• He was a world renowned Ornithologist.
• He received several awards like the Golden Ark of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Padma Bhushan (1958) & Padma Vibhushan (1976) from the Indian Government.
• His timely intervention saved the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and the Silent Valley National Park.
• He authored numerous books on Indian Birds.

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