I've been reading a book called "Tigers in Red Weather" by Ruth Padel. She talks about her journey through India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Russia and some more Asian countries, understanding the tigers. It's a journey in which she gives equal emphasis to scientific and cultural aspects - a fascinating book.
As with any good book, this also evokes memories of other books on the same subject.
My earliest reading on tigers must be stories in Panchtantra and other children stories. Then a gradual movement to Jim Corbett's "Man-eaters of Kumaon" and books by other hunter-naturalists. Notable among the Marathi authors were Vyankatesh Madgulkar and Lalu Durve.
Then read an esoteric book about claimed sightings of unusual tigers - blue, golden, green....
And finally, the pretend tiger from Calvin & Hobbs....
Hope to see Kanha national park sometime, the spiritual home of the Royal Bengal Tiger.
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