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| Name of the Collection | Divyabhanusinh Chavda |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | II.SUBJECT FILES, 1808-2013 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | (2) THE STUDY ON HISTORY OF LIONS IN INDIA, 1833-2007B) Gir Forest, Junagadh, 1867-2007 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 39 |
| Abstract | Papers relating to lions' shoot in the forests of Junagadh State. Includes correspondence between Dewan of Junagadh, Nawab Saheb of Junagadh, Maharaja Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, Chief Secretary to Government of Junagadh State, MS Van Ingen & Van Ingen (Artists in Taxidermy), Mysore, and Warner Bros. Pictures, New York regarding visit of Maharaja Jamsaheb, Maharaja Kota, and Brigadier Gurdial Singh for a lion shoot, dispatch of lions' skins and skulls for taxidermy, request by Warner Bros. to shoot a film of lion shoot in Gir. Also includes report of improvement and development of Gir Forest by Pragji Devji |
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| Keywords | Jam Saheb; Van Ingen; Brigadier Gurdial Singh; Warner Bros.; Pragji Devji |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1946 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1948 |
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| Language | English and Modi |
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| Donor | Dr. Divyabhanusinh Chavda |
| Donation Date | 09-10-2017 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
