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Description: Male - yellowish-green plumage; plum-red head washed purplish-blue on hind crown; black chin strap; black and bluish-green collar; maroon-red wing shoulder patch; blue-green with white tip tail; yellow-orangish bill Female - dull, greyhead and yellow collar; maroon shoulder patch is missing Photo taken at Sattal, Uttarakhand, India Habitat: Notes: Info taken from: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Ni...

Description: Little known bird with distinct head and throat patterns; white half-collar and broad chestnut breast-band, rufous-orange ear-coverts, throat and fore-neck; black spots on eat-coverts and neck sides Sexes alike Photo taken at Sattal, Uttarakhand, India Habitat: Notes: Info taken from: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia Species ID Suggestions

Description: large, bulky, purple-blue ground thrush with mainly yellow bill; whole body spotted with spangles of bright blue; forehead, shoulders, wings and tail edges bright blue Sexes alike Photo taken at Sattal, Uttarakhand, India Habitat: Notes: Usually solitary, or in pairs; nests in rocks, stream side roots or buldings Info taken from: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia Spe...

Description: Slaty-blue bird with very long tail and robust, red bill; black head; neck and breast with bluish spotting on crown; creamy-grey underparts; white nape patch; black subterminal band to white-tipped tail; red legs Sexes alike Photo taken at Sattal, Uttarakhand, India Habitat: Notes: Juveniles have greyish bill; very similar to Yellow-billeds Info taken from: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil De...

Description: Head and throat - bluish-black; black bristles at the base of nostrils, on front of lores and chin; brown upper wings and lower throat; yellow hind-collar; green on lower back; green tail; long, broad, yellowish beak with a black patch on upper part of the beak; olive green legs sexes alike Photo taken at Sattal, Uttrakhand, India Habitat: Notes: Info taken from: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh By – Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nik...

This Summer, Sarmistha Sen Went Out for a Run. She Never Came Back Taylor Dutch © Courtesy Arindam Roy The devoted mother and cancer researchers death is just one instance of a pervasive problem affecting women runners. Nearly every morning, Sarmistha Sen went for a run before her children, Neil, 12, and Ryan, 6, woke up. Like every part of Sarmistha’s routine, running served a purpose in her life. The solitude of running on her neighborhood hike and bike trail with playgro...

Courtesy Arindam Roy Nearly every morning, Sarmistha Sen went for a run before her children, Neil, 12, and Ryan, 6, woke up. Like every part of Sarmistha’s routine, running served a purpose in her life. The solitude of running on her neighborhood hike and bike trail with playgrounds on one side and a creek on the other, helped Sarmistha recharge from the demands of her busy schedule. Related Story As her brother Sumit Sen says, running was her release, which helped her be present, connect ...