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             Wildlife - Bird Trade



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Protected species listed in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 are often traded locally or exported out of India under false names by camouflaging them with dyes. Till a few years ago, Green Munias or Avadavats were exported mixed with a flock of dyed female Red Muniah or were declared as exotic "Tiger Finch'.

             

             Films - Soha Ali Khan

Soha, daughter of actress Sharmila Tagore and former Indian cricket captain Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan and sister of actor Saif Ali Khan has crossed the Rubicon and decided to follow her mother and brother (in that order) in acting. Her debut film, Dil Maange More opposite heartthrob Shahid Kapoor has generated hype and curiosity and got her reasonably good reviews. She looks all set for a long innings in films. Excerpts from an exclusive interview

 
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oha Ali Khan

 

             Textiles - Rahmani Handlooms of Pakistan

Rahmani’s inspiration comes from three main sources. The traditional Pakistani ethnic heritage,  the classical Mughal florals, the geometrics, and the spaciousness and sheer grandeur of the roof and wall panels of Mughal forts and palaces.   Read on ...

 

            People - Looking Back 2004

 
On October 1, 2004 Punita Arora  became the first woman officer to be Lieutenant General in the Indian army, and Padmavathy Bandopadhyay, the first woman to be Air Marshal in Indian Air Force. Both are doctors and were batchmates at the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune.

Read on ...
 

 

           Other articles

           Protection of World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh & Nepal

           The Sacred Bride

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Contemporary Art in Bangladesh

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January  2005 
Contents

 

 Archaeology
 Protection of World
 Heritage Sites
in
 Bangladesh & Nepal


 Textiles
 Pakistani Handlooms


 Wildlife
 Bird Trade in India

 
 Mythology

 The Sacred Bride

 
 Films
 Victor Banerjee

 
 People
 Soha Ali Khan

 Looking Back 2004


 Lifestyle
 Single & Happy

 Fashion Designers
 add new dimensions

 
 

 the craft shop

 the print gallery

 the art gallery

 Books

 Between Heaven and Hell

  Silk Road on Wheels

 The Road to Freedom

 
Enduring Spirit

 Parsis-Zoroastrians of
India

 
The Moonlight Garden

 
Contemporary Art in
 Bangladesh
 

 


From the past issues

The First People of south Asia

The Jews of India

The Parsi Community of India

Modern Art in Pakistan

Elephant polo in Nepal

... and many more

 

Health

Tibetan medicine

Ayurvedic spas of Kerala

Technology

Optical networks

B2B - Efficiency & Profits

Reinventing India

Internet in South Asian Development