The Song of the Magpie Robin

by Zafar Futehally, Ashish Chandola, Shanti Chandola

About the Author
Zafar Futehally (19202013), the longestserving Vice President of the Bombay Natural History Society, also founded and edited, for fortyfive years, the seminal Newsletter for Birdwatchers.

Awarded the Padma Shri in 1970 and the Order of the Golden Ark in 1980, he was the Foundertrustee and Vice President of World Wildlife Fund - India and served on the Executive Board of the IUCN. He was also closely involved with Project Tiger and the International Ornithological Congress.

Shanthi and Ashish Chandola's involvement with natural history filming, photography and writings spans over three decades. Besides a whole host of film titles to their credit, they have also compiled two books of the works of M. Krishnan Eye in the Jungle and of Birds and Birdsong.

Genres: Nature

225 pages, Hardcover

Published October 10, 2014

Reviews

[Raksha Bhat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ah! This felt like flying and flapping my wings through the life of such important people in the natural world in India. It is harder than it seems to be, this entire effort of conservation. Living close to nature and living for nature are two completely different ways of life, the latter is what the book is about, about people who did that. Indians & British alike. Kudos to them and to the author who has beautifully conveyed it to us readers through his words, after all words are the only thing that stay with us.

[Pulkit Jain · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is about the life of the author and his fellow birders. Most notable of them all being Salim Ali. Their lifestyles, believes and how they became so highly involved in protection of nature.

The book also discusses the efforts made in order to conserve the environment. And the manner in which the perspective of the society and India's position with global agencies has changed over decades.

[Vikas Datta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Compelling reading, almost lyrical...