Foreword
Manzoor Alam Quraishi has given us a bird's eye view of the period of our history which free India has to understand to mould the future. Born under British rule in a community which had not yet taken to modern education in a big way and had a longlee-way to make up, he had the best of education in the Aligarh University and had a ring side seat to watch and comment on the transfer of power and the great changes in the State of Uttar Pradesh, free from its shackles and trying to make a meaning of life for its people. Unlike many administra-tors, Manzoor Alam Quraishi had his feet on the ground and had an intimate knowledge of the people he was helping to govern and develop as a member of the prestigious Indian Civil Service. His reminiscences of this period of history in Uttar Pradesh will certainly be of help to those who want to under-stand the background of our present affairs with a view to lea-rning from the past. Today we hear that Uttar Pradesh has started blooming forth in agrarian production. The Green Revolution is starting. It is Manzoor Alam Quraishi as the Agricultural Production Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh helped by far-seeing politicians like Sucheta Kripalani and Charan Singh who had the fore-sight and laid the foundations of the Green Revolution of today in Uttar Pradesh. His reminiscences may give us some glimpses as to how he managed to supervise and advise so many develop-ment departments and also work with so many Ministers at the same time, without friction and so effectively. If any assessment of his fitness to record is needed, the Green Revolution in Uttar Pradesh of today is the answer.
About The Book
Dr. Bharatsinh M. Gohil is Professor and Head. Department of Life Sciences, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. He has completed his Ph.D. degree in subject of zoology in 2007 from the Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot under the guidance of Prof. Dr. R. S. Kundu. He has 25 years of experience in education system and in field of research. He has completed major project in intertidal ecology from Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi. His expertise in the area of animal population ecology. He had guided 10 Ph.D. students. He published more than 46 publications in National and International reputed Journals. During 2009-10 he has received "Seva Samman Patra honoured by the senate of Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar. He has awarded a "Young Scientist Award" CCIM in 2019. He has received "Nation Builders Award" in 2023 by Royal Rotary Club of Bhavnagar. His area of interest in field of Environment, Management, Social forestry, Documentary production, Rural development, Social engineering and Cultural activities. He has delivered professional talks in television and radio regarding environmental sciences. He had delivered his expertise in Gujarat Biodiversity Board, GEER Foundation, Gandhinagar. He is also director in Association of Zoologist, India. He is serving as a member in Faculty of science, Chairman in Board of study, member of Academic council, Rector in PG- hostel and Director of NSS in Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
In this book, authors have described and illustrated about mudskippers of Bhavnagar coast line, Gujarat, India. This book describe total three species with three different genera of mudskippers occurs in the coast starch of Bhavnagar along with their distribution status in the world. The intertidal zone of Bhavnagar coastline is enriching by numerous diversity of flora and macro fauna. Mudskippers have significant value-added in ecological and economical aspects due to their important role in sediment upwelling and maintaining the health of coastal sediment as well as mangrove forests. Mudskippers are consumed by human population due to its high nutritive value. Mudskippers are the most active amphibious species of the mudflats and they ruled over mud surface. They have modified their life according to muddy habitat, so they also known as 'King of the mudflats' or 'Sovereign species of the mudflats". Entire coast line of Bhavnagar was extensively surveyed and sub divided in to five sub sites namely: Ghogha, Koliyak, Hathab, Gadhula and Zanzmer. Majority coast having a muddy nature while some coasts is characterized with rocky nature as well sandy nature. Selective area of the coastline is cover by mangrove vegetation which is one of the best habitats for mudskipper. This book represents basic information and key for identification of mudskippers and other gobies found along the coast of Bhavnagar. General information regarding species identification has been described here. Authors have been describing general coast characteristics of study area, sediment changes over the period, general ecology of mudskippers, fishing practices, home range of mudskippers, behavioural activities and threats related to mudskippers. The book will lead about to understand ecology of mudskippers and help as a field guide for the identification as well as families of gobies in the wild.
About The Author
Dr. Jignesh R. Kanejiya is an Assistant Professor of Zoology at Municipal Arts and Urban Bank Science College, Mehsana, affiliated with Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan. He completed his Ph.D. in Zoology in 2019 from the Department of Life Sciences, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. His doctoral research was focused on "Studies on Population Ecology of Mudskippers along Selected Parts of the Bhavnagar District Coastline, Gujarat, India," under the guidance of Dr. B. M. Gohil. Dr. Kanejiya's areas of expertise include animal population ecology, ichthyology, malacology, and animal physiology. He has published more than 12 research papers in reputed national and international journals. He has also served as a Visiting Faculty at Sir P. P. Institute of Science, Bhavnagar, in the Department of Zoology, and as a Visiting Faculty and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Life Sciences, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar. Dr. Kanejiya qualified the Gujarat State Eligibility Test (GSET) in 2022 and is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology (Zoology) at Municipal Arts and Urban Bank Science College, Mehsana.
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