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thnx.....

Had to study about Jim in a book called 'Man against Maneaters' I think it was named, still have it around somehere.

One of my favourite books, though I thought the Temple Tiger story a bit too much, guess Lord Jim was pulling his readers legs...many thanx for the ebook, marvellous reading material :-)

. Ah, yes ~ good old Jim Corbett ~ his books, I hope, are still compulsive reading for schoolboys (and adults) with active imaginations !... The ' Jim Corbett National Park' in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, India’s first national park, recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. The name is a fitting tribute to a man who, after his youthful conversion, did such a great deal to promote the cause of conservation. (Let us hope that the Indian government does not, as is its want, at some stage decide to rename the park after some semi-mythical figure from India's ancient past )...

Julian: Actually it was the Indian government that created the Corbett National Park and named it after him. So it is unlikely that they will change the name. Jim Corbett was - and still is - a legend in the Kumaon hills. Jim Corbett's book "The Man-Eaters of Kumaon" was one of the most interesting books I read as an undrgraduate in India. I even presented a copy to my Professor at Yale, but he pooh-poohed it after reading and commented "Not well-written". It is no great piece of literature but it is the suspense, thrill, and excitement that one finds in his adventures. I alo recall his meeting the great Indian robber Man Singh. He was undoubtedly a very brave and fearless man in the old British tradition.

Asad ~ Jim Corbett, amongst others, was instrumental in the establishment of the 'Hailey National Park' in 1936... which, was renamed the 'Corbett National Park' after his death in the 1950s.... The 'wikipedia' entry on the subject is quite informative: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Corbett_National_Park

Julian: Thank you for the correction. I did not know that the Corbett Park pre-existed as Hailey Park, but Corbett's name brought it into limelight.

Yes ~ as far as 'glamorous' conservationists go ~ Corbett had quite a high- profile !! haha...

A rare fascinating one indeed which I haven't read before. Thanks for posting the link. I wish conservation of Tigers had started early in India and the root cause of them becoming man-eaters were dealt early on. However, those were understandably different times.

Tried to download the book several times, but failed. Could you repost the link? This is a book I have been trying to find for a long time :-(

one hack of a big Tiger.

Amit Ganguly : Download works !

Didn't for me :-( probably a filtering issue then. Lemme try again :-)

"The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon" downloads without any problem.

Really nice book, it was one of my fav book in my school days & still it is

The Chinese have a perfect way to express strong disapproval or revulsion - they spit. That is how I feel when I see 'shikaris' with their trophy lying in front of them - except that spitting is considered bad manners.