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Book review: The Temple Tiger and Other Man-eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett

THE TEMPLE TIGER AND MORE MAN-EATERS OF KUMAON by JIM CORBETT. Rupa Publications. When I return to much-loved books, it`s usually PG Wodehouse or Georgette Heyer. However, this time it was to Jim Corbett`s The Temple Tiger and More Man-eaters of Kumaon (Rupa Publications). The book is  a treat for all Corbett fans, and we…

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Book review: In the Jungles of the Night, A Novel about Jim Corbett by Stephen Alter

First a sort of disclaimer: I grew up on a steady diet of Corbett’s tales of the man-eaters he had encountered and bested; and later on, I grew to really like Stephen Alter’s accounts of life of men and mountains. So this was a double delight for me: Stephen Alter in the voice of Jim…

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Books: Very Very Brief Takes

A quick look at some good books   PILLARS OF LIFE Magnificent Trees of the Western Ghats by Divya Mudappa and T.R.Shankar Raman. Nature Conservation Foundation Books. Saw the mention of trees and immediately bought this book! Mudappa and Shankar Raman have collated a set of thirty trees commonly found in the Western Ghats, Nirupa…

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