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Vikas Madhav and Prasanna Sriya- My experience at Pichavaram

Vikas, son of Prasanna, is in 5th grade at Sishya School and loves wild life
in general, birds in particular, and aspires to meet Sir David
Attenborough. His favorite school subjects are Geography, Science,
Language, and Math. 

I went to Pichavaram mangrove forest on the 5th of September 2009. Pichavaram is about 14 kms from Chidambaram, in the Cuddalore district, 240 km south of Chennai, where I live.

Much before my journey could begin, I was thrilled, as my mind raced with pictures and scenes of mudskippers, shells, crabs, fiddler crabs, clams–last but not least–the mangrove Pitta. The rich biodiversity and the wetland / mangrove ecosystem is home to creatures both big and small. The undisturbed balance between nature and the ecosystem that it supports makes this place a paradise on earth.

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Geography In the News

Washington Post Article: Gunmen used technology as a tactical tool: Mumbai attackers had GPS units, satellite maps.

Our friend at Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze brought this Washington Post article to our attention in a recent post. It appears perpetrators in the recent Mumbai attacks used geographic tools including GPS and satellite imagery to plot and execute their scheme. GPS devices were employed to navigate through ocean waters from Pakistan to the East Coast of India, enabling the attackers to stay on course … Continue reading Washington Post Article: Gunmen used technology as a tactical tool: Mumbai attackers had GPS units, satellite maps.

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Classroom Ideas

India Place Names

This recent About.com post on the renaissance of historic Indian city names got me thinking about the importance of place names. With no background information displayed on political maps, place names are our only clues to the stories behind cities and countries. We can guess that a place like Los Angeles was settled by Spanish speakers, but does that really convey the whole story? The name “Los … Continue reading India Place Names

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