I received a copy of "Loke Wan Tho's Birds", a coffee table book brought out by the BNHS and Oxford University Press. It contains some beautiful photographs edited by Rishad Naoroji and Hira Punjabi. The book also contains extracts from Loke Wan Tho's diaries. Those interested may please contact BNHS for price and courier details.
Cheers, Kiran Srivastava Mumbai [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ From: Kiran Srivastava [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 April 2008 06:58 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; Sumit Subject: Loke Wan Tho, Dr. Salim Ali's birding companion The BNHS will be bringing out a book on Loke Wan Tho who was Dr. Salim Ali's benefactor and birding companion. As Salim Ali wrote in his book, ".in the twenty-two years that this inestimable friendship flourished that there was hardly a birding expedition, international bird conference or bird photographing holiday which Loke did not share with me personally or with munificient financial support.." (Fall of a Sparrow, 1985). Loke Wan Tho came from a business family in Singapore which the family lost when the Japanese took over Singapore during World War II. During the war he and his sister had to take shelter in Mumbai where he met Salim Ali. They became friends for life. After the war Loke re-built his empire with his business acumen. But he continued his friendship with Salim Ali and did a number of birding surveys with him. Loke Wan Tho died tragically in a plane crash in 1964. Lady Y.P.McNiece (Peng), Loke Wan Tho's sister was keen that her brother's memory be kept alive corresponded with the BNHS and Rishad Naoroji for publishing a book. She recently wrote:- This is to let you know that I have heard from Datuk Chan that the final stage of the book has been reached and that I shall be notified when the copies will be ready for shipment to Singapore and India. Meanwhile, I have been sent a copy. I am well pleased with the book, which I think is a fitting tribute to my brother. The contents made interesting reading and the photographs have been reproduced extremely well, considering that they were taken many years ago. I am also glad that Salim is featured in the book. It is because of their friendship in the first place that this book has come into being. The initiative has come from Bombay and I believe the book will sell well in your country. I notice that Oxford University Press has been mentioned as a co-producer and Kuala Lumpur is named as one of the countries as a distributor but Singapore does not appear to be one. My brother, a Singaporean and a prominent one and I, myself, the sponsor of the book, being also Singaporean, leads me to enquire if the book will be on sale here. I would be grateful to know. Best wishes Peng McNeice Cheers, Kiran Srivastava Mumbai [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
