2026-05-01T12:01:23Zhttps://oai.catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/oai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/resources/572026-02-16T13:45:40ZArchives at NCBSTata Institute of Fundamental ResearchMS-036https://catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/repositories/2/resources/57V., ParvathyRamachandran, AnjaliAli, Sálim Moizuddin Abdul (1896-1987)Sálim Ali Papers1941 - 19890.5 Linear Feet; 1 Hollinger Archives BoxMost of the collection are in good condition besides some of the books which are fragile and mold-infested.engLatnThe Sálim Ali Papers is divided into two series.
The first series is titled S R Nayak. It contains visiting cards/ contact cards that were kept by Sálim Ali. All visiting cards have been arranged alphabetically. It include visiting cards of artists, forest conservators, researchers, publishing houses, professors, government officials, etc. These cards were handed to Nayak who was working on a project with Sálim Ali in 1987 at BNHS.
The second series contains material donated to the Archives by Shahid Ali, Salim Ali's nephew. Some of this material was kept at Ali's residence at Kihim, Bombay. It includes letters, research material and ephemera. Most of this material was found tucked between a pages in a set of books on birds that belonged to Ali.
Also contains a hunting log and a few personal diaries maintained by Ali. Includes material collected by Shahid Ali post Salim Ali's demise and some material related to Shahid Ali's own work on birds.The intellectual arrangement strives to preserve provenance and original order of the papers. Where an original order could not be found, the Archives has applied an order, and folders within sub-series are arranged usually in chronological or alphabetical order. See Scope and Content section for details.Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali was born on 12 November 1896. Ali is one of the most well known ornithologist and naturalists in India, popularising birding by conducting extensive surveys across the sub-continent and publishing several popular bird books.
Ali was born and raised in Bombay and is part of the Tyabji family. He became involved with Bombay Natural History Society and was introduced to birding by BNHS members like Kinnear and Millard. Ali trained under Erwin Stresemann in Germany. After returning to India, Ali started conducting bird surveys in princely states across the country. Thus Ali began his long career in ornithology and conservation. Several organisations, sanctuaries and several species of birds are named after Sálim Ali. He died at the age of 90 in Bombay in 1987.
S R Nayak is an artist and photographer from Mumbai,Maharashtra. He is also a photographer of plants and trees. He worked with Salim Ali on a project as a project assosciate in the 1980s. It is during this time that S R Nayak collected a bunch of visiting cards of Salim Ali that he was throwing away.
Shahid Ali is Salim Ali's grand nephew. Ali also has a interest in ornithology and is a member of Bombay Natural History Society. Ali donated a set of books which belonged to Salim Ali to the Archives. The books were kept in the Ali residence in Kihim, Bombay.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.Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.Environmental ConservationBird watching (birding)OrnithologistOrnithologyWriting