The Kaliani Wind And Other Jungle Stories

Contents: 1. The Silent Forest. 2. The Moonlit Sand. 3. A Gorge Twenty-Two Kilometers Long. 4. The Kaliani Wind. 5. The Image of the Receding Tides. 6. The Northern Visitors. 7. The Green Malis of Damanjodi. 8. Driven to the Last Shelter. 9. Kalinga, the Path Ahead. 10. The Land with No Barriers ( Blackbucks of Buguda). 11. Kharsel, the Name of Transformation. 12.The Forest Guards.

The book contains 12 stories, all related to wild animals; the importance of the wild life is given in all the stories.

The chill ‘Kaliani Wind’ speaks about the hidden beauty, the myths. The biggest living crocodile of the world basks on the mud flats of Bhitarkanika. The mighty river is depthless in a long gorge; the blue waters hold so much of passion, the big serpents create the tradition. The distant migratory birds throng the biggest lagoon of the country, so many colours; Chilika holds the fluid history. The turtle arribada on Gahirmatha beaches is the biggest in the world, a strange unbelievable event. The glow worms dances, the wet dark nights are so mysterious.

This book is not a reference book, the facts are collected from different sources; efforts are made to present the most authentic information in a lucid manner. It is a tribute to the unrecognized Range Officers and Foresters, due to their dedicated work the forests still holds the colour against merciless onslaught.