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Zai Whitaker

Zai Whitaker is a writer, conservationist and Managing Trustee of the Madras Crocodile Bank/ Centre for Herpetology. She is the author of many books for adults and children, including Cobra in My Kitchen, Andamans Boy, and, most recently, the e-book Zyrus the Virus. A former long-term Kodai resident, she currently lives in Chennai and is Advisor to The Kodai Chronicle.

Bob and Tanya trekking to Secret Shola

The Legacy of the Late Bob Stewart and Tanya Balcar

by Zai Whitaker
October 30, 2021May 23, 2022

Two shola conservationists came to Kodai as backpackers on a short trip—and stayed on for three decades…

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Letter to The Kodai Chronicle

by Zai Whitaker
June 6, 2021May 23, 2022

Dear Kodai Chronicle team, This publication is going to be a great thing for Kodai and will,…

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