Adil Ahmad

A.J.T. Johnsingh’s “On Jim Corbett’s Trail” & “The Jim Corbett Omnibus” By  Adil Ahmad  on  Friday, May 29, 2015 at 7:13pm READERS CLUB BOOKS’ PRESENTATION 15-5-15 A.J.T. Johnsingh’s “On Jim Corbett’s Trail” and “The JimCorbett Omnibus” Dr. Asir Jawahar Thomas Johnsingh (born 14 October 1945) is an Indian vertebrate ecologist from Tamil Nadu. His introduction to Jim Corbett came when he accidentally discovered a Tamil translation of ‘Man-eaters of Kumaon’ on the wrong shelf in a corner of the library in Nanguneri. “As I greedily turned its pages it cast aspell on me that has still not lifted.” Johnsingh's study of the Dhole (Asiatic wild dog) in Bandipur National Park was ground-breaking in that it was the first study of afree-ranging animal by an Indian scientist. He comes from Nagercoil and is an advisor to the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests. Considering that he is a naturalist and environmentalist, one expects Johnsingh to be a ...

Report filed by Adil Ahmad (Editor Octara.Com) for Octara.Com Issue 18, January 2015 To say that Ron Kaufman is quite a character would be in the nature of an understatement. He’s a showman extraordinaire who holds his audience captive, mesmerized as it were, as he plays them like a finely tuned violin with a full repertoire of notes. A master musician and inspired conductor evoking the sheer ecstasy and sometimes agony of understanding, as comprehension dawns of that which had all the while been sitting on the tips of our nose. Such is Ron Kaufman, a man who has dedicated his life in realizing his firm belief that every man, and indeed every woman, deserves to be treated like God’s gift to Mankind. Ron Kaufman is a good friend of Pakistan. An astute judge of human nature, he has ascertained that Pakistanis are perhaps amongst the most misunderstood people on Earth. That they’re a God fearing, warm hearted people, and unfortunate in that the freaks amongst them have recei...

Report filed by Adil Ahmad (Editor, Octara.Com) for Octara.Com Issue 18, January 2015 Splitting sides and awakening minds is Saad’s stock-in-trade, as he goes about making people happy and bringing a smile to their face. Black Fish, Shark, Agency are brands that he has launched in the realms of improvisational comedy, brands that have withered and waned as Saad has sought his fortune as a stand up comic, going solo with the Saad Haroon brand that has taken him and his infectious sense of humor overseas, landing him in New York City with an agent in Los Angeles. Unbelievable career progression coming in great leaps and bounds, some would say. But for those who have known him in the early days of his career, which started some ten years ago, Saad’s has been an inevitable natural progression given his drive and talent, steeped in a mind that is wide awake and brimming with emotional intelligence as he goes about establishing an instant rapport with his audience of varying ...