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- ↑ Arha, Kaushalendra (1997). Wildlife Conservation on Western Private Lands: Improving Conservation Policies and Incentives. University of California, Berkeley.
This dissertation marks the completion of the first chapter of a young boy's resolve, two decades ago, standing beside his grandfather on an early morning hunt, to dedicate his life to wildlife conservation. I thank Kesri Singh of Mundiyar, a poet, a historian, a gentleman farmer, a hunter and my grandfather for the values, principles and the love of the wild he instilled in me. My future endeavors in conserving wildlife are dedicated to Kesri Singh of Mundiyar and the Roopawas household.
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Singh, Kesri (b.1928) Rajasthani poet, translator, editor and an acknowledged authority on medieval Rajasthani poetry.
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Kesari Singh is a translator of Dingal (Rajasthani) poetry into English. He is the editor of An Anthology of Rajasthan Poetry. He is also a politician and belongs to Charan community.
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