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Quite simply, it is not just a book showcasing beautiful images in this digital age. It is as authoritative as it is a visual feast. A perfect Coffee-table with lots to read.
At 316 pages, with some 800 images and a 50,000 word text, it looks at India across its biogeographical framework. It looks at the great tapestry of design of nature`s experiments across India`s incredible landscapes, from islands and the coast to a gamut of inland, terrestrial habitats and landscapes from the high Himalaya to the desert and the tropical evergreen jungles. It looks at how we are left with just a handful of tangibly wild places, indeed the very last of them, amid one-sixth of humanity!
On slightly over two percent of the planet`s land area exists a biodiversity, a natural heritage that consists of nearly a 1,00,000 known species of fauna that includes an eight of all the world`s birds and fish diversity, a sixth of the flowering plants and so much else.
I have called my book both a celebration and a requiem.
The book looks at the country`s biogeographical design through the largest collection of wild habitats/landscapes and biodiversity images, many of which were taken on special journeys during the past 18 months.
ISBN - 9788192250908
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Pages : 316
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