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On the Malabar Coast of southern India, along the Arabian Sea, lies a range of mountains known as the Western Ghats, or Sahyadris. Far more ancient than the larger and better-known Himalayas to the north, the Sahyadris harbour the most intact rainforests in peninsular India. Countless species of plants and animals live here, many of which are found nowhere else on earth, and countless of which are still being discovered. Matching this incredible biological richness is the ethnic and cultural diversity of the Western Ghats. This book takes you on a visual journey through one of the last great places on earth - a place to be cherished, a wild heritage to be preserved for generations to come.
The book features nearly 400 photographs that portray both India’s beauty and vanishing heritage. |
ISBN 0-9770211-0-6
Cost: $50.00
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Join us on a journey to
‘INDIA’S MOUNTAINS OF THE MONSOON’
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Friday, February 24, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Baird Auditorium
Sahyadris: India’s Western Ghats - A Vanishing Heritage
By Sandesh Kadur & Kamal Bawa
Join us on a journey of exploration through India's Mountains of the Monsoon with award-winning wildlife photographer and filmmaker Sandesh Kadur and Distinguished Professor, Dr. Kamal Bawa. The presentation highlights the fragile beauty of the Western Ghats - a world biodiversity hotspot.
Photographer-filmmaker Sandesh Kadur and author Dr. Kamal Bawa deliver a free slide presentation about one of the most biologically diverse regions on earth - India’s Western Ghats. Through stunning photographs, Kadur and Bawa introduce the audience to flora and fauna of this beautiful area of India. The author and photographer will sign copies of their book, Sahyadris: India’s Western Ghats - A Vanishing Heritage, which is available for purchase in the Museum Store, following their lecture (signing until 8:00 pm).
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Book release by Mr. R.S. Jassal (Deputy Chief of the Mission, Indian Embassy)
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Book Signing and reception at the Museum Store
Then, visit the Smithsonian Jazz Café, where Indian inspired cuisine will be among the selections at the á la carte dinner buffet. Guitarist Ken Hatfield and his trio will perform from 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Music cover charge to the Smithsonian Jazz Café is $10 Visit http://www.mnh.si.edu/jazz or call 202-633-1000
Friday, February 24, 2006 at 6:00pm
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. • NW • Washington, DC
For more information, call the Gorgas Science Foundation at (956) 504-6862 |
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About the Authors |
Kamaljit S. Bawa
www.atree.org
A distinguished Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, Kamal has authored or co -authored more than 160 papers based on his 35 years of fieldwork in Central and South Asia. He is the editor-in chief of Conservation and Society, a recently launched interdisciplinary journal about conservation. He also serves on the editorial boards of several other journals and has been a member of numerous national and international advisory panels. He has been the President of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, and a member on the board of many organizations. Kamal Bawa is the founder and President of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), a non-governmental organization devoted to research, action and education in India (www.atree.org). He is also a founder-trustee of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development, Bangalore, India (www.cised.org). |
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Sandesh V. Kadur
www.sandeshkadur.com
An internationally renowned wildlife photographer and documentary filmmaker, Sandesh uses the power of imagery to expose the need for conservation and encourages protection of our planet’s natural resources. Based at Gorgas Science Foundation and the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College, he has worked on various subjects ranging from cloud forests and endangered sea turtles in Mexico to rainforests and King cobras in the Western Ghats of southern India. His documentary Sahyadris: Mountains of the Monsoon, earned worldwide acclaim and an array of prestigious international awards, while drawing attention to one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots. Through his work, Sandesh hopes to harness the power of nature education as a catalyst for long-term change. His goal is to inspire his audience to protect and appreciate what remains
of our wilderness. |
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