The Bird man from Begusarai: Ali Hussain Begusarai: Hailing from the Mishikar community, Ali Hussain’s traditional occupation was bird-trapping which he sold to local and distant buyers. But a time came when killing of birds in his neighbourhood – in and around Kanwar lake in Begusarai was declared illegal and a traditional bird-trapper found himself being called a poacher and intruder. Hussain however continued with his old ways not able to find any other occupation he could excel at. Then again, another time in the 1960s, Hussain had an encounter with the famed Salim Ali. Salim Ali...