online lecture series on WILD MUMBAI

Release of ASM Journal Volume 91

We are happy to share with you that on 25^th November 2023, on the occasion of the Foundation Day of the Asiatic, the Society has released Volume 91 of the ASM Journal. It has come to the Society's notice that some unscrupulous elements are collecting money for publishing papers in the Society's Journal and offering bogus certificates. The Asiatic Society does not collect money for publishing in its journal, nor does it guarantee publication, and neither does it issue any certificate. Authors must verify with the Society before submitting any papers, and papers will be published only after rigorous peer review and editing. The Society does not take responsibility for any payments made to third parties claiming to represent the Society, or for their papers appearing in a cloned/spam journal. Ours is a print-only journal.

THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
MUMBAI RESEARCH CENTRE initiates an online lecture series on WILD MUMBAI
Mumbai is a Wild City like none other. Right within its municipal limits, there exist two protected areas viz. the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary. Even today, despite the onslaught of developmental activities, the city boasts of many small hotspots where wilderness is yet palpable. From the Colaba Woods, Malabar hill, Maharashtra Nature Park to the Mangroves along the city’s extensive coastline, its beaches and mudflats, Mumbai hosts diverse natural habitats making it veritably a nature lover’s paradise. This lecture series intends to bring out these characteristic features of the city’s biodiversity through interactive sessions with expert naturalists and biologists who have worked and studied it over many years.
Themes and Speakers
1. Mumbai - A Wild City Speaker: Shardul Bajikar
2. Living With Leopards Speaker: Nikit Surve a
3. Reptiles and Amphibians of Mumbai Speaker: Saunak Pal
4. Recent Findings in Mumbai's Biodiversity Speaker: Zeeshan Mirza
5. Birds of Mumbai Speaker: Adesh Shivkar / Yogesh Patel
6. Mumbai's Wildlife: A micro perspective Speaker: Shardul Bajikar
7. Marine Life of Mumbai Speaker: Shaunak Modi
Series coordinator - Dr.Suraj Pundit Academic coordinator - Mr. Shardul Bajikar Duration: 2 hr sessions
Dates: 25th May to 31st May, 2020. Timings: 4.00 - 6.00 p.m. Fees: .Rs. 1,000/ -
Online Platform: Microsoft Teams Link for registration: https://forms.gle/nrZd1gbhYU2uYmMp6
Contact: Dr. Suraj Pandit (9930830834) Dr. Madhu Kelkar (9821695912) and Dr. Madhumita Bandyopadhya (9987087418)