The accession consists of G S Rawat's papers. Gopal S Rawat is a wildlife biologist associated with the Wildlife Institute of India. His research interests include long-term ecological monitoring of high-altitude ecosystems, ecology and management of alpine rangeland/alpine meadows, and orchid systematics and ecology. The papers include Rawat's PhD thesis, notebooks and diaries, checklists of plants, and illustrations of plants.
The intellectual arrangement strives to preserve provenance and original order of the papers. Where an original order could not be found, the Archives has applied an order, and folders within sub-series are arranged usually in chronological or alphabetical order. See Scope and Content section for details.
Series one contains material related to Rawat's scientific research. This includes a sub-series dedicated to field notebooks, research reference notes and sketch books. These have been arranged chronologically. The second sub-series contains Rawat's PhD and DSc theses. The second series only contains Rawat's contact card. This series has been maintained to accomodate more material that might be donated to the Archives in the future.
Gopal S Rawat is a wildlife botanist who specialises in alpine plant ecology. Rawat was faculty at the Wildlife Institute of India and has also worked at Botanical Survey of India. Rawat works on high altitude ecosystems and studies ecosystmes in alpine rangeland and meadows. Rawat has worked on wide variety of subjects in the himalayan region including on orchid systematics, wild ungulates in Ladakh, pastoral practices in Himalayas, alpine plant communities etc.
Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.
When quoting from this material, kindly use the following format: Collection id/identifier, name of collection, Archives (Eg MS-043-1-1-1-1, G S Rawat Papers, Archives at NCBS).
Field sketch-book
Contains handdrawn pencil sketches of plant specimens made in Bilaspur, Sunder Nagar, Pangi, Pancheswar, Tungnath etc. Includes specimens of the plants which has either been pasted or pressed between the sheets.
Access Level: Open/Online.
Field notebooks
Field notes from Nubra Valley, Tsokar -Puga valley, 'Valley of FLS'. Mentions Gaumukh-Gangotri, Nelong, Kandara Bugyal etc. Notebooks marked as 169-349, 275-331, and 500- 535. Contains vegetation surveys.
Access Level: Open/Online.
Field notebook
Contains fieldnotes of alpine vegetation in GHNP and Kanawar (HPFD). Includes research notes on grazing policy and practices, pastorialism etc in HImalayas perhaps taken during an IUCN conference.
Access Level: Open/Online.
Field notebooks
Field notes containing vegetation survey in Lissar valley, Bedang, Parvati Tal, Rohtang, Tongul village etc. Notebooks marked as 1-100, 101-168.
Access Level: Open/Online.
Research Notebook
Botany research notes for plant in Kumaon valley with names of families divided by genus, species etc.
Access Level: Open/Online.
Illustrations
Contains handdrawn pencil sketches of plant specimens.
Access Level: Open/Online.
PhD Thesis
Studies on the high altitude flowering plants of Kumaon Himayala. Submitted to Kumaun University, Nainital.
Access Level: Open/Online.
DSc Thesis
Alpine vegetation of the Western Himayala : Species Diversity, Community structure, dynamics and Aspects of Conservation. Submitted for the degree of Doctor of Science in Botany to Kumaun University, Naini Tal.
Access Level: Open/Online.
Contact card
Rawat's contact card as Professor at Wildlife Institute of India.
Access Level: Open/Online.