Isaac Kehimkar is called the "Butterfly Man of India". He has captured the photos of some of the rarest of the rare butterflies from across the country and has created a book called The Book of Indian Butterflies published by the Bombay Natural History Society.
Having grown up in Mumbai at a time when technology still hadn’t taken over modern lives, Kehimkar’s childhood was spent wandering the wilds of Deonar, a suburb of Mumbai. As a child, he had several pets and his very own plant nursery and spent most of the monsoon, his favourite season, catching fish and crabs in the paddy fields with local Koli boys. Unsurprisingly, he grew up with an affinity for nature that just got stronger with time.Although being interested in Biology, he could not pursue it because of being weak at it. He found his passion of capturing butterflies while working at the Bombay Natural History Society. He took a journey across the length and breadth of the country to capture some of the most rarest of the rare butterflies and discovered that India alone has more than 1300 species of butterflies. This motivated him to pen a book which was called The Book of Indian Butterflies. It was received very well by nature lovers to the extent that it went on to become a Bestseller.
Today, Isaac Kehimkar is keen to popularize the concept of butterfly gardens in urban areas, as a way to reach out and bring young people closer to nature. He also wants to promote butterfly farming for forest dwelling communities as an alternative and sustainable livelihood.
The recipient of the Sanctuary Green Teacher Award 2014 also feels that social networking sites and a passion for photography can give more impetus to young people to explore nature. Issac is called the Butterfly Man of India who has captured the photos of some of the rarest of the rare butterflies from across the country and has created a book on the same This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
2 апр 2018
