[PDF] Carpet Sahib eBook

Author : Martin Booth
Publisher :
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 39,41 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Big game hunting
ISBN : 9780094674004

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Jim Corbett's classic stories of hunting the man-eating tigers of India have thrilled generations of readers and made him famous world-wide. Born in India in 1875, Corbett was at home in the jungles from an early age, killing his first leopard when he was only eight. Tigers were his most sought after prey but, in time, he began to turn toward conservation. From the mid-1920s he stopped shooting tigers for sport, only killing the man-eaters that plagued many Indian villages. In 1936 Corbett was instrumental in creating India's first tiger reserve--perhaps the world's first "big-game park"--and was a devoted conservationist for the remainder of his years. The Carpet Sahib is the story of this remarkable man. Martin Booth, who spent ten years of research on this definitive biography, follows Corbett's footsteps through the Himalayan jungles and foothills that provided the backdrop for some of his most hair-raising adventures. Booth brings to life a man of inestimable courage and integrity whose love for India, her people, and her natural treasures was intense. Today, Jim Corbett is revered in Northern India as the legendary holy figure who fought the devil in his disguise as a man-eating big cat, and by those who have so enjoyed his gripping collections of tales. This is the first book to reveal the man behind the myth.

Author : Martin Booth
Publisher :
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 27,53 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Conservationists
ISBN : 9780195624861

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This Biography Is Written With A Deep Sense Of Empathy With Jim Corbett And His Life In The Hills. It Is Evocative And Perceptive, With Delightful Insights Into The Legend That Was Corbett.

Author : Jim Corbett
Publisher : Ponytale Books
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 12,57 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9380637802

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Jim Corbett is famous for his exploits as a hunter, but there was so much more to the man than tracking down man-eating tigers and leopards. In fact, ‘Carpet Sahib’ (as many Indians called him) was a conservationist at heart, with a deep love for jungles – its flora and fauna; and its inhabitants – the birds and the animals, and the people – who lived in the lush Kumaon hills. It is this side of Corbett that comes to the fore in Jungle Lore. Almost autobiographical in nature, Jungle Lore sees Corbett talk of his boyhood, the people he met, lessons he learnt in absorbing the jungle, his concern for the jungles and environment, and of course, there are doses of hunting expeditions too. There is even the odd story of detection and of supernatural sightings. Jungle Lore is the first book anyone should read on Jim Corbett. Simply because it is about Jim Corbett the man who went on to become a famous hunter.

Author : Sujit Saraf
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 36,8 MB
Release : 2010-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8184758286

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7 July 1924. Sultana Daku, notorious leader of a gang of bhantu dacoits that terrorized the towns and villages of the United Provinces, awaits Lt. Col. Samuel Pearce’s arrival in Haldwani jail. It is Sultana’s last night. In the morning he will be hanged. Wrapped in a haze of charas and nostalgia, the daku speaks all night as the Englishman listens. He recounts tales of incredible feats and narrow escapes, of the camaraderie he shared with his bhantu companions, of his love for the nautanki dancer Phulkanwar, and of the shocking betrayal that brought him to the gallows. But even as Pearce and the reader are drawn into Sultana’s confession, the contradictions that emerge reveal the daku’s own demons—his fears, superstitions and ruthless excesses—and an unshakeable belief in his criminal destiny that clashes all too often with his secret longings and hopes. Combining swashbuckling adventure with a moving story of human frailty and fortitude, The Confession of Sultana Daku is a grand narrative that is as mesmerizing as it is unsettling. Told with remarkable flair, passion and a rare sensitivity, it seals Sujit Saraf’s reputation as a master storyteller.

Author : Anjana Basu
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 11,69 MB
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9386530902

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Jhargram in West Bengal, a rocky arid region where no tiger has been seen for years, Royal Bengal or otherwise. But one morning a tiger’s pug marks appear out of nowhere and the villagers in the area are terrified. Rohan, hearing the news, sets out to visit his uncle’s bungalow near by hoping to discover something. However, even before he reaches the place he finds himself in the heart of an adventure, stumbling upon jackals, elephants and, of course the elusive tiger, which is really lost. A tribal hunting festival is round the corner and things don’t look good at all. However, as Rohan knows, there is always someone he can depend on to come the rescue as long as he is intiger country. …this is not a book to just skip through. You are so spellbound that you just don’t want to miss a word. Paro Anand

Author : Andy Harvey
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 38,79 MB
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1848884524

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This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2016. Sport is multi-billion dollar business. Sport is a kick around in the park. Sport is high (and low) politics. Sport is said to shape admirable personal qualities. Sport is said to embed the worst of white male heterosexual able-bodied privilege. Sport is said to break down social barriers. Sport is said to entrench a narrow nationalism. The list of what sport is said to be can be extended almost ad infinitum. This e-book attempts to make sense of some of the multiplicity of the ‘things’ that sport can be, mean and do. The papers in this volume explore the diversity of sport, providing insights from a wealth of perspectives into this ubiquitous cultural practice. The e-book will appeal to students, practitioners and readers who want to gain a fuller understanding of the games we watch and play.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher :
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 40,77 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788129121141

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"Join Mehmoud in the kitchen as he cooks up one delectable meal after another, and gobble down his delicious stories of man-eating tigers, incompetent Maharajas, missing kitchen boys and haunted pillows, all brought vividly to life by Sunaina Coelhos captivating illustrations."--Cover page 4.

Author : TRIPTI NAINWAL
Publisher : Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 33,7 MB
Release : 1971-04-01
Category : Biographical comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 9350850540

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In the early 20th century when the hills of Kumaon echoed with the bone-chilling roar of a man-eating tiger, it was the sure shot hunter, 'Carpet Sahib' who went to put an end to the terror. But what was often missed was the intense sorrow he felt when one of these magnificent creatures had to be shot down.Jim Corbett understood the tiger and respected it. He recognised its irreplaceable place in the circle of life and described it as the 'large-hearted gentleman with boundless courage'.Amar Chitra Katha tells the story of Jim Corbett and traces his life and love for one of India's most valuable and endangered animals.