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Maruti Chitampalli
June 26 , 2025
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- Highly Noted environmentalist, wildlife expert, and Padmashree awardee Maruti Chitampalli of Maharashtra, passed away.
- He is fondly known as ‘Aranya Rishi’.
- Very fluent in 13 languages, he had used his linguistic prowess to engage with tribal communities and collect valuable ecological and environmental data.
- His diaries laid the foundation for his scientific works like
- ‘Pakshikosha’ (Encyclopaedia of Birds),
- ‘Pashukosha’ (Encyclopaedia of Animals), and
- ‘Matsyakosha’ (Encyclopaedia Fish).
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