Lord Brahma (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मा, IAST:Brahmā) is the Hindu God of Creation. According to Hindu mythology, Brahma is the creator of the entire universe and all life that inhabits it. Our planet is teeming with life, from the abysses of the oceans to hot sandy deserts. The aim of Project Brahma is to document the diversity of life, with a special focus on the biodiversity of India.
The specific goals of this project are as follows:
1) To enable "good-quality", "social", "interactive", "hyper-linked" and "referenced" documentation of the flora and fauna of India
2) To integrate traditional and modern knowledge about the biodiversity in India
3) To generate awareness among the common man about the sociocultural, medicinal and economic impact of species loss, and involve them in the activity of biodiversity conservation
4) To provide resources for further education, research and conservation efforts into this area
The Brahma Database consists of two types of pages - Species pages and Query pages. The Species Pages are populated by users like you by filling in a form and making some text entries. The Species Pages which were recently created are listed here automatically.
White tigers are very rarely found in the wild. In about 100 years only 12 white tigers have been seen in the wild habitats of India.The white tigers have round blue eyes and these also have better night vision. Like all members of the cat family, the white tigers also have retractable claws and these are used to scratch trees as a way to mark their territorial boundaries. The stripes on the body of the tigers help the body to be camouflaged better in the wild. Another interesting fact about tigers is that the pattern of the stripes is never the same for any tiger. Like every fingerprint which is different for most humans, the stripes differ in tigers as well.White tigers are born to Bengal tigers that carry an unusual gene needed for white coloring.This royal, majestic and beautiful, the white Bengal tigers (Panthera Tigris) are slowly depleting in their numbers.They are almost extinct and most of the ones living are in captivity, mainly in zoos. All white tigers in captivity in the world today are the descendants of one white tiger, Mohan caught by the Maharaja of Rewa in the year 1951. To know more about White Tigers, click here... See past images of the month...
