Pakhalinama by Rupankar Sarkar [Hardcover]

Every year thousands of migratory birds used to visit the city of joy, Kolkata. But with urbanization and an increase in number of bird catchers, this number of visiting birds has decreased. Beautification of the city has turned the city into a green desert. The writer in Pakhalinama has tried to record the environmental history of Kolkata seen through the relationship between man and birds. What is the importance of birds in our life other an entertainment? birds play an important role in our day-to-day life by dispersing seeds and pollen thus helping in agriculture, the migratory birds help in mapping the weather changes too.