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The road starts from shyambazar fivepoint crossing and roughly extends to mahatma gandhi road crossing, after which the street continues as college. Lahiri choudhury carrots and sticks, people and elephants. Sep 24, 2019 lahirichoudhury 2008 has traced the history of these methods in great detail. The first section is largely on the early observations made by hunters about the elephant, its behavior and habitat.
One doesnt quite expect such cold practicality from the author of six endearing and awarded books in english and. Brilliant book by one of indias foremost elephant specialists. A trunk full of tales by dhriti kanta lahiri choudhury, 9788178241661, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Bowbazar also spelt boubazar is a neighbourhood of central kolkata, in kolkata district in the indian state of west bengal. Seventy years with the indian elephant apr 4, 2006 by dhriti k lahiri choudhry. The neighbourhood has been at the forefront of kolkatas changing society. In the introduction, which is the best section of the book, dhriti lahiri choudhury provides a fascinating analysis of the use and abuse of the elephant in war and peace in the 19th century by the british colonial rulers even as they were hunting it across its range in the indian subcontinent.
The book narrates various tales that are interwoven into a wonderful memoir. The process involves lassoing a wild elephant from the back of a trained one, called a koonki. It has also been recorded by megasthenes, the greek envoy to the court of the chandragupta maurya third century bc. Seventy years with the indian elephant by dhriti kanta lahiri choudhury isbn. The partition of his country ended this lifestyle but not his obsession with elephants. Buy a trunk full of tales book online at low prices in. Sapnaonline provides online shopping for over 10 million book titles in various languages and genres. Dhriti kanta lahiri choudhury books biography and list of. Seventy years with the indian elephant by dhriti kanta lahiri choudhury at. Lahiri choudhury completed his phd in english literature from. The great indian elephant book by dhriti kanta lahiri. Indranil choudhury is the ceo and founder of lexplosion.
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