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"THE Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove expanse, are nothing less than a hub for naturalists and scientists — a paradise for nature and wildlife photographers and a wonderland for tourists from all over the world. With a unique ecosystem, two high tides and two low tides each day, this terrain is very difficult to negotiate, both for man and animal... In such conditions, all animals have learnt to adapt to the environment.

Numerous references to the Sunderbans have been found in ancient Hindu literature such as the Upanishads, and the epics — the Ramayana and the Mahabharata — reinforcing its uncanny aura of mysticism.

Sunderbans: The Mystic Mangrove is a lavishly illustrated and vivid account of this paradise... "

Sunderbans: The Mystic Mangrove, Biswajit Roy Chowdhury, Pradeep Vyas, Niyogi Books, price not stated.

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