Sri Vijaya Puram, Apr 07: Adventures of Amu, Shelly and Oli – a story book for children on the marine life in coral reef Ecosystems was launched today at the ITF Grounds during the book fair.
The book has been written by Samhita Veda Acharya and the illustrations have been done by N. Akash.
The book was launched by Mr. Mohammed Hussain (diver and nature enthusiast), Mr. Promotho Mazumder (sculptor), Master Aarav Narayan and Mrs. Kanak Radha Chatterjee (elder sister of Ms. Acharya).
The launch event was anchored by Ms. Gauri.
Mr. Hussain in his speech said that a lot of effort has gone into this book and many late nights he was awakened by Ms. Acharya to enquire about marine life forms
Mr. Promotho mentioned that we humans have a responsibility towards the marine world and this book is a step towards that.
Mr. Akash described his journey of bringing the book to life by constant inputs from Ms. Acharya and Ms. Samhita the author mentioned that she was inspired to write this book because she hadn’t studied anything about the species of Andamans in her school books and she wanted to fill the vaccum.
The event was attended by book enthusiasts and nature lovers.
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