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Trails of Tamirabharani unravels the many aspects of ‘porunai’ landscape
A book titled ‘Trails of Tamirabharani’ co-authored by Collector V. Vishnu, a wildlife enthusiast and trekker, and four others was released here on Saturday.
It captures the myriad hues of the landscape, the travails, heritage and prosperity of the region. Ainthinai captures the five landscapes of Tirunelveli from the mountains to the shores, while Panpadu reminisces the symbols of past glory. Varalaru offers a glimpse into the transition from Tinnevelly to present Tirunelveli and Vazhviyal is a narrative of its people, culture and livelihood.
“When we speak of history of Tirunelveli, one can refer only to Bishop Robert Caldwell’s ‘History of Tinnevelly’ published in 1881. In ‘Trails of Tamirabharani,’ the many aspects of ‘Porunai’ (Tamirabharani) landscape have been portrayed through old and new pictures,” says Mr. Vishnu.
When fed into Latin, pusilla comes out denoting “very small”. The Baillon’s crake can be missed in the field, when it is at a distance, as the magnification of the human eye is woefully short of what it takes to pick up this tiny creature. The other factor is the Baillon’s crake’s predisposition to present less of itself: it moves about furtively and slides into the reeds at the slightest suspicion of being noticed. But if you are keen on observing the Baillon’s crake or the ruddy breasted crake in the field, in Chennai, this would be the best time to put in efforts towards that end. These birds live amidst reeds, the bulrushes, which are likely to lose their density now as they would shrivel and go brown, leaving wide gaps, thereby reducing the cover for these tiddly birds to stay inscrutable.
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