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Retired Indian Foreign Service officer talks about tigers, conservation policies and his time in the Sunderbans
Did you know there are nine species of tigers, three of which are lost and some are on the way to extinction? Or that India is home to 70 per cent of the world’s tiger population?
Such facts and more and the need to conserve the tiger were the focus of a talk by environmentalist Pradeep Vyas in Kolkata on July 27.
Vyas was instrumental in introducing many path-breaking strategies during his tenure for wildlife conservation and environmental protection. Holding the office of IFS, vigilance commissioner, State Vigilance Commission, West Bengal, Vyas has emerged as an eminent environmentalist who now carries interesting stories from the wild with him.
Therefore, the ‘Unwind-Boi Kotha Kow’ series of talk shows, an initiative of the Techno India Group, kick-started its human library chapter with Pradeep Vyas on July 27, ahead of International Tiger Day on July 29.
For the inaugural chapter, a talk was held at the Techno India University’s seminar hall with Pradeep Vyas in conversation with Shiladitya Chaudhury, communications consultant, wildlife photographer and restaurateur, and Manoshi Roychowdhury, co-chairperson, Techno India Group.
Introducing the session and the speaker, Manoshi Roychowdhury said: “At Techno India Group, we constantly endeavour to provide our students with the best of resources to enable a rich learning experience. What could be better than...