27/01/1994.

Minutes of Meetings held at SACON. Dated April 1994, October 1994, December 1994, January 1995, February 1995, September 1995, July 1995 and May 2007.

Permission to survey grassland areas in Panchmahals, Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Kutch. Dated 16/08/1994.

Pay Bill for the month of November 1994 -- Ravi Sankaran

Written in Hindi.

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Director, SACON on intimation regarding the purchase of immovable property. Dated 20/11/ 1995.

Correspondence requesting exchange control copy of the bill of entry mentioned. Dated 12 December 1995.

Notes, Correspondence, Programme Agenda-- P.H.V.A. Workshop for Barasingha. Dated 1995- 1999.

Delivery Challan issued by Kalaikathir Achchagam on the purchase of Lesser Florican News Leaflet. Dated 21/06/1996

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Finance Officer, SACON. Dated 16/01/1996. Includes two enclosed bills for Rs. 4096 and Rs. 3164.

Registration of SACON under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976. Dated 16/10/1996.

Balance Sheet, Receipts and Payment Account for the Project- 'Edible-nest Swiftlet- Phase II'

Office memo's and correspondences relating to Contributory Provident Fund (CPF)

Receipt and Payment Account for the Project- 'Status, Survey and Conservation Planning for the Lesser Florican in Western India'. Dated 14 July 1997.

Programme Schedule and Group Composition of the Workshop- Conservation of Rare and Endangered Biodiversity of Gujarat. Dated 22/11/1998

Cash Receipts, Correspondences and Office Notes on the Public Auction held at Wildlife Office, Campbell Bay. Dated 19/06/1998- 22/06/1998

Letter from Ravi Sankaran to Finance Officer, SACON. Dated 02/12/1999. Mentions BNHS granting Rs. 15,000 for the Swiftlet Project.

Correspondence between Ravi Sankaran, V.S. Vijayan and Jayashree Muralidharan regarding rejection of claim for LTC hometown for Sankaran's wife. Dated 15/11/2000- 22/11/2000.

Office memo's, correspondences and utilization certificates from Jayashree Muralidharan, Finance Officer, SACON.

Invoice for the Tickets. Dated 16/10/2000 and 25/10/2000.

Project Proposal on In-situ and Ex-situ Conservation of the Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphaga in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands- Phase II. Submitted to the Department of Environment and Forests, Andaman and Nicobar Islands for funding.

Office Circular intimating the scientists to submit progress of their projects to be considered for the RMAC meeting. Dated 19 February 2003.

Office Order on the reconstitution of committees such as Transport/Vehicle, Purchase Committees, Editoral Board and Production of Reports and Publication and the like. The Order is dated 8 May 2003.

Application of Casual Leave in November 2005 -- Ravi Sankaran

Statement of Expenditure for the Project- 'Impact of Tsunami'. Dated September 2005.

Office of the Commissioner of Income Tax- III exempting donation to SACON under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Dated 06/10/2006.

Workshop Programme-- 'Management of Forests in India for Biological Diversity and Forest Productivity- A New Perspective'. Dated 20/01/2006- 22/01/2006.

Written in Tamil.

Office memo recalling the Office Memorandum of the MoEF which was circulated to the staff on 28th December 2005. Dated 17 January 2006.

Office memo requesting the scientific staff to submit their progress reports. Dated 17 January 2006.

Office memo on the schedule of the second meeting of the Rules Review Committee.

Letter from Director Incharge, SACON to Ravi Sankaran on recalling the decision taken in the 17th meeting of Research, Monitoring and Advisory Committee (RMAC). Dated 18/05/2007.

Office Circular regarding C.A Audit on 29/01/2017.

Office order on stipend increment for Mr. Manish Shirish, JRF. Dated 21/05/2007.

Pass for entering Car Nicobar (said reserved area). Valid from 17/05/2007 to 31/05/2007.

Quotation requests for lab equipment for SACON, Correspondence, Xerox of Cheques, Bills

Proposal for revised travelling and daily allowance rules for SACON effective from 01/08/1992.

Detailed expenditures on Travel, Living Expenses and Miscellaneous.

Travelling Allowance and Perdium Claim of Rs. 934.

Office memo on training for the research fellows

Minutes of the Second Review Meeting of the Red Data Book conducted at BNHS Seminar at Indira Gandhi Centre for Development Studies. Dated 14-15/02/1996.

Minutes of Meetings held in the Committee Room at Van Sadan in connection with study proposal received from Ravi Sankaran on 'Monitoring post tsunami coastal ecosystem recovery in the Nicobar Islands to develop and implement site-specific restoration measures. Dated 03/07/2006.

Handwritten diary entries from Sankaran's visit to Tanzania. Includes notes on visit to Mikumi National Park, Arusha, Farsprooche's place, Manyara National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation area, spotting of Black-bellied and white-bellied bustards.

Handwritten notes -- undated -- addresses and reminders

Handwritten notes -- Email and Location addresses

Diary containing phone numbers, addresses and coordinates

Postcard from London. Front: Punk hairstyles. Back: "Then What? How are things? Greetings to the Floricans too"

Correspondence regarding Indian wildlife tour conducted by Sankaran and Tim Low, including six sanctuaries in India (May 1992)

Congratulatory letter from Sachin Tapasvi to Sankaran on Florican photography -- Jun 15 1992. Tapasvi requests for photography tips and indicates he would be joining the Wildlife Institute research team in Dehradun.

Greeting Card from Mehaboob to Sankaran wishing him happy Diwali

Certificate of participation in the "Technical Workshop on Conservation of Swiftlets of the genus Collocalia organised by the Cites Secretariat and the Cites Management authority of Indonesia" The Endangered Species Award, 2004, for outstanding achievements in the field of research of wildlife conservation by The Wildlife Trust of India.

Degree copy from BNHS, fitness record from SACON

Unsorted: various pamphlets, travel brochures, booklets

Business Cards, Phamplets and a Book on Grand Canyon

Vivek Menon. Signed copy to Harry and Romaine

Published annually by Academy of Mountain Environics

Jamie James. Gift from Haresh. Post-It Note: "Though it was brief, it was nice to catch up. Hope to meet you soon. This is the book I was telling you about and thought you might enjoy it"

Indian Birds, Vol. 4 No. 5 Sept-Oct 2008, "Obituary" BushChat -- Nature Conservation Foundation newsletter -- Vol 5 Issue 1 Mar 2009 -- dedicated to Ravi Sankaran Current Conservation, Vol 3 Issue 1, 2009, "Ravi Sankaran's Circle" Sanctuary Asia, Vol XXIX, No. 1, February 2009, "In Memoriam: Ravi Sankaran" Birding Asia, Number 11 June 2009, "Ravi Sankaran - a life of courage and conviction" Indian Birds, Vol.5 No. 4 October 2009, Ravi Sankaran Memorial Issue

Black and white image of a male Barasingha (Swamp deer) shot at Dudhwa National Park

Close up shot of sand Turtle/Tortoise on the sand An object covered with sand next to a pen for scale Lizard like animal walking on sand Man cutting into a tortoise/turtle on its back Three eggs next to a pen for scale Close up shot of a bird Group of people sitting inside a hut. Close up shot of something in the sand Bird walking across sand Mound of sand surrounded by foliage Image of large fruits in a tree Bird coming out of the sand Bird coming out of the sand Bird hatching (?) Foliage, tree trunks and a green basket Hand holding a small bird Man holding an instrument that is connected to a tree Image of an animal walking into the foliage from behind Snake amidst dry leaves Hole in the sand in a forest Aerial view of tree cover with the ocean next to it Two birds walking around in the sand Two birds walking around in the sand Two birds walking around in the sand Reels of various photos. Includes birds, water bodies Reels of various photos. Includes trees, insects, people

An old photo of two children standing next to a large cage that has a bird inside Three people (tk) sitting in a train A man standing on small cliff that juts out over water A woman sitting on large rocks Four women standing in a narrow balcony Two women sitting on a bench in a narrow balcony Child kneeling down next to a fallen tree Woman holding a child and sitting on a fallen tree Child playing in the sand Child playing in the sand Child standing next to a fallen tree Child standing with one arm on a fallen tree Child sitting on a bench. Many trees in the background Child sitting on a bench Woman holding a child and sitting on a fallen tree Woman holding a child and sitting on a fallen tree Woman holding a child and sitting on a fallen tree Woman holding a child and an umbrella and walking along a beach A man and a child holding an umbrella, sitting on one end of a boat Man feeding a small child while sitting at a table Man holding a baby. A woman has her arms around him Woman holding a baby Woman holding a baby. A dog is sitting on the floor next to her A woman and a man wearing garlands A man hugging a woman Man walking over a tree that has fallen across a stream People dancing Four men standing in front of a hut. One of them carrying a child Three men standing in front of a hut. One of them carrying a child

Man carrying a child. Two men sitting in front of a table, one of them carrying a child Man holding a child Man holding a child. A hut partially visible in the background Man holding a child Man holding a child. Standing in front of a table Three men standing beside a table. One of them carrying a child and pointing at the camera Five people standing in front of a hut. One of them carrying a child Five people standing in front of a hut. One of them carrying a child Woman carrying a child standing on a boat on the water. Four other people present Five people standing around and on a boat on the water Man carrying a child. Car visible in the background Ravi Sankaran carrying a child. A dog standing on the floor next to him Two people sitting on cane chairs. The woman carrying a child A woman holding a child's hand and walking on the road Ravi Sankaran carrying a child on his shoulders and walking next to another man Ravi Sankaran lying down in the background, a child and a man in the foreground Child sitting on Ravi Sankaran's lap. Man sitting behind them Ravi Sankaran sitting next to a woman Woman carrying a child and standing next to a man Image of a house. Coconut trees and hills visible in the background Five people sitting on cane chairs Ravi Sankaran along with three others Three women sitting next to each other Woman holding the reins of a horse Ravi Sankaran standing next to a horse Ravi Sankaran Ravi Sankaran reading some papers Ravi Sankaran blowing into a horn-shaped object

Panchromatic Imagery of the area between Jakhau, Konathia and Kothara, identifying sites to develop grassland fodder resources for livestock

Ravi Sankar collecting an award at Delhi Ravi Sankar on the podium at SACON Group of men. A house and straw baskets visible in the background. Three men leaning against a car. Grasslands in the background. Man and a bird with aquiline features

Still Images of Lesser Floricans Images of the Breeding Display of Lesser Floricans

Cat sitting on a tree branch Group of men sitting on a bench. Coconut Trees and Huts visible in the background Ravi Sankar rowing Man holding a torch sitting on a rocky surface Man sitting on a fallen tree branch Ravi Sankar with a tiger cub Ravi Sankar catching a crocodile hatchling Cat walking on a tree branch. The picture is shaky. Ravi Sankar with a group of men. Two dogs are also seen in the picture. Man catching a bird. A hand is seen clutching the bird's legs. Bare tree on the sea shore Trees/ Forests Boat docked on the river bank Stream with Trees on both the sides Sea Coast Trees/ Forests Shrubs near the sea coast Stream with Trees on both the sides Close up picture of a plant Flock of birds Five people standing next to a hut Ravi Sankar with two chicks. One, standing on his shoulder and the other, on his head. Small group of men, women and children seated on the floor Two men Children bathing wooden dolls Children holding the wooden dolls up for the picture Boats docked near the sea shore Children playing. Huts on stilts visible on the backgorund Eggs kept inside a box Ravi Sankar taking eggs from a nest inside the cave Ravi Sankar on the boat with another man Man eating. Few other men are also visible in the picture Ravi Sankar with three other men on a thatched mat