When S. Muralidharan and Subramaniam Bhupathy were roommates—they were also college-mates and later colleagues at work—one subject of friendly contention was the mirror in the room. Herpetologist Bhupathy died in 2014 when he slipped on the Agasthyamalai Hills while returning from a research trip, doing what he loved most—field work. Bhupathy, a wildlife biologist with a deep-rooted interest in natural history, worked on lizards, amphibians, and some birds too. “He believed in God, he was deeply religious,” adds Dutta, who knew Bhupathy for around 30 years. It included the kind of field work that Bhupathy would have been proud of.

Source: Mint September 23, 2017 18:11 UTC