Describe the life of Dr. Saleem ali and contributions to science.

EARLY LIFE:

• Dr. Saleem Ali was born into a Muslim family in Bombay on 12 November 1896. He was the ninth and youngest child of Moizuddin.

• Salim went to primary school at Zenana Bible and Medical Mission Girls High School at Girgaum along with two of his sisters and later to St. Xavier's College, Bombay.

CONTRIBUTIONS:

• Dr. Saleem Ali was one of the very first scientists to carry out systematic bird surveys in India and abroad.

• He published a research paper discussing the nature and activities of the weaver bird in 1930 while he was at his wife's house in Kihim, a coastal village in Bombay.

• Saleem also wrote other books like, “Common Birds” (1967) and his interesting autobiography “The Fall of Sparrow” in 1985.

• He was the scientist who worked hard to gain the government support for the establishment of Bharatpur bird sanctuary (Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary).

• Because of his contributions in the field of Science and towards birds, he is also referred to as the "birdman of India".