Bikram Grewal

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Bikram Grewal is an ornithologist, author, birdwatcher and conservationist from Delhi, India who has written several guides to Indian birds. His father was a senior civil servant in the Indian government. He has been working with governments and private groups to promote Eco-tourism in Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal and Nagaland. [1] His 2002 book Birds of India [2] has been a best-seller [3] among Indian bird books. He has also been part of the Inheritance Series brought out by Sanctuary Asia.

Books by Bikram Grewal

  1. Insight Guides : India (1988)
  2. A Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas [4] (with Otto Pfister, 1999)
  3. Photographic guide to birds of India (2002)
  4. Atlas of Birds of Delhi and Haryana [5] (2006)
  5. The Sundarbans Inheritance [6] (with Bittu Sahgal and Sumit Sen),
  6. The Bharatpur Inheritance [7] (with Bittu Sahgal), and
  7. The Corbett Inheritance [8] (with Brijendra Singh and Bittu Sahgal)

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References

  1. "Call of the wild". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 April 2011.
  2. Grewal, Bikram; Harvey, Bill; Pfister, Otto (2002). Photographic guide to birds of India. Periplus editions.
  3. "Meet Bikram Grewal". www.sanctuaryasia.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  4. A Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas (1999). Bikram Grewal, Otto Pfister. New Holland.
  5. Atlas of the Birds of Delhi and Haryana, Bill Harvey, N Devasar & Bikram Grewal, Rupa & Co., 2006
  6. Bittu Sahgal, Sumit Sen & Bikram Grewal (2007). The Sundarbans Inheritance. Sanctuary Books.
  7. Bittu Sahgal & Bikram Grewal (2006). The Bharatpur Inheritance. Sanctuary Asia.
  8. Brijendra Singh; Bittu Sahgal; Bikram Grewal (2007). The Corbett Inheritance. Sanctuary Asia.