LESSER FLORICAN
Sypheotides indicus
Habitat: Grasslands in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra
Reason for decline: Invasive species in open habitats, collisions with power lines
SLENDER-BILLED VULTURE
Gyps tenuirostris
Habitat: from the Gangetic plain north, west to Himachal, south as far as northern Odisha, and east through Assam
Reason for decline: Toxins found in carcasses they eat
MANIPUR BUSH QUAIL
Perdicula manipurensis
Habitat: Damp grasslands of northeast India
Reason for decline: Drainage and destruction of tall grasslands; illegal trade
WHITE-BELLIED HERON
Ardea insignis
Habitat: Wetlands of tropical/ subtropical forests in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas of northeast India
Reason for decline: Loss of breeding and feeding grounds
BUGUN LIOCICHLA
Liocichla bugunorum
Habitat: Montane forest and dense undergrowth in Arunachal Pradesh
Reason for decline: Loss of habitat
WHITE-WINGED WOOD DUCK
Asarcornis scutulata
Habitat: Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
Reason for decline: Habitat loss, hunting
THE FOREST OWLET
Heteroglaux blewitti
Habitat: Dry deciduous teak forests in central India
Reason for decline: Deforestation, timber logging
SAKER FALCON
Falco cherrug
Habitat: Open areas in Rajasthan, Ladakh
Reason for decline: Habitat loss, scarcity of food, illegal trade
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He gave the beat to the world
He would pick up the rhythms of each experience of mobility and weave them into his taals. Thus it was that he reflected joy and laughter in rhythmic cycles...such was the magic of Zakir's fingersText and photographs by Raghu Rai
KERALA TOURISM CAMPAIGN, 1989 - TICKETS TO PARADISE
All it took was a catchy tagline-'God's Own Country'-for the world to discover Kerala's wealth of natural beauty. It remains among the best tourism ad campaigns, earning the state a place among top 10 international destinations
SPIRITUALITY - THE GURUS OF COOL
Among the cult Indian gurus, no one had a bigger hold on western minds than 'Osho' Rajneesh. He's also perhaps the role model for the enterprise-building gurus of today
RETAIL SHOPPING - THE MALL MANIA
Shopping malls, a 1990s innovation in India, changed the way the Indian middle class shops. Their success now lies in being 'shoppertainment' destinations, offering something for everyone
CULINARY RENAISSANCE, 1978 - TANDOORI NIGHTS
ITC's Bukhara and Dum Pukht turned the world to tandoori cuisine and had an enormous impact on the F&B industry. Decades on, they are still a pit-stop for celebrities and heads of state visiting Delhi
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH - REVENGE OF THE NATIVE
Rushdie lit the way but Indian writing in English has taken a life of its own in the past few decades, with translated Indian fiction most recently having its moment in the sun
INDIAN ART - A BRUSH WITH GOLD DUST
The 1990s economic liberalisation came as oxygen, lighting up the Indian art scene. Today, artworks by established masters routinely go for astronomical amounts
FESTIVAL OF INDIA, 1982 - CULTURE CAPITAL
The Festival of India grew into a symbol of our 'soft power', introducing our art and aesthetics to a global audience while also helping rebrand our domestic products
THE INDIPOP TREND - DISCO GOES DESI
For ages, the film song ruled. Nothing else was audible. Then came Nazia, charioteered by Biddu, and Indian ears went into a pleasant madness. Literally, Disco Deewane. A whole genre was born
SHOLAY 1975 - THE BIRTH OF THE FANDEMIC
India had seen hits before. But Sholay seared into its collective psyche like a badland bullet. The effect was on a scale never seen before- one film creating a new mass folk culture. And a trail of monster blockbusters that still continues
