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2020: Undergoing discomfort for the Indian Robbin=

A village goes dark so that nestlings see the light of day, July 23, 2020: The Times of India

Madurai:

Living up to the fabled tale of Tamil King Pari, one of the seven great patrons (kadai ezhu vallalgal) of the Sangam era who abandoned his golden chariot to help a climber take root, a village in Sivaganga district has gone dark without streetlights for more than a month now to save the hatchlings of an Indian Robbin (Copsychus fulicatus) that had turned the village’s community switchboard into its nest.

A Karuppuraja, a college student of Pothakudi village in Sethambal panchayat near Maravamangalam in the district, said a common switchboard near his house has the switches for all 35 streetlights in the village. “When the lockdown began, I saw a bird filling the box with straw and leaves. When I looked into it, I could see three small greenish-blue eggs with spots,” said the 20-year-old.

The village youngsters had a common WhatsApp group. Karuppuraja shared the bird’s story and all 35 members of the group decided to ensure the bird nested in peace for the eggs to hatch. “Some readily agreed. Others called it stupid. But we managed to convince everyone and the entire village has gone without streetlights for 35 days now,” said N Muruganantham, a villager, with a sense of pride.