Twenty five years ago - information on butterflies was a problem. Despite time and many attempts, we still don't have reasonable access to free information on butterflies.
Krushnamegh has plans for a web site but its ambitious and not even begun. At the very least three years realistically before it becomes suitable and complete enough for use. The moral of the story is - so much has changed but still things remain the same. Sad to know that butterfly information is still difficult and costly to come across. The only true freedom will come when the articles on Wikipedia on Indian butterflies are reasonably developed. A good start has been made in Wikipedia. A few of us - namely Shyamal, Vijay, Garg, Viren and self had engaged with Wikipedia to add material on butterflies. Ill health has caused me to pause haslfway through. The project has slowed down. Sadly, no one else, besides the few, has been forthcoming to add information on Wikipedia. Unless members of ButterflyIndia group decide to donate some information back to the commons of the world in return for ALL the information they take from the internet, our collective state will remain the same. So I exhort each and every one, take up a few species, say three or four, and develop those articles on Wikipedia. Many hands make light work and the resources will surely and steadily expand to satisfy all of us who cant get access to the butterfly books whether due to availability or cost. If you would like to contribute in Wikipedia and want guidance in starting, get in touch with me, Shyamal ([email protected]) or Vijay Barve ([email protected])! W are there to help you. Sincerely, Ashwin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Col Ashwin Baindur OIC Corps Archive & Museum, CME, Dapodi Pune 411031 ------------------------------------------- Tel : 020-27147976 (R) Mob : 09923454462 Alternate email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------In my life, I can never hope to attend a lecture by Stephen Hawking and hear him speak of the birth of the universe, but thanks to TED, now I can. Or I can hear Louise Leakey tell the fascinating story of ancestral humans. And sitting in my bedroom at the computer, I can visit the deep ocean and see its mysteries with David Bello, or explore Titan and Enceladus, the moons of Saturn along with Carolyn Porco. So can you, thanks to TED.... http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/the-cornucopia-that-is-ted/ Follow the post in... Blog: http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/ The natural travails of an Army officer in Hindostan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ''We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.'' - Quarry worker's creed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ________________________________ From: Arjan Basuroy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 26 November, 2009 9:55:07 Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Books on butterflies...what are u reading??? Sorry Mr Tiwari. the book is fully sold. we have printed 600 copies only and its all finished. regards Arjan On 11/26/09, satyendra tiwari <kays...@yahoo. co.in> wrote: >Dear Arjan, >Is it possible to get a copy of A Pictorial Guide Common Butterflies of Bengal >Plains Basu Roy, Arjan; Rudra Prasad Das and Prosanta Mukherjee >through VPP( because thats is safest way to get the books by post)Regards. >Satyendra > Satyendra K.Tiwari >Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist & Tour Leader >H.No 129, P.O.Tala. Distt Umaria M.P. India >Pin code 484-661 >Tel. No. 07627-265309 day time phone only > > > > > > ________________________________ From: Arjan Basuroy <naturemates@ gmail.com> >To: ButterflyIndia@ yahoogroups. com >Sent: Wed, 25 November, 2009 9:47:31 PM >Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Books on butterflies. ..what are u reading??? > > >some names missing on the list!! >Evans, winter blyth, talbot which are also with me. >regards >Arjan > > >On 11/25/09, Arjan Basuroy <naturemates@ gmail.com> wrote: >dear blaise i am a book hunter too!! >>my present shelf consist of the following books and in the coming future will >>have some more for sure. I found all of them very usefull from different >>different point of view. >>here is the list >>Name of the Book Author >>A Pictorial Guide Common Butterflies of Bengal Plains Basu Roy, Arjan; Rudra >>Prasad Das and Prosanta Mukherjee >>Moths of India -an introduction Kehimkar, Isaac >>The Butterflies of Delhi Smetacek, Peter >>Projapoti Porichiti Sardar, Jibon >> >> The Book of Indian Butterflies Kehimkar, Isaac >>Butterflies of Bangladesh -an annotated checklist Larsen, Torben B. >>A Guide to Collecting Butterflies of India Peile, H. D. >>Birds and Butterflies in the Grounds of the Raj Bhavan Kolkata Ghosh, >>Suchitra >>The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History Haribal, Meena >>My Life The tale of a Butterfly Sarkar, Anjan >>Nature Guides Common Butterflies of India Gay, Kehimkar, Punetha >>Red Data Book (Part 2) Butterflies of India Gupta, I. J, and D. K. Mondal >>India - a Lifescape Butterflies oof Peninsular India Kunte, Krushnamegh >>Butterflies of the World Rod and Ken Preston-Mafham >>Butterflies and Moths of the British Countryside Gordon, W. J. and H. Lynn >>Prokritir Bahari Prani Projapoti Dan, Dipak Kumar >>Seized Butterflies of Bengal Natural History Museum Bahuguna, N. C. >>Butterflies in Thailand Volume 2 Pinratana, Bro. Amnuya >>Butterflies in Thailand Volume 5 Pinratana, Bro. Amnuya >>Butterflies in Thailand Vulume 6 Pinratana, Bro. Amnuya >>Poshchimbanger Projapoti Dasgupta, Judhajit >>The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma Butterflies- Vol. I >>Bingham, C. T. >>The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma Butterflies- Vol. II >>Bingham, C. T. >>The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies Feltwell, Dr. John >>Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon Vol. I Marshall, G. F. L. and Lionel >>de Niceville >>Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon Vol. II Niceville, Lionel de >>Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon Vol. III Niceville, Lionel de >>Kanha A Butterfly Treasure Shrivastava, Aseem >>Butterflies of Kathmandu Valley Nepal (Field Guide, including all known >>records to date) Khanal, Bhaiya & Colin Smith >>Marvellous Moths of Nepal Allen, Michael >>Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies Smith, Colin >>The Butterflies of Ceylon Ormiston, W. >>Butterflies of Nepal (Central Himalaya) Smith, Colin >>Butterflies of India Antram, Chas. B. >>The Butterflies of Hong Kong Bascombe, M. J., G. Johnston,F. S. Bascombe >>Butterflies of Malay Peninsula A S Corbet and H. N. Pendlebury >>Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the oriental region >>G.S.Robinson, et al. >>Moths of Borneo J.D.Holloway >>The Butterflies of Pakisthan T.J. Roberts >> >>If some body can suggest me more books on butterflies i am always willing to >>give a look. >>And all the members of the group are always welcome to my house to spend time >>with my treasure!! >>regards >>Arjan >> >> >> >>On 11/25/09, Vijay Barve <barvevi...@gmail. com> wrote: >> >>>Hi >>> >>>I guess these Three are major ones covering larger areas. We also have many >>>regional ones like Sikkim by Dr. Meena Haribal, Kerala by Susanth, Goa by >>>Parag Rangnekar, West Bengal by Arjan, Rudro and Ujjal da, Delhi and so on. >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>>Vijay >>>--- >>>Vijay Vasant Barve >>>http://DiversityInd ia.org/ >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: Blaise >>>>To: butterflyIndia@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 1:04 >>>>PM >>>>Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Books on butterflies. ..what are u reading??? >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>>During the last couple of months the butterflies hv given me much pleasure. >>>> >>>>Been out on various trails, alone and in the company of others, enjoying >>>>the butterflies, and also other flora n fauna. >>>> >>>> Hv noted that quite a few people hv the notion that certain books on >>>> butterfly id are good - "but" very expensive. I hv sometimes made it a >>>> point to explain to them that these are not common text books purchased by >>>> a large amount of people, and like any technical book are bound to be a >>>> little more pricey depending on the quality of paper used, amount of >>>> coloured pics, extent to which the topics are covered, etc. ...... >>>> >>>>Have had the pleasure of running through Blyth's (Butterflies of the Indian >>>>region), KK's (Butterflies of Peninsular India) and Isaac's (The book of >>>>Indian butterflies) books and would recommend them. Are there any other >>>>books that you have read on this topic and would recommend??? ???? >>>> >>>>On a lighter note, I am not related to Blyth, KK or Isaac, nor is anyone in >>>>my family owning oil fields in Alaska or Saudi Arabia :-)...... >>>> >>>>Blaise >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>--- >>>>Check information on other DiversityIndia groups @ http://DiversityInd >>>>ia.org/ >>>>>>>>--- >>>> >>>> >> >> >>-- >>Arjan Basu Roy >>6/7 Bijoygarh, Kolkata - 700 032 >>West Bengal, India >> >>Be natures' mate! > > >-- >Arjan Basu Roy >6/7 Bijoygarh, Kolkata - 700 032 >West Bengal, India > >Be natures' mate! > ________________________________ >The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. -- Arjan Basu Roy 6/7 Bijoygarh, Kolkata - 700 032 West Bengal, India Be natures' mate! -- Enjoy
