Robin Banerjee
Robin Banerjee in his later years
Born	(1908-08-12)12 August 1908 Baharampur,West Bengal,India
Died	6 August 2003(2003-08-06) (aged 94)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	environmentalist,painter,photographer,documentary filmmaker
Awards	Padma Shri (1971)

Robin Banerjee (12 August 1908 – 6 August 2003) was a wildlife expert,environmentalist,painter,photographer anddocumentary filmmaker who lived atGolaghat in theIndian state ofAssam.

Robin Banerjee was born on 12 August 1908 atBaharampur inWest Bengal and received primary schooling atSantiniketan. He went on to pursue medical education at the prestigiousCalcutta Medical College inKolkata, and later atLiverpool (1934) andEdinburgh (1936).

Banerjee had joined theRoyal Navy in 1937 at Liverpool, and saw action inWorld War II.After the war, Banerjee decided to move back to India. In 1952, he visitedAssam as alocum-tenens to aScottish doctor. in 1952 he joined Chabua Tea Estate,Assam, as Chief Medical Officer, and later moved to theDhansiri Medical Association,Bokakhat as the Chief Medical Officer.

During a visit toKaziranga National Park some time in the 1950s, Banerjee fell in love with the wilds of Assam and decided to settle down at Golaghat, near Kaziranga. Banerjee's first film on theKaziranga National Park (one of the most important refuges of theIndian rhinoceros) onBerlin TV in 1961 was one of the first widely distributed media items on the park to reach Western audiences. It also garnered him international recognition as a wildlife film-maker. He made 32 documentaries in his career as a film-maker, and was the recipient of 14 international awards.

Banerjee remained a bachelor, and worked actively as an environmentalist besides his film-making career. Well known and loved among the local community as "Uncle Robin", he donated lands for setting up the local school, and health camps. He was particularly active regarding issues concerningKaziranga National Park and was the founder of the non-governmental organizationKaziranga Wildlife Society, which actively protects the interests of the park.

He was awarded thePadma Shri in1971, an honoraryDoctorate of Science fromAssam Agricultural University (AAU) in 1991, and also an honorary PhD fromDibrugarh University. A book based on his life and experiences has been written in Assamese named "Xeujia Xopunar Manuh".

Uncle Robin's Museum
Natural History Museum

Inside the Robin Banerjee Museum.
Established	1990; 35 years ago (1990)
Location	Mission Road,Golaghat
Coordinates	26°31′N93°58′E / 26.51°N 93.96°E /26.51; 93.96
Type	Science Museum

Banerjee's house on Mission Road in Golaghat is a tourist spot for wildlife lovers^[1] and, in 2009, was converted into a natural history museum and contains a large number of his photographs and paintings. It is named Uncle Robin's Museum, containing natural history items from all over India (especially Kaziranga), and other personal collections of Robin Banerjee, including a set of toys from across the world that he collected.^[2]

TheNatural History Museum^[3] or theUncle Robin's Museum also known as theRobin Banerjee Museum is a Science and History Museum located on Mission Road in the tea city ofGolaghat.The museum is contains dolls, artefacts, mementos, movies and other personal collections of Dr Banerjee's lifetime.^[4] There are 587 dolls and 262 other show pieces.^[5]

Uncle Robin's Museum is situated in the house of the late Dr. Robin Banerjee,^[6] aPadma Shri awardee naturalist and environmentalist in Golaghat.^[7]

It was namedUncle Robin’s Museum, containing natural history items from all over India (especiallyKaziranga), and other personal collections of Dr. Robin Banerjee.

Today it is a tourist spot^[8] for wildlife lovers, and for other enthusiasts to see a large number of Banerjee's photographs and paintings.

The museum is jointly maintained by ABITA (Assam Branch of Indian Tea Association)^[9] andGolaghat District administration.

Robin Banerjee altogether made 32 documentaries, as listed below:

• Kaziranga (50 min)
• Wild Life of India (35 min)
• Rhino Capture (30 min)
• A Day at Zoo (45 min)
• Elephant Capture (20 min)
• Monsoon (20 min)
• Nagaland (30 min)
• Echidna, & On Wild Fowls (Australia)
• Lake Wildness (35 min)
• 26 January (India) (40 min)
• Flying Reptiles of Indonesia (50 min)
• Through These Doors (35 min)
• Animals of Africa (50 min)
• Underwater (50 min)
• Peace Game (30 min)
• Flowers of Africa (40 min)
• Adventures of Newfoundland (45 min)
• Dragons of Komodo Island (35 min)
• Underwater World of Snakes (50 min)
• White Wings in Slow Motion (winner of theMadame Pompidou Award) (60 min)
• The World of Flamingo (50 min)
• Wild but Friendly (55 min)
• Birds of Africa (45 min)
• Dresden (60 min)
• My Nature (60 min)
• Birds of India (50 min)
• Wild Flowers of the world (45 min)
• The Monarch Butterfly of Mexico (60 min)
• Alaskan Polar Bear (180 min)
• In the Pacific (55 min)
• Call of the Blue Pacific part I & II (45 min)
• So They May Survive (40 min)

Science and Nature Museum, Golaghat

• Personalities of Golaghat district. Retrieved 2007-03-22
• Another government article on Robin Banerjee. Retrieved 2007-03-22
• Lover of the wild, Uncle Robin no more.^{[dead link‍]}The Sentinel (Gauhati) 2003-08-06 Retrieved 2007-03-22

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