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ABOUT ME

I, Navin Khanna, S/O Mr. M.L Khanna, have been intimately interacting with crows and have been studying their behaviour for more than 50 years. My long standing friendship with crows earned me the sobriquet 'Crow Man of India'. This friendship was given lead coverage under the heading 'Nature' by 'Limca Book of records' 1995, 2002 and 2009 and other media and also a film made on this by channel 'Nine' Australia. "Navin Khanna's relationship with these highly intelligent birds goes back to more than 50 years. In these years he has not only developed a special bond with them but also made some remarkable observations. Currently he has 29 crow friends and each one has been given a special name that reflects the character of that bird. Navin calls out "Kauva, kauva",they respond and come flying to his terrace or the district park. Once they arrive, while some literally eat out of his hand , others hold a couple of playing cards in their beaks and proceed to have an informal game with Khanna. Khanna continues his association with crows and they with him signifying a trust which is rare." I was born in 1945 in Ferozepur(Punjab). My wife's name is Sunila. I have one son 'Saurabh' and one daughter 'Shambhavi'. The knack of friendship with crows is continuing with the third generation as well with my grandchildren Shaurya, Yuvan , Saanvi and Siddhant.

Prominent Works :

  • 'Prachin Misr Mein Bhartiya Sanskriti' (The book on Indian Culture in Ancient Egypt).
  • 'Adhura Mahapurush', Poetry (The book attempts to provide solutions to psychosomatic and to artifical intelligence).
  • 'Rang Aur Aap' (On all the aspects of choice of colours).
  • 'Jis Din Veh Ek-Hongey'- Novel (The book dealing with Naxalite problem).
  • 'Galatfehmi', anecdotes of day to day life.
  • 'Phoolmani ki Dastan Tatha Anya Kahaniyan', (Story Book).
  • Indian Mythology through the Art and Miniatures.
  • ' Mn Suljhaye Adhura Mahapurush' ( Critical review of Adhura Mahapurush. )

Navin Khanna (Crow Friend)
Crow Man Of India

And a book ('Kauon Ke Saath Dosti Ke Paintalis Varsh ' ISBN 978-81-8150-127-1) about my more than 45 years experience with the crows, containing the following chapters...

  • How the friendship with the crows grew.
  • Language of the crow.
  • Thief in crow’s nest.
  • How to identify the individual crow.
  • Do the crows have a single eye.
  • Can the crows predict the future.
  • Do the crows respond to their individual name.
  • The relation of the crows with their kith & kin and Neighbours.
  • Why the crows leave their nest – their family problems.
  • The laughing moments with the crows.
  • The favourite food of crows.
  • The favourite colour choice of crows.
  • The handicap crows are more vigorous.
  • The favourite games which crows play.
  • And many other experiences.

Book yet to be published.

Creating awareness about the ill effects of tobacco use. Wide coverage given to his efforts by world media like Reuters, Sky News etc. Awarded citizen journalist award by CNN-IBN. The award was given by Anna Hazare