Review of Anita Mani’s Women in the Wild — Stories of India’s Most Brilliant Women Wildlife Biologists: Georgias of the jungle
The HinduA woman’s passion is often perceived as an expression of emotion than of ambition. Anita Mani, founder of India’s first bird book imprint, Indian Pitta Books, actively engages with this passive aggression that women face in their professions, especially in the field of science and scientific research, in her latest book Women in the Wild. There is India’s first ‘Birdwoman’, Jamal Ara, about whom so little is known; the ‘Turtle girl’ J. Vijaya, who saved olive ridley turtles; wildlife biologist Vidya Athreya who spent years studying life patterns of leopards; Divya Mudappa known for her resilient work in the area of restoration ecology; Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan who is passionate about uncovering tiger genetics; and Dr. Divya Karnad famous for her observations on marine conservation and the inconsistencies in seafood consumption. Mani’s book embodies the intersection of wildlife and women in wildlife — the minority within the minority. Women in the Wild: Stories of India’s Most Brilliant Women Wildlife Biologists; Anita Mani, Juggernaut, ₹499.
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