The M Krishnan papers contains writings by Krishnan in the form of media-clippings and photocopies of media-clippings of his regular columns and articles that appeared in a variety of English language newspapers, weeklies and magazines between 1940s to 1990s. The writings are on range of topics from natural history, wildlife, art and photography and art education.
The papers have been divided into two series to acknowledge the provenance of the material.
Series 1 contains media-clippings from The Statesman donated by Srinivasan Bhashyam.
Series 2 contains photocopies of newspaper, weekly and magazine articles written by Krishnan that was donated by Ramachandran Guha. It includes Krishnan's columns in The Statesman, The Hindu, Shankar's Weekly, Illustrated Weekly of India etc.
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Madhaviah Krishnan known popularly as M. Krishnan was a writer, photographer and naturalist from India. Krishnan was born in Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1912. He studied botany at Presidency College in Madras in 1927 and law at Law College, Madras in 1934. Krishnan made a living primarily as a freelance writer and artist. Krishnan wrote in both Tamil and English. He was a keen naturalist and spent a lot of his time conducting field visits. He was awarded a Fellowship from the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund in the 1960s for an ecological survey of the mammals of peninsular India. He published a column titled 'Country Notebook' in The Statesman for 46 years. Krishnan served on the Steering Committee for Project Tiger as well as the Indian Board for Wildlife. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1970. Krishnan passed away in 1996.
Series one contains clippings from the Indian newspaper called The Stateman. Includes M Krishnan's writings under a column called ' Country Notebook".
Contains clippings of writings by M Krishnan under a regular column titled 'Country Notebook'. Includes writings on alarm calls, wild goats,bird watching, hooded black cobra, doves, pythons and animal calls.
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Series two contains photocopies of newspaper clippings and magazine articles written by M Krishnan. These copies were collected by Ramachandran Guha while he was researching M Krishnan.
Photocopy of media-clipping of an article by M Krishan on chalk drawings which first appeared on The Adventure of Education, November 1950.
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Photocopy of a media-clipping of a short article by M Krishnan on need for wildlife policy and preservation in India.
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Photocopy of a media-clipping of a short story by 'Z' titled Ambi's Analgesic.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by 'Z'. Mentions Shiva temple at Sandur and palmistry.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by 'Z' on several topics including films, Madras, mangoes, modern Indian art, Tamil literature, publishing, Jellikat, Swadeshi toys, tree sap, south Indian temple architecture etc.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan on various topics including urban fauna, city life in Madras, fashion, culture, cricket, films, All India Radio, light music, judicial system, politics, . Includes poems, cartoons and short stories.
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Photocopy of media-clipping of an article by 'Z' on bird-watching while on a journey by rail.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper. Includes writings on birds, insects, reptiles and animals. Also includes short stories.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper. Includes writings on trees, birds, cricket, culture, city life in Madras, newspaper publishing, photography and art, south Indian temple architecture, insects, reptiles and animals. Also includes book reviews.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper. Includes writings on birds, city life in Madras, south Indian temple architecture, reptiles and animals. Also includes short stories.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by 'Z' on several topics including south Indian temple architecture, Lambadi community, Hindu dieties, buffaloes, poligas hounds, pigs, wagtails, house swifts,dog breeds, squirrels, cobra, langurs, poetry and art, lizards, flowering trees and plants, Amrit Mahal cattle, animals in circus, Tamil lullabies, etc. Includes short stories based on southern folk tales and a set of poems written by M Krishnan.
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Photocopy of a media-clipping of an article by M Krishnan on Deepavali celebrations.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of cartoons by 'Z' which had appeared in the newspaper.
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Photocopy of media-clipping of an article by 'Z' on Poligar or Rajapalayam hound.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1938-40.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1941-49.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1950-52.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1953-54.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1955-56.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1956-59.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1960-69.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1970-79.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1980-82.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1983- 1985.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1986- 1987.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper between 1988- 1989.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper in 1990.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper in 1991-1992.
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Photocopies of media-clippings of writings by M Krishnan which had appeared in the newspaper which do not specify dates.
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Photocopy of media-clipping of an article by 'An Observer' on the topic of private acts of charity and welfare undertaken by women.
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Photocopy of a media-clipping of a short story by M Krishnan titled 'Memories'.
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Copies of three articles by M Krishnan. Titled ' Verse for a living' and "Close encounters in the jungle and 'Animals for the dwindling forest'.
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Photocopy of a media-clipping of a report by M Krishnan om Deepavali celebrations.
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Photocopy of media-clipping of an article by M Krishan on use of visual aids such as illustrations in school education which first appeared on The Adventure of Education, May 1950.
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Article by A Madhavan titled 'Exclusively Indian' and an untitled obituary by Gopal Gandhi.
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