The collection consists of papers belonging to Sanjoy Deb Roy, an IFS(Indian Forest Service) officer. It includes his letters, greetings and postcards, and family records. It also contains reports, minutes or agendas of meetings, and photos. Additionally, it has documents of the Project Tiger, Corbett National Park and WII materials.
The collection has been arranged into 4 series.
Series 1 titled Conservation in India contains adminsitrative documents, correspondence, project reports, proposals and papers related to specific projects, committees and roles that Deb Roy was part of. Each sub-series is titled after an organisation, theme or project that Deb Roy had worked with as a consultant, lead or as a member.
Series 2 is titled Administration. It contains documents related to Deb Roy's service in the IFS as well as documents related to his association with the Corbett Foundation.
Series 3 titled Biodata, Ephemera and Personal includes Deb Roy's writings, personal correspondence as well as awards and tributes related to him.
Series 4 is titled Photographs. It contains photos taken during events and documents Deb Roy's time in IFS, especially events related to Project Tiger in India.
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.
Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.
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.
When quoting from this material, kindly use the following format: Collection id/identifier, name of collection, Archives (Eg MS-034-1-1-1-1, Sanjoy Deb Roy Papers, Archives at NCBS).
Sanjoy Deb Roy was a wildlife protector who worked as an admistrator in the Forest Services in India. He was the head of the Assam Forest Department as well as the Director of the Kaziranga National Park for three years. He was promoted as Chief Wildlife Warden, and was deputed to the Central Ministry of Environment and Forests as the Inspector General of Forests (Wildlife). He retired in 1992. After that, he worked as a consultant and served on several committees in India. He was on four International Union of Conservation and Nature's (IUCN) Species Specialist Groups (SSGs). Deb Roy served as an advisor to the Environmental Investigation Agency's (EIA's) Tigers in Crisis campaign.
The collection was processed by Taksh S, Archival Intern, Archives at NCBS along with Anjali Ramachandran.
Most folders did not have a title, and have been attributed a title. In case of folders with a title, it has been indicated using single quotes.
Administrative -- Part 1/3
Contains documents regarding Biodiversity through Conservation Ecodevelopment Project. Includes minutes of meetings, draft proposals, reports, and budget proposals.
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Contains documents regarding Biodiversity through Conservation Ecodevelopment Project. Includes minutes of meetings, draft proposals, reports, and budget proposals.
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Administrative -- Part 3/3
Contains documents regarding Biodiversity through Conservation Ecodevelopment Project. Includes minutes of meetings, draft proposals, reports, and budget proposals.
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Correspondence -- Part 1/3
Contains letters to and from Sanjoy Deb Roy, Arin Ghosh, Bittu Sehgal, Valmik Thapar, B.M.S. Rathore, Partha Das Gupta, Peter Jackson, Kamal Nath, M.G. Grover, R. Rajamani, N.R. Krishnan, Horst Wagner, S.C. Dey, Jessica Mott, I.K. Gujral.
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Correspondence -- Part 2/3
Contains letters to and from Arin Ghosh, Bittu Sehgal, Valmik Thapar, B.M.S. Rathore, Partha Das Gupta, Peter Jackson, Kamal Nath, M.G. Grover, R. Rajamani, N.R. Krishnan, Horst Wagner, S.C. Dey, Jessica Mott, I.K. Gujral.
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Contains letters to and from Arin Ghosh, Bittu Sehgal, Valmik Thapar, B.M.S. Rathore, Partha Das Gupta, Peter Jackson, Kamal Nath, M.G. Grover, R. Rajamani, N.R. Krishnan, Horst Wagner, S.C. Dey, Jessica Mott, I.K. Gujral.
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Preliminary Indicative Plans -- Part 1/7
Contains preliminary indicative plans for Buxa Tiger Reserve, Gir National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Palamau Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Similipal Tiger Reserve.
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Preliminary Indicative Plans -- Part 2/7
Contains preliminary indicative plans for Buxa Tiger Reserve, Gir National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Palamau Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Similipal Tiger Reserve.
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Preliminary Indicative Plans -- Part 3/7
Contains preliminary indicative plans for Buxa Tiger Reserve, Gir National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Palamau Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Similipal Tiger Reserve.
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Preliminary Indicative Plans -- Part 4/7
Contains preliminary indicative plans for Buxa Tiger Reserve, Gir National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Palamau Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Similipal Tiger Reserve.
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Preliminary Indicative Plans -- Part 5/7
Contains preliminary indicative plans for Buxa Tiger Reserve, Gir National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Palamau Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Similipal Tiger Reserve.
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Preliminary Indicative Plans -- Part 6/7
Contains preliminary indicative plans for Buxa Tiger Reserve, Gir National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Palamau Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Similipal Tiger Reserve.
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Preliminary Indicative Plans -- Part 7/7
Contains preliminary indicative plans for Buxa Tiger Reserve, Gir National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Palamau Tiger Reserve, Pench Tiger Reserve, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Similipal Tiger Reserve.
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Writings on Ecodevelopment
Contains writing regarding Ecodevelopment. Includes writing by Sanjoy Deb Roy.
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Correspondence
Contains letters from Ministry of Environment and Forest, J.C. Daniel, Vinod Rishi and Lahiri Choudhury regarding elephants.
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International workshop on management of elephants in the wild and in captivity at Jaldapata Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal, India'
Contains program schedule and presidential address.
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Invitations to Meetings and Workshops
Mostly from BNHS.
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Minutes of Meetings and Supplementary Documents
Contains action points and mentions elephant management training school.
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Papers presented on the occasion of workshop on elephant management in the wild and in captivity
Contains status reports on elephants in different states in India.
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Proposals and Reports
Contains reports and proposals sent to Sanjoy Deb Roy.
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Contains i) a memorandum before the Government of Assam for cancellation of mining lease granted in Chandardinga Hills in favour of M/s Rock Trade Product Traders submitted by Appropriate Technology Mission, Assam ii) extracts from newspapers titled "Controversy over Chandardinga Hill Mining Project" iii) a letter from Parimal K Das, executive director of Appropriate Technology Mission, to Rajeev Dhawan, director of Public Interest Legal Support and Research, regarding a request for legal assistance for a public interest litigation on Chandardinga Sangrakshan Andolan.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC) for developmental projects in the Aravalli Areas of Gurgaon district in Haryana and Alwar District in Rajasthan -- Part 1/2
Contains letters, office memorandum and minutes of meetings regarding the Environmental Appraisal Committee constituted for appraising developmental activities from an environmental angle in the Arravali areas of Gurgaon district in Haryana and Alwar district in Rajasthan. Includes i) a report titled 'Eco-Crisis in the Aravalli Hill Region: Changing Environmental Status and Proposed Remedial Measures for its regeneration' by S.S. Dhabriya from the B.M. Birla Science and Technology Centre, Jaipur ii) a brief note on Sariska mining case in the Supreme Court.
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Contains an extract from the Illustrated Weekly of India titled 'The Aravallis, a wasteland'.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Bambooflat, South Andaman
Contains questionnaire and general information about the power plant project. Includes maps and drawings.
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Contains questionnaire and general information about the power plant project. Includes maps and drawings.
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Contains questionnaire and general information about the power plant project. Includes maps and drawings.
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Contains questionnaire and general information about the power plant project. Includes maps and drawings. Maps require conservation and could not be scanned.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Correspondence
Related to minutes of meetings of the committee.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Dabhol, Maharashtra
Contains general information about the power plant project.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Kasarkode, Kerala
Contains comments on the project.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Kharsang, Arunachal Pradesh
Contains general information about the power plant project.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Maithon, Jharkhand
Clarification of GLC, NOX emessions and dispersion coeffecient.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Mangalore, Part 1/5
Contains general information about the power plant project.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Mangalore Part 2/5
On feasibility of the project filed by the project contract company.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Mangalore, Part 3/5
On feasibility of the project by project contract company. Includes drawings.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Mangalore, Part 4/5
On feasibility of the project by project contract company.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Mangalore, Part 5/5
On feasibility of the project by project contract company. Includes drawings.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Mangrol, Rajasthan, Part 1/2
Contains general information and fesibility of project. Study done by Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Mangrol, Rajasthan, Part 2/2
Contains general information and fesibility of project. Study done by Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Manikgarh, Maharashtra
General information about project. Contains maps.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, Nagothane, Maharashtra
Contains a blueprint of the project facility.
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Environmental Appraisal Committee(EAC) for Thermal Power Projects, North Madras
Contains a copy Supreme Court Writ Petition
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Multi-disciplinary committee for environemental investigations of Sankosh Multipurpose Project, West Bengal
Contains letters to Sanjoy Deb Roy from Nalini Bhat regarding environmental investigations of Sankosh Multi-purpose project. Includes a draft report, media clipping and writings by Sanjoy Deb Roy.
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Numaligarh Refinery, Assam
Contains a site visit report.
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BBC Natural History Unit -- Land of the Tiger
Contains a fax on thermal paper from Mike Birkhead via Valmik Thapar to Sanjoy Deb Roy thanking him for his help and advise as a specialist consultant on the series 'Land of the Tiger' - particularly in regards to his help with the elephant capture sequences.
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Circle of Life
Contains letters and a concept note regarding the environmental series titled 'The Survival'.
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Contains letters to and from Harry Marshall, S.S. Bist, Ashish Chandola and Martin Saunders regarding wildlife documentaries such as 'The Queen of Elephants','The Elephant Men', 'Anamalai: The Elephant Mountain',etc produced by ICON films. Includes i.) letters from Harry Marshall and Angus Barnes regarding the auction of a 'Holland & Holland Royal 500/465 Double' hunting rifle owned by Sanjoy Deb Roy. ii.) letters to and from Harry Marshall, Martin Saunders, Manju Barua, R.P. Aggarwalla and Dimbeswar Boro regarding a tragic incident while filming which led to the death of Sourang Boro, head mahut working for Manas Tiger Project. iii.) letters containing personal material related to Ashish Chandola. Mentions Parbati Barua, Mark Shand, Prakritis Barua (Lalji Barua), Dorji Wanchuyk, Ashi Khendum Dorji, Alphonse Roy, Laura Marshall, Nandu Kumar, S. Roy, Joanna Van Grinsen, Wolfgang Knopfler, William Dalrymple and Saikat Deb Roy. Mentions places such as Jalpaiguri, West Bengal; Jaldapara, West Bengal; Manas National Park, Assam; Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan and institutions such as Antique & Modern Gun Department, Bonhams and Sporting Gun Department, Sotheby's.
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ICON films -- Documentary Scripts
Contains scripts for the documentaries 'The Elephant Men' and 'Anamalai: The Elephant Mountain'
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Invitation to animal quiz show "Wild Encounters"
Contains a letter inviting Sanjoy Deb Roy as a participant on the show titled "Wild Encounters" produced by Collage Communications
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Meta Media Indica -- Correspondence
Contains a letter from Vimal Mohindra inviting Sanjoy Deb Roy to contribute material on Manas Tiger Reserve and wildlife in Assam for a CD on 'Wildlife of India' that is a part of a series on information on India in the multimedia CD-ROM format.
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Nishar Aranya -- Correspondence
Contains letters to and from Ganesh Das, R. Basu, Rajesh Pilot, P.M. Sayeed and A.P. Sangma regarding the hurdles faced in broadcasting the film 'Nishar Aranya' on Doordarshan. Includes a letter from Ganesh Das to Rashmi De Roy of WWF regarding his association in a plan for ecodevelopment in the southern periphery of Manas Tiger Reserve.
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Nishar Aranya -- Film Synopsis
Contains synopsis in English for the film Nishar Aranya.
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Contains letters from J.C. Daniel, Bombay Natural History Society.
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Contains agenda notes and minutes of meetings.
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Asian Rhino Specialist Group -- Administrative
It contains correspondence and supporting documents regarding the meeting of the IUCN/SSC Asian Rhino Specialist Group.
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It contains letters from Ashok Kumar, Sally Walker, Thomas J. Foose, Esmond Bradley Martin and Mohd Khan bin Momin Khan.
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Asian Rhino Specialist Group -- Mini-briefing book for workshop and newsletter
It contains i) a mini-briefing book especially edited for rhino specialistis in India by Captive Breeding Specialist Group- India ii) a newsletter titled 'The Rhino Conservation Newsletter' by the Internaltional Rhino Foundation.
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Asian Rhino Specialist Group -- Policy documents and reports
It contains i) Rhino Conservation Action Plan ii) Save Pobitora Scheme submitted by the North East India Society for Man and Environment iii) Project Report on Rhinos, Assam prepared by Wildlife Wing of the Assam Forest Department.
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It contains details of meetings agendas, reports and invitations.
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Cat Specialist Group -- Correspondence Part 1/2
It contains letters from Valmik Thapar, Peter Jackson, Peter Lawton, Kamal Nath, Sally Walker, etc. Includes Sumatran Tiger report.
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Regarding to Tiger Status Survey and Captive breeding of tigers. Includes letters to and from Peter Jackson, Peter Lawton, Valmik Thapar, Kamal Nath, U.S. Seal, S.C. Dey and Thomas Mathew.
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On tiger survey reports in Kanha Tiger Reserve and Shadol. Contains tiger survey form.
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Contains writings on Shadol and status survey on tigers.
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Pigs and Peccaries Specialist Group -- 2nd International Symposium on Wild Boar Sus scrofa and on ORDER Suiformes '
It contains i) Announcement of the 2nd International Symposium on Wild Boar and on Order Suiformes that will be held in Torino (Italy), 29 November - 2 December 1993 ii) a memorandum by the IUCN/SSC Pigs and Peccaries Specialist Group to all Group Members and Regional Coordinators regarding a Group and Action Plan Meeting in Torino, Dec 1993.
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It contains letters to and from Sanjoy Deb Roy, William L.R. Oliver, R.K. Ghosh, R. Rajamani, S.C. Dey, Nagen Sharma and Manideep Raj. Includes a handwritten draft letter written by Sanjoy Deb Roy.
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It contains clippings regarding theft of Pigmy Hog genes.
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It contains reports regarding the Pigmy Hog Conservation Program. Includes a report on the 1984 field survey in Northern Bangladesh, Southern Nepal and Northern India regarding the distribution and status of the Hispid Hare with some additional notes on the Pigmy Hog.
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Species Survival Commission
It contains letters from Doreen Zivkovic and John Devereux. Includes the newsletter of Biodiversity Coalition.
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It contains letters from Lawrence S. Hamilton, Adrian Philips, Kishore Rao, etc. Includes South Asian Regional Action Plan 1997.
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A Brief Status Report on Dudhwa National Park and 16th Tiger Reserve by Arjan Singh
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Kaziranga National Park -- Correspondence
Contains letters from S.C. Sharma and others. Includes a letter to Kamal Nath. Also includes a telegram. Inclues administrative documents regarding Kaziranga National Park.
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It contains an article on Manas and Kaziranga National Park. Mentions Sanjoy Deb Roy .
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Kaziranga National Park -- Proposals
Contains first meeting on project Kaziranga.
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Manas National Park -- Correspondence
Contains letters from Pushpa Hidayatullah, Arin Ghosh, Anisha Kumar Dang, B. Venkatramani, James Thorsell, S. Grover, Rashmi De Roy, P.C. Das, etc. Includes letter written to Kamal Nath. Also includes preliminary biodiversity assessment on Manas National Park and notes for biogegraphic project on Assam.
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Manas National Park -- Writings by Sanjoy Deb Roy
Includes a status report on Manas National Park, handwritten and typewritten notes on various subjects including a historical account of Manas, distribution and status of lesser cats in Assam, elephant census in Manas, Manas as a World Heritage site, a note on Manas Tiger Reserve and the last days: natural death of a cow elephant.
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Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhutan -- Seminar cum workshop on nature conservation
Includes program schedule and list of participants. Includes papers presented at the workshop.
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Murlen National Park
Contains a handwritten note and partial printed note.
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Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
Report on the tiger reserve.
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Sonai-Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary
Contains a typed note on the sanctuary.
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Visit to Dampa and Meghalaya - A Brief Report by A.J.T. Johnsingh
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Handwritten draft of a letter to Saifuddin Soz. Contains a address of the Minister of Environment and Forest. Includes agenda notes from the conference.
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Correspondence, 1982
Contains letters from J.C. Sawhney, Jane Thornback,etc.
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Correspondence, 1990
Contains letter from Shekhar Singh
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Correspondence, 1991
Contains letters from John A. Grayzel, Nirmal Ghosh and Shekhar Singh.
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Correspondence, 1992
Contains letters from P.S. Ramakrishnan, R. Barthakur and P.P. Joshi.
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Correspondence, 1993
Letters from M.N. Karla, Arun Kumar, John Joseph, H.N. Mathur, P.K. Hajrat, S. Kaul. Includes letters to Douglas L. Crowe and Kamal Nath.
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Correspondence, 1994
Contains letters from Steve and Dennis Blake and S.L. Keswani. Includes an issue of Himalayan Parivaran and a report on Uttar Pradesh Forestry Project.
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Correspondence, 1995
Contains letters from Mrinal Chatterjee, Joanna Van Gruisen, G. Bhaskar Rao, Ashish Kothari, S.C. Dey, Ullas Karanth, R.K. Rao, Malabika Ray, R. Rajamani, Anil Agrawal, Ashok Kumar. Includes issues of "notebook", a newsletter from science and environment.
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Contains letters from Ashok Kumar, A.U. Choudhury, Mark Philips and Dave Currey.
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Contains letters from Shekhar Singh, B.M.S. Rathore, B.B. Dhar, Nagen Sarma. Includes letters to I.K. Gujral from Bittu Sahgal. Also includes a report on India wildlife hotspots and A.J.T. Johnsingh's report on large conservation units and biodiversity conservation in India.
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Contains letters from S.C. Sharma, Kishore Rao, B.G. Deshmukh. Includes copy of National Wildlife Action Plan, issue of 'ecoworker' and regulations governing the Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award.
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Correspondence, Undated
Contains drafts of letters to T.N. Seshan, Swaminathan, Adhikary, Rathore. Includes questionnaire on research on protected areas.
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Contains a report on ecological exploration of the tropical forests of Arunachal Pradesh, a regional program to support protected area management and biodiversity conservation in tropical Asia, a study of ethnoethology of Manipur deer in their new home Pabitora, a proposed survey of Clouded Leopard in North East India.
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Contains Report of the committee on prevention of illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products, Programme for sustainalble tropical forestry Guyana, Country Report India - Information regarding implementation of forest principles and agenda 21, Suggestions for improving draft Indian Biological Diversity Act 1998, Panna National Park, Intellectial Property Rights for life forms etc.
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Recommendations of the committee on wildlife preservation, protection and laws.
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Drafts, Proposals and Reports -- Part 4/4
A strategic framework for post-UNCED environmental action.
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Environment and People Magazine
Bi-monthly magazine. Volume 1 issue 4
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From WWF, Tamil Nadu Forest Department, British High Commission, Asian Bureau for conservation, Assam Administrative staff college, Goverment of West Bengal, Ministry for enviroment and forests.
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National Environmental Council - Correspondence
Contains a letter from Kamal Nath and lists of members of the National Environmental Council in English and Hindi.
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National Environmental Council -- Minutes of meetings and agenda notes
Contains agenda notes of the first meeting of the National Environmental Council. Note on National Environmental Council by Bittu Sahgal and minutes of the meeting.
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Pamphlets and brosures
Pamphlets on Panna National Park, Kanha Tiger Reserve, Ken nature trail, seminar on flood, soil erosion and environmental degradation in North-East India. Booklets on Forest Policy of Assam, 1988, facts about the Assam-Nagaland border, parivaran vahini, Wildlife Afforestation and Nature Trust, etc. CBSG and ZOO Outreach organisation broxure.
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Proceedings of All Assam Students Union Discussion Meet
It contains the proceedings of the All Assam Students Union Discussion regarding the National Education Policy, Assam's forest land, its conservation and utilisation and the decelopment of indigenous languages and their implementation. It includes notes regarding wildlife conservation management in Assam both in English and Assamese.
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Summary of the proceedings of the wildlife first meeting held on 26-27 August 1995, at Nagarhole'
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Reports on Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura.
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Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, Integrated Watershed Management Project -- Part 1/2
At Aglar-Bhagrigad.
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UP Forest Department, Integrated Watershed Management Project -- Part 2/2
At Aglar-Bhagrigad.
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Wildlife Institute of India -- Correspondence 1/2
Contains letters from H.S. Panwar, S.K. Mukherjee and B.M.S. Rathore
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Letter to Suresh Prabhu.
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Annual research seminar and annual general meetings.
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Wildlife Tourism
Contains a report by the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management on wildlife tourism in Maharashtra, guidelines for India, guidelines for tiger reserves.
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Workshops, meetings and conferences -- Part 1/2
Contains material related to IV world congress on national parks and protected areas Venezuela and Meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) in India.
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Workshops, meetings and conferences -- Part 2/2
Contains material related to Meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) in India and Indo-US Primate Project.
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Miscellaneous
Notes on conservation of Indian Wildlife by BNHS, on dilution of the Forest Conservation Act and Palamau Core Area.
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Writings by Sanjoy Deb Roy -- Part 1/2
Typed and handwritten drafts on wildlife conservation, biodiversity in India, Northeast India etc.
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Writings by Sanjoy Deb Roy -- Part 2/2
Typed and handwritten drafts on wildlife conservation, biodiversity in India, Kaziranga National Park, forestry in Assam, wildlife prospects, terai-bhabar areas of the Sub-Himalayan tract, a new framework for man-management in tiger reserves/protected areas, North-East India etc. Includes an articles titled 'The woe of Assam and probable remedy'.
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Contains letters to and from Valmik Thapar, Medha Patkar, Ravi Chellam, R.S. Chundawat, B.C. Choudhury, Nagen Sarma, Bittu Sahgal and Joanna Van Gruisen regarding general body meetings, publications and the Bagh Bachao Andolan. Includes ii) an appeal to the Prime Minsiter of India as part of the Bagh Bachao Andolan (Save Tiger Campaign).
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Contains publicity material regarding talks hosted by Ranthambore Foundation. Mentions people such as Mahesh Rangarajan, Divyabhanusinh Chavda, A. Christy Williams and Vinod Rishi.
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Ranthambore Foundation -- Reports
Contains proceedings of meetings, meeting summary reports and a file titled 'The Poaching File-1992-1993'.
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Ranthambore Foundation -- "The situation" for tiger link
Contains draft writings titled 'The Situation for Tiger Links'.
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Ranthambore Foundation, Tiger Link -- Correspondence
Contains letters to and from James M. Jeffords, Rob Hepworth, Dave Currey and Sanjoy Deb Roy regarding the sale of Chinese medicines containing tiger parts. Included is a letter from Barbara Tufty to Sanjoy Deb Roy with an enclosed check of 50 dollars.
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Contains letters from M.S. Swaminathan, S. John Joseph and S.S. Patnaik regarding workshops on i) preserving India's protected areas ii) Convention on Biological Diversity and a report titled "Protecting Endangered National Parks". Included is an attached copy of the report.
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Committee to moniter and implement the recommendations of the R.S. Kumat report regarding the decline of Tigers in Ranthambore National Park -- Correspondence
Contains letters from V.D. Sharma, K.K. Kotia, RS Bhandari, Ashok Kumar, Vijay Verma, Arin Ghosh,etc.
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International Conference to access the Status of Tigers, Huay Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
Includes program schedule, list of participants, agenda, papers and reports presented, etc.
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Contains minutes of meetings of the steering committee of project tiger, agenda notes, proceedings of the first meeting of the tiger range states to set up the global tiger forum, program schedule for the national level meeting of the chief wildlife wardens and field directors on tiger conservation in India. Steering committee minutes of meetings includes reccomendation of the steering committee.
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Contains letters from Arin Ghosh, H.S. Panwar, Bittu Sahgal, Ullas Karanth, Ashok Kumar, Valmik Thapar, V.D. Sharma, Anoop Badhwa, Navin M. Raheja, . Includes articles by Anwaruddin Choudhury.
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Contains letters from BK Dhusia, Ravendra Singh from Tarun Bharat Sangh, Judy Mills, Mrinal Chaterjee, Kamal Nath, Digvijay Singh, Peter Jackson and Jeffrey C Ward, Bindia Sahgal. Includes a report on tiger and leopard census in Ranthambore tiger reserve and a project proposals titled 'tiger protection program' and 'protective action to save the tiger and its habitat in India'.
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Contains reports on the status survey of tigers, tiger and leopard mortality in Rajasthan, tiger action plan in India, tiger estimation in Assam. Includes a report by TRAFFIC- India on seizures of Felidae and a report on tiger poaching.
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Project Tiger Sariska, a booklet on Project tiger 1990, poem on tigers, Buxa tiger reserve newsletter, tiger conservation initiative, issues of Mel-Vyaghra, tiger updated, tiger trax, a note on the Indian response to the tiger crisis.
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Tiger Conservation -- Writings by Sanjoy Deb Roy
Project Tiger - Past, present and future, Halting the decline of the tiger and status of the tiger.
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Tiger Crisis Cell -- Administrative
Contains minutes of meetings, agenda items and vital points.
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Contains letters from Arin Ghosh, S.C. Dey, Ashok Kumar, Valmik Thapar and Navin M. Raheja. Includes minutes of meetings, circulars, etc.
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Contains minutes of meetings for the board of trustees, agenda notes, etc. Includes a write up on Ruchi and Ajay on the Corbett Foundation.
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Contains letters to and from Sanjoy Deb Roy, Tom Matthew, Akshobh Singh, Dilip Khatau, R.L. Singh, R. Talwar, Ria Patell, Lilly Vishwanathan, Rajiv Bharati, M.S. Roy Jaswant Singh, Deepak Dalal, Anupama Koliyal, C.J. Hails, Miriam Fuhrer, Shah Ali Khan, Ashfaque Ahmad, Philips and Ashok.
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Contains letters to and from Sanjoy Deb Roy, Tom Matthew, Akshobh Singh, Dilip Khatau, R.L. Singh, R. Talwar, Ria Patell, Lilly Vishwanathan, Rajiv Bharati, M.S. Roy Jaswant Singh, Deepak Dalal, Anupama Koliyal, C.J. Hails, Miriam Fuhrer, Shah Ali Khan, Ashfaque Ahmad, Philips and Ashok.
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Drafts, Proposals and Reports
Contains drafts and notes regarding the Corbett Foundation and an interpretation centre for the foundation.
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Ecodevelopment
Contains a concept note on ecodevelopment written by Sanjoy Deb Roy.
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Kutch Conservation Programme -- Correspondence
Contains a letter to Dilip D. Khatau regarding a project proposal titled 'Survey of Indigenous crops in Kutch and parts of Banaskantha District in Gujarat'. Included is a copy of the details of the proposal.
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Kutch Conservation Programme -- Reports and Proposals
Contains reports and proposals. Includes i) a report on the ecological situtation of the Tera area in the district of Kutch in Gujarat ii) a proposal for a rural medical outreach programme in the Abdasa Taluka of Kutch district iii) a draft proposal of the Kutch Conservation Project iv) a draft report on the native crop diversity in Abdasa Taluka of Kutch, Gujarat.
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Kutch Conservation Programme -- Research References
Contains the follwing i) an extract of the research paper titlled 'Process of Desertificaton in Kachchh and Banaskantha Districts of Gujarat, India (1961-1991)' by the Gujarat Instititute of Desert Ecology, Bhuj ii) a study titled 'The Biodiversity of the Kuchchh Desert Wildlife Sanctuary'.
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An enquiry report on departmental operation on timber
A report by N. Goswami.
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Central Administrative Tribunal Notice
A case filed by Sanjoy Deb Roy.
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Contains letters from MM Islam, CB Singh, KK Baruah, Sohanlal Sharma,etc regarding allotment of timber. Includes letters from J.C. Bhatacharjee, K Madhava Sarma, SS Oberoi, N. Wangchuk, Vishwajit P Singh, PB Gangopadhyay,etc. Contains reccomendations of the subgroup on upper atmosphere and pollution control and letters in Assamese.
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Correspondence related to Sanjoy Deb Roy -- Part 1/2
Contains administrative documents regarding Sanjoy Deb Roy's service record.
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Correpondence related to Sanjoy Deb Roy -- Part 2/2
Contains administrative documents regarding Sanjoy Deb Roy's service record.
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Memoirs 57 - I of Borlang Award Winner Mr. S. Debroy IFS
Handwritten register. Sanjoy Deb Roy won the Borlaug Award in 1988.
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Memoirs 57 - II of Borlang Award Winner Mr. S. Debroy IFS
Handwritten register. Sanjoy Deb Roy won the Borlaug Award in 1988.
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Meghalaya Forest (Removal of Timber) (Regulation) Act
Contains drafts of bills and cabinet memorandums, minutes of meetings and correspondence regarding the extraction and removal of timber from the state of Meghalaya, Meghalaya Forest (Removal of Timber) (Regulation) Act 1981 and the Meghalaya Forest (Removal of TImber) (Regulation) (Amendment) Bill 1984. Includes a copy of the notfication of the Meghalaya Forest (Removal of Timber) (Regulation) Act, 1981 in the Gazette of Meghalaya. Possibly related to the draft Interim Application (IA) under Writ Petition (Civil) No. 202 of 1995 regarding directions through amicus curiae to the states of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Manipur.
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Newspaper extract -- Assam Tribune
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Contains a draft of an Interim Application questioning the applicability of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 in some of the North Eastern States such as Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura and in areas which are in control and under the jurisdiction of the Autonomous District Councils in these States.
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Awards and Tributes
A letter regarding Clark-Bawin Award and a newsclipping regardings the Borloug award to Sanjoy Deb Roy in Assamese.
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Biodata
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Self-reflective Writings -- Musings of a Hunter Turned Conservationist
Typewritten and handwritten drafts.
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Contains letters from W. Wargin, Vivek R Sinha, Ranjana Gupta, YS Rao, MC George, Joanna Van Gruisen, N Roy, DP Neog, Maya Ray, Barbara Tufty, Daitya Das and Nilofar Haque Choudhury. Includes a book on cultivation of native orchids and a booklet on wildlife in India. Includes poems by Nihar Bandhopadhay.
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Contains personal letters. Mention of Kaziranga National Park
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Greeting Cards, 1989-1998
Includes greeting cards from friends and colleagues.
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Greeting Cards, undated
Includes greeting cards from friends and colleagues.
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Invitations - Official and personal
Invitation from Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Awards, Government of Bhutan, Minister of Environment and Forest, etc.
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Map of Western India
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Notebooks and diaries
It contains names of individuals, projects and other entries related multiple projects. Used as a planner.
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National Conference on Environment
Group photo.
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Photographis of Sanjoy Deb Roy and family
Loose photos.
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Polaroids of Sanjoy Deb Roy and family
Loose polaroids.
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Potrait of Sanjoy Deb Roy
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Project Tiger commemorative function 10th anniversary -- Part 1/5
Contains photographs from the awards for meritorious services at the commemorative function on the 10th Anniversary of Project Tiger. Includes a photograph of Sanjoy Deb Roy receiving an award.
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Project Tiger commemorative function 10th anniversary -- Part 2/5
Contains photographs from the awards for meritorious services at the commemorative function on the 10th Anniversary of Project Tiger. Includes a photograph of Sanjoy Deb Roy receiving an award.
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Project Tiger commemorative function 10th anniversary -- Part 3/5
Contains photographs from the awards for meritorious services at the commemorative function on the 10th Anniversary of Project Tiger. Includes a photograph of Sanjoy Deb Roy receiving an award.
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Project Tiger commemorative function 10th anniversary -- Part 4/5
Contains photographs from the awards for meritorious services at the commemorative function on the 10th Anniversary of Project Tiger. Includes a photograph of Sanjoy Deb Roy receiving an award.
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Project Tiger commemorative function 10th anniversary -- Part 5/5
Contains photographs from the awards for meritorious services at the commemorative function on the 10th Anniversary of Project Tiger. Includes a photograph of Sanjoy Deb Roy receiving an award.
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Untitled -- Photographs from the field
Likely photo of Sanjoy Deb Roy.
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Tigers and Elephants
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