Publisher – Oxford University Press(OUP) & Bombay
Natural History Society(BNHS)
Genre – Adventure
One
sentence for the book
Wildlife seems too close with
some awesome photography in the book.
About
the Author
A Chartered
Accountant by qualification, Ashok Mahindra retired in 2008 after a career
spanning nearly 40 years. As a former Treasurer and Vice-President of WWF India,
he got aware of the need for the preservation of wildlife in India which
eventually led him to becoming a wildlife photographer. He has travelled widely
in India to numerous national parks and sanctuaries in the pursuit of his
hobby. Enriched with his vast experience of being so close to the wildlife,
here is his first coffee table photo book.
Book
Cover
Book cover has been designed
quite interestingly showing Royal Bengal Tiger in his complete royalty having
some relaxing time in the pond at Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan. With
a great shot captured in the cover, the book gets you curious about what more
it has in store for you.
About
the Book
A small book of 85 pages with
some 100+ pictures showcases the wildlife diversity in India. The book
highlights the rich range of wildlife and its habitats in India. The book also indicates
the continuing threat to wildlife in India and sets out how it could be more
effectively preserved. The book lists the National Parks and Sanctuaries
visited (over 30), the Wildlife Hotspots and interesting places to stay.
However, besides giving a small intro about the wildlife specie in the
different photographs, the book certainly makes you excited enough to have a
more closer look at the wildlife in the country.
Sh. Ashok Mahindra states at
one place:
"The power of photography to provide a platform
to document threatened landscapes and species cannot be underestimated. At
present,the entire ecological system is being seriously threatened. My
endeavour as a photographer is to encourage people to care for all threatened
species - from the smallest insects to the biggest cats - before it is too
late." This one of a kind book bringing you more close to
the nature will certainly interest you.
Thumbs
Up
The photographs used in the book seem to have been shot with
so much sincerity that the images seem so real. While I had visited
Ranthmabhore National park in February this year, I have already got excited to
get closer to the nature once more, this time, the destination might be the
home of the Asiatic Lion, Gir National Park in Gujarat.
Thumbs
Down
The photographs give you so much
excitement and a sense of adventure just from the still images that once you
close the book, it will certainly make you craving for an adventure visit
sooner. Otherwise, the only thing I felt was that for an adventure enthusiast,
the book might be exciting but the same may not be of interest for all kinds of
readers.
Rating
4.5/5
A half point deducted only for
the fact that the book is priced little bit aggressively. A lighter book would
have helped a little as well.
This post is a part of the
book review program of at Saevus
Wildlife India in association with The Hemchand Mahindra Foundation for the book Capturing Wildlife Moments in IndiaBook Review of ‘Capturing Wildlife Moments in India’
by Ashok Mahindra
Publisher – Oxford University Press(OUP) & Bombay
Natural History Society(BNHS)
Genre – Adventure
One
sentence for the book
Wildlife seems too close with
some awesome photography in the book.
About
the Author
A Chartered
Accountant by qualification, Ashok Mahindra retired in 2008 after a career
spanning nearly 40 years. As a former Treasurer and Vice-President of WWF India,
he got aware of the need for the preservation of wildlife in India which
eventually led him to becoming a wildlife photographer. He has travelled widely
in India to numerous national parks and sanctuaries in the pursuit of his
hobby. Enriched with his vast experience of being so close to the wildlife,
here is his first coffee table photo book.
Book
Cover
Book cover has been designed
quite interestingly showing Royal Bengal Tiger in his complete royalty having
some relaxing time in the pond at Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan. With
a great shot captured in the cover, the book gets you curious about what more
it has in store for you.
About
the Book
A small book of 85 pages with
some 100+ pictures showcases the wildlife diversity in India. The book
highlights the rich range of wildlife and its habitats in India. The book also indicates
the continuing threat to wildlife in India and sets out how it could be more
effectively preserved. The book lists the National Parks and Sanctuaries
visited (over 30), the Wildlife Hotspots and interesting places to stay.
However, besides giving a small intro about the wildlife specie in the
different photographs, the book certainly makes you excited enough to have a
more closer look at the wildlife in the country.
Sh. Ashok Mahindra states at
one place:
"The power of photography to provide a platform
to document threatened landscapes and species cannot be underestimated. At
present,the entire ecological system is being seriously threatened. My
endeavour as a photographer is to encourage people to care for all threatened
species - from the smallest insects to the biggest cats - before it is too
late." This one of a kind book bringing you more close to
the nature will certainly interest you.
Thumbs
Up
The photographs used in the book seem to have been shot with
so much sincerity that the images seem so real. While I had visited
Ranthmabhore National park in February this year, I have already got excited to
get closer to the nature once more, this time, the destination might be the
home of the Asiatic Lion, Gir National Park in Gujarat.
Thumbs
Down
The photographs give you so much
excitement and a sense of adventure just from the still images that once you
close the book, it will certainly make you craving for an adventure visit
sooner. Otherwise, the only thing I felt was that for an adventure enthusiast,
the book might be exciting but the same may not be of interest for all kinds of
readers.
Rating
4.5/5
A half point deducted only for
the fact that the book is priced little bit aggressively. A lighter book by weight and on the pocket would
have helped a little as well.