Henry, Afraid not, no one seems to know, will keep a look out though. Meanwhile wanted to clarify partd of the biograph below.Please see my additions in ( ). thanks "An expert on Indian wildlife and natural history, Dr Ranjitsinh has authored > >many books, including Beyond the Tiger: Portraits of Asian Wildlife. Born in > >the princely house of Wankaner, Ranjitsinh joined the Indian Administrative > >Service in 1961, and held several environment-related jobs. As Forests and > >Tourism Secretary to Madhya Pradesh, he was responsible for the creation of > >14 national parks and 11 (wildlife) sanctuaries. Later, he drafted the key to the Wild Life > >Protection Act ,1972, and served as India's first Director of Wildlife > >Preservation. Ranjitsinh is perhaps best known for his work on Project Tiger > >, but he also played a crucial role in bringing back from the brink the > >endangered, (the) central and eastern (populations of the) barasingha (or swamp deer). The eastern barasingha, cervus d. > >Ranjitsinhi, is named after him. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Soszynski" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 6:57 AM Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Re: Princely house Wankaner > At 05:29 15/02/05 +0530, you wrote: > >Henry, > > > >Wonder if this bit of information would be of general interest. Perhaps you > >could also put it up on the site. > > > >re the princely state of Wankaner, > >A scios on this family is one of the trustees of the organisation I work > >for. > > > >An expert on Indian wildlife and natural history, Dr Ranjitsinh has authored > >many books, including Beyond the Tiger: Portraits of Asian Wildlife. Born in > >the princely house of Wankaner, Ranjitsinh joined the Indian Administrative > >Service in 1961, and held several environment-related jobs. As Forests and > >Tourism Secretary to Madhya Pradesh, he was responsible for the creation of > >14 national parks and 11 sanctuaries. Later, he drafted the key Wild Life > >(Protection) Act of 1972, and served as India's first Director of Wildlife > >Preservation. Ranjitsinh is perhaps best known for his work on Project Tiger > >, but he also played a crucial role in bringing back from the brink the > >endangered central and eastern barasingha. The eastern barasingha, cervus d. > >Ranjitsinhi, is named after him. > > > >Apparently he is the second son of the present ruler HH Maharana Raj Saheb > >PRATAP SINHJI > > > >regards > > > >Arjun Rammohan > > > Arjun, > Thank you for the bio information, it is most useful and will be added > to the website. Would you happen to know his date of birth? > Cheers, > Henry > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 >