ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಪುಕ್ಕ | Hakki Pukka

by K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi

191 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

K.P. Purnachandra Tejaswi was a prominent Kannada writer, novelist, photographer, ornithologist, publisher, painter and environmentalist. He made a great impression in the "Navya" period of Kannada literature and and inaugurated the bandaya sahitya.

Tejaswi was born on September 8, 1938. His father is the famous poet, Rashtrakavi Kuvempu. He completed his education in Mysore. Tejaswi has written in almost all forms of literature including poems, short stories, novels, travel literature, plays and science fiction. He has translated several English books to Kannada. His famous translations include the series on Kenneth Anderson's hunting expeditions and Henri Charrière's Papillon.

He has won several awards for his contribution to literature such as the Rajyotsava and Kannada Sahitya Academy awards.

Poornachandra Tejaswi died of cardiac arrest at the age of 69

Reviews

[ಶ್ರೀನಿಧಿ ಅಪ್ಪೆಮನೆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Book serves as a guide to know birds of Karnataka. Color pictures attracts and makes read even more joyful! I suggest parents to read this book together with children.

[Sanjay Manjunath · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Best Bird view

[Harshith J. V. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably only birding guide book in Kannada language and very good job by the legendary Kannada writer whose is also the son of Kannada Rashtrakavi(a national poet),i.e., Kuvempu.

Check out reading progress updates to get some peek into the contents:

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01/12/2014, On page 32( 16.0%):
"Good birding field guide book in Kannada and that too with coloured images. Just glanced through all pages but did not find very common "Indian pond heron". Will confirm its absence in book after completing the book."

01/14/2014, On page 141(73.0%):
"A very well researched book by the late author. Still 50+ pages to finish."

01/14/2014, On page 150(78.0%):
"Tailorbird, wagtails, bushchat, sunbirds, etc :)"

01/15/2014, On page 191(100.0%):
"Wide variety of birds in last 40 pages. I guess there is mistake in maps on page 185 & 186 as they are exactly same. I had doubts in some page's maps also."
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I created a board in Pinterest.com where I will try to pin all the birds, as they appear in order on the book, eventually. Pinned 1st 6 bird as of today(Jan 19, 2014). Follow the board here: http://www.pinterest.com/harshithjv/b...
Note: Its for visual or photo help only and I won't be copying text from the book other than the names of the birds. You need to use the Pinterest board along with book.

[Manohar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives a good description of birds in Karnataka state of India. This is pictures in color. There are two more books by Tejaswi on books which do not have color pictures.

[Harish SG · Rating 4 out of 5]

ಬಗೆ ಬಗೆ ರೀತಿಯ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಿನ ಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳು. ಮೊದಲು ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಕಪ್ಪು ಬಿಳುಪಿನ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಿದ್ದವು. ಹೊಸ ಆವೃತ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ, ವರ್ಣ ರಂಜಿತ ಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಆ ಕ್ಷಣಕ್ಕೆ ಬೇಕಿರುವಷ್ಟೇ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ಮಾಹಿತಿ. ತೇಜಸ್ವಿಯ ಅಧ್ಬುತ ಲೋಕದೊಳಗೆ ಪಯಣಿಸಿದ ಹಾಗೆ.

[Bharat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tejaswi puts into use his acumen and understanding of the birds prevalent in Western ghats known as the Malenaadu region in Karnataka. A fascinating ebook in Kannada.

[Akash · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative book on birds.

[Sachin Chikkeri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommend this book for all those who got even little interest in watching birds and wish to understand their ecological relevance.

[Anirudh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice read about birds.

[Praveen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only Bird Identification Book avilable in kannada .Thanks KPPT.