Who is considered by some as "the Father of Indian Ornithology"?
Allan Octavian Hume
Madame Blavatsky
Lord Lytton
Lord Mayo
Answer
Allan Octavian Hume was a British civil servant, naturalist and politician who is considered by some as the "Father of Indian Ornithology". Hume wrote a number of books on Indian birds and collected many specimens for the Natural History Museum in London. He was also a founder of the Indian National Congress and served as its first President.
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