Oscar Awards 2009 : India Grabs 9 Oscar Wards

It was 22nd of Februrary when Indian Film Industry broke all records and grabbed not only 1 or 2 but altogether 9 Oscar awards. Congratulation India !
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE grabs 8 Oscar awards and Smile Pinki grabs 1

Movie: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Music (Song): Jai Ho A.R Rahman for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Music (Score): A.R. Rahman for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Film Editing: Chris Dickens for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Sound Mixing: Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Writing Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Direction: Danny Boyle for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Documentry Short: Megan Mylan for Smile Pinki

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Kanha National Park

Kanha national park is located in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh. It extends over 122 sq mi (316 sq km) of the central highlands, at an elevation of from 2,000 ft (600 m) to 3,000 ft. Kanha National Park was originally established as the Banjar Valley Sanctuary in 1935, it became a national park in 1955 and was enlarged in 1964.


The main attractions of Kanha national park are Tiger, Gaur, Sambar, Chital, Barasingha, Barking Deer, Chousihgha, Nilgai, Mouse Deer, Sloth Bear, Jackal, Fox, Porcupine, Hyaena, Jungle Cat, Python, Hare, Monkey, Mongoose, etc. can also be seen here.Birds species in the park Storks, Teals, Pintails, Pond Herons, Egrets, Peacock, Pea Fowl, Jungle Fowl, Spur Fowl, Patridges, Quails, Ring Doves, Green Pigeons, Rock Pigeons, Cuckoos, Rollers, Bee Eater, Hoopes, Drongos, Warblers, King Fishers, Wood Peckers, Finches, Orioles, Owls, Fly Catchers in Kanha Kisli.

On a mission to find a tiger, one can easily catch glimpses of southern Barasingha as well as herds of Chital. On the slopes of grasslands you can spot the Sambar, Gaur and Sloth Bear coupled with the wild predators-the Leopard and Jackal and herds of Blackbuck and the wild Pig that come to the central parkland of the valley.

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Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

Keoladeo Ghana National Park is popularly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. It is situated at Bharatpur in Rajasthan. It is one of the finest bird sanctuaries of India. The reserve was declared as a national park in 1982. In the year 1985, it came in the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Site. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary covers an area of approximately 29 Km² and is just 2 km away from Bharatpur township.

The sanctuary nurtures more than 375 species of birds including numerous migratory birds. A huge number of migratory birds include several species of cranes, pelicans, geese, ducks, eagles, larks and hawks to name a few. The migrants are generally come from the Siberia and Central Asia.

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Sariska National Park

Sariska National Park lies in the Aravalli hills in Rajasthan. It is spread across an area of 492 km² in the forest of Sariska. Sariska wildlife sanctuary is established in the year 1955 and declared as a national Park in 1979. Once the Sariska forests were the hunting preserve of the Maharaja of Alwar. Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary in one of the protected wildlife areas of the country, where Project Tiger remained successful. Besides tigers, you can spot a number of other wild animals such as leopard, wild dog, sambar, chital, wild boar, hare, nilgai, civet, four-horned antelope, gaur (Indian bison) and porcupine.

Some Pictures of Sariska National Park:

Sariska Palace now converted into a Heritage Hotel

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