Mumbai, May 30 -- Award winning wildlife photographer and veteran journalist Sunjoy Monga was to go birding in Lokhandwala this weekend. Unfortunately, he passed away on Wednesday, May 30, succumbing to a nine-year battle with blood cancer.

Sunjoy Monga was 63-years-old. His death has left nature lovers and activists in deep shock. Apart from his award-winning photography, Sunjoy Monga also left his footprints in 'Bird Race' - an annual bird-spotting event that inspired the love of birds among hundreds of Mumbaikars over the years.

In 2005, Monga launched Mumbai's first-ever bird race-an event that has since become an annual tradition known as 'Wings - Birds of India.'

Monga's idea of launching a bird race was inspired by the Hong Kong...