
Ranthambhore
10 Days in the Tiger Fortress
Valmik Thapar(Author)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published on 13. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-0-19-807091-7 (ISBN)
Description
The tiger has always evoked awe, fear, and fascination. Ranthambhore: 10 Days in the Tiger Fortress creates an engrossing, unforgettable portrait of this magnificent creature, featuring many images of tigers in the wild never before captured on film. The book is as much about the rich and vibrant habitat that makes Ranthambhore one of the finest places to watch wild tigers up close, as about a man who over the years has developed a special intimacy with the tiger. Valmik Thapar, after thirty-three years of tiger-watching, finds himself in Ranthambhore once again where he confesses spending his finest ten-day stretch ever. Tigers reigning over lakes, forts, ruins, chhatris, and Ranthambhore's famous 600-700-year-old banyan tree-the more than 200 colour photographs bring to life every incident that takes place as the author tracks six tigers in the course of ten days. Together they create a visual continuity perhaps experienced only in motion pictures.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
200 colour photos
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
746 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-807091-7 (9780198070917)
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Person
Valmik Thapar is an internationally celebrated tiger and wildlife conservationist. He is a member of the National Board of Wildlife chaired by the Prime Minister and also a member of other policymaking bodies responsible for tiger conservation. A member of the National Tourism Advisory Council of the Government of India, he is the author of fifteen books on tigers,
Content
In Acknowledgement ; A Magical Setting ; Introduction ; DAY ONE ; DAY TWO ; DAY THREE ; DAY FOUR ; DAY FIVE ; DAY SEVEN ; DAY EIGHT ; DAY NINE ; Postscript ; Photograph Credits