Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Valmik Thapar is an Indian natural historian. He is the author of 14 books and several articles, and has produced a range of programmes for television. His father Romesh Thapar was a highly respected journalist and political commentator. The veteran journalist, Karan Thapar is his cousin and Romila Thapar is his aunt. Mr.Thapar is recognised as one of India''s most famous wildlife experts and conservationists, having produced and narrated documentaries on India''s natural habitat for such media as the BBC, Animal Planet, Discovery and National Geographic.