Salim ali biography wikipedia in english

book by Salim Ali

The Fall of a Sparrow is a autobiographical book by Salim Ali that was published in by Oxford University Press.^[1]

Overview

The book was written towards the end of Salim Ali's life, with encouragement from R.

E. Hawkins of Oxford University Press, which published it in , just two years before his death in at age Ali recalls the incident with the yellow-throated sparrow as a defining moment in his life, one that led him to pursue a career in ornithology, which was an uncommon path of study at the time, particularly for an Indian.^[2]

Reception

In Textbook for Environmental Studies of University Grants Commission wrote "‘Fall of a Sparrow’ should be read by every nature enthusiast.".^[3]

Kalyani N, of Deccan Herald wrote "The Fall of a Sparrow has a little bit of everything — politics, society, history, geography, economics, education, and adventure, besides, of course, nature, environment and bi