Interview of the week 1. Please give a brief introduction of yourself. (A short bio. including where are you from) Hi, I am Shital Pradhan from Shantinagar, Singtam, Sikkim. I am a primary school teacher at Sakyong Chisopani JHS; a blogger and a biodiversity admirer from the heart. I started blogging in 2007 with my popular blog on Sikkim aptly called Proud To Be a Sikkimese ( http://sikhim.blogspot.in/ )”; From this January (2014), I am working on my new blog “Sikkim Biodiversity” ( http://sikkimbiodiversity.blogspot.in/ ). 2. We learn that you were part of a mothing event concurrent to the observance of the National Moth Week 2014. Tell us about your event. (Where and when did it take place etc?) Since I am interested in clicking photographs of the rich Biodiversity of Sikkim, when I learned about Moth Week, I got excited and wanted to be part of it. I had not heard anyone i...
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