Note: This page lists books that I have personally used. While not exhaustive, it serves as a useful starting point for anyone interested in wildlife and nature.
Field Guides
Birds
- Ali Salim and Ripley Dillon S., Handbook of the birds of the Indian subcontinent (Compact Edition), BNHS, 1984
- Ali Salim and Ripley Dillon S., Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, BNHS, 1995
- Ali Salim, The Book of Indian Birds, BNHS, 12th edition, 1996, Rs. 395
- Grewal Bikram, Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, Gulmohur Press, 1995, Rs. 425
- Grimmett Richard, Inskipp Carol and Inskipp Tim, A Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, Princeton University Press, 1999
Snakes
- Whitaker Romulus, Common Indian Snakes, Macmillan Co. Of India Ltd., 1978
- Deoras P.J., Snakes of India, National Book Trust, 1991, Rs. 36
- Daniel J.C., Book of Indian Reptiles, BNHS, 1983
- Smith M.A., The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo Chinese sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia Vol. 3, reprinted by Natraj Publishers, 1943, Rs. 250
Still the most useful book for field identification of Indian snakes.
Mammals
- Prater S. H., The Book of Indian Animals, BNHS, 1971
Butterflies
- Haribal Meena, Butterflies of Sikkim, 1991
- Gay Thomas, Kehimkar Issac and Punetha Jagdish Chandra, Common butterflies of India, Oxford/WWF, 1991
Information on National Parks
- IUCN, Nature Reserves of the Himalaya and the Mountains of Central Asia, IUCN, 1993
- Sinclair et al, Insight Guides: Indian Wildlife, Apa Publications, 1991
Natural History in General
- Attenborough David, Life on Earth, BBC, 1983
- Attenborough David, The Living Planet, BBC, 1984
- Attenborough David, The Trials of Life, BBC, 1991
On Conservation Oriented Lifestyles
- Quinn Daniel, Ishmael, Bantam/Turner, 1992
- Quinn Daniel, The story of B, Bantam, 1996
- Quinn Daniel, My Ishmael, Bantam, 1997
- Gandhi, M.K., Hind Swaraj, Sarvodaya, 1930
- Speech of Chief Seattle, 1854
Nature Photography
- Shaw John, Nature Photographers Guide to Professional Field Techniques, Amphoto, 1984
- Shaw John, Close-ups in Nature, Amphoto, 1987
- Shaw John, Focus on Nature, Amphoto, 1991
- Shaw John, Landscape Photography, Amphoto, 1994
Most of these books can be purchased online at the Natural History Book Store.