Raza Kazmi
@RazaKazmi17
Conservationist I Wildlife Historian I Storyteller I Stories in @the_Hindu, @IndianExpress, @FiftyTwoDotIn, @RGSustain1, @SanctuaryAsia, @thewire_in
*Short thread* More than a decade ago I came across a decaying image of a tiger shot in 1963 in the forests of Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). Looking at the picture, I was stunned. This had to be the largest tiger I'd ever seen with a head of absolutely unreal proportions. I'd seen +
Terrible news! The Dreamliner hasn't had a single hull loss incident since its launch. A crash so soon after take off can mean a catastrophic failure, a configuration issue or maybe some external factor. Prayers for the departed and hoping DGCA can get to the bottom of it!
🚨Exclusive: Science under coercion. Scientists and researchers assessing environmental and biodiversity impacts for Rs. 81,000 crore #GreatNicobar mega project worked under immense institutional pressure and gag orders to provide favourable reports article-14.com/post/how-scien…
सुनिए ‘इकोफाइल्स’ पॉडकास्ट की ‘फील्ड वॉयसेस’ श्रृंखला का दूसरा एपिसोड। प्राची परांजपे के साथ एक प्रेरक बातचीत – मनोविज्ञान और संरक्षण के संगम पर। open.spotify.com/episode/7lulES…
Tune in to the second episode of Ecofiles – our special Hindi series Field Voices, hosted by @RazaKazmi17. Meet @PrachiParanjpye , Lead Psychologist at WCT, as she talks about how psychology meets conservation. open.spotify.com/episode/7lulES…
An elderly lady taking her first flight to meet her daughter, a family's first foreign trip, a son coming to India for Eid, a father clicking the last photo with her daughter. All these stories are just so gut wrenching.
A thoughtful and nostalgic piece by @RazaKazmi17 on the forest rest house that was the centre of the emotional and existential dramas in Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri…
Kechki FRH & its environs in Palamau tiger reserve are an integral part of Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri, a restored version of which was screened at Cannes. But unlike the film that became eternal, the Kechki of the film exists no more. This is the story of Ray’s Kechki & its demise.+
Forest bunglows have many such stories associated with them. Interestingly forest bunglows are not called a ‘guest house’, but a ‘rest house’. These FRHs are basically meant for forest officers who used to spent weeks in them during their field days.
Kechki FRH & its environs in Palamau tiger reserve are an integral part of Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri, a restored version of which was screened at Cannes. But unlike the film that became eternal, the Kechki of the film exists no more. This is the story of Ray’s Kechki & its demise.+
Thank you, Raza, for writing this.
Kechki FRH & its environs in Palamau tiger reserve are an integral part of Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri, a restored version of which was screened at Cannes. But unlike the film that became eternal, the Kechki of the film exists no more. This is the story of Ray’s Kechki & its demise.+