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The twelfth edition was revamped completely on the occasion of salim alis birth centenary, and the old illustrations were replaced by excellent artwork by goabased nature artist and original salim ali collaborator carl dsilva. Since 20, salims wife jeanne has been running a homegrown music academy for toddlers. Salim moizuddin abdul ali, november 12, 1896 july 27, 1987 was the preeminent ornithologist of india. His research work is considered highly influential in the development of ornithology. His father, moizuddin died when he was a year old and his mother, zeenatunnissa, passed away when he was three. Get to know the inside story of the birding legend salim ali written in his own words with lot of exciting chapters in his life. The sanctuary is dedicated to the indian ornithologist, salim ali and so named after him. In the meantime, he got a job in a friends export unit.
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