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Shekar Dattatri
Shekar Dattatri is an Indian herpetologist and wildlife filmmaker from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Career Shekar Dattatri's lifelong fascination with wildlife began at the age of 14, when he joined the famous Madras Snake Park as a student-volunteer. This led to nature photography and, subsequently, to filmmaking. He also was among the discoverers of the snake species ''Oligodon nikhili ''Oligodon nikhili'', known commonly as Nikhil's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Palni Hills of southern India. Etymology Both the specific name, ''nikhili'', and the common name, Nikh ...''. Publications * Whitaker, Romulus; Dattatri, Shekar (1982). "A new species of ''Oligodon'' from the Palni Hills, South India (Serpentes: Colubridae)". ''Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society'' 79 (3): 630-631). Filmography *'' The Truth About Tigers'' *A cooperative for Snake Catchers References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dattatri, Shekar Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
