A little bit of context before you begin reading this book review. I have recently enrolled for an MA in Philosophy at the University of Mumbai. Philosophy is something I have been getting interested in, over the past few years, as those of you who have been reading my blogs and Instagram posts would know. During the pandemic, I thought long and hard about what I wanted to do next, and this is what I eventually came up with. It has been a challenge, getting back into academics as a student at this age, especially in a subject I have no academic background in. However, it has also been very exciting, especially thanks to my wonderful classmates (who, surprisingly, are of all age-groups, including some quite near my own) and my teachers, who have been very supportive and understanding. How well I will do is something that remains to be seen, but so far, I am enjoying this new journey and look forward to where it leads. Now that you know the background , you probably get an idea of how
I stumbled across this as I was surfing through the net, aimlessly as always...... and then my eyes fell on this, and I was absolutely stunned!
This article from the National Geographic News tells us of a rare sighting of seven different species of cats - one of which was totally unknown there. But what was really surprising was the location - Assam! Yes, in our very own country!!!! Hard to believe isn't it, considering the state of our forests?? Maybe everything is not yet lost....Let us salvage what we can while we still have it.
You can read the whole article here.
Meanwhile, I couldn't resist downloading the pics onto my blog..... All the photos belong to Kashmira Kakati, the wildlife biologist whose research led her to this wonderful sighting. Thanks to Kashmira and National Geographic for these wonderful pics..
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Leopard |
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Leopard Cat |
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Clouded Leopard |
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Golden Cat |
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Jungle Cat |
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Tiger |
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Marbled Cat |
Hey Anu.. loved ur new organised look.. This made very interesting read.. thanks so much
ReplyDeletewow..thats awesome
ReplyDeletegoing by this i am hoping this Tiger no of 1114 is false and there are many more safely (and thankfully)hidden away in our forests
and not the end of the world as predicted...
eternal optimist!
love the blue feel to yr blog..feels like I am at the beach...and thats my fav.spot!
you wont believe how happy and scared this news makes me. Happy that such things still exists intact, scared that it may be the last time we see them, even in pics. I really wish the forests are conserved for the wonderful bio diversity they have. And thanks a load for the pics!
ReplyDeleteThat is really good news Anu and thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteWow! That is something!
ReplyDelete@AJCL: thanks a lot...knew this would interest a lot of people like us, which is why i put this up...
ReplyDelete@ssstoryteller: i hope so too...... thanks...... i just noticed the new template designer on blogger and tried it out.....
@Sri: absolutely!!!! it is great news certainly, but we dont want more tourists rushing there trying to spot them and disturb their habitat!!!
@CHitra : its really great news..
@Julia: Absolutely!!!
Hey
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome stuff! I'm fwding the link to ur blog to a few of my friends!
It is quite exciting to see all 7 breeds of cats
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