Download or read book The Illustrated Tigers of India written by Valmik Thapar and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once respected, feared, and revered across the length and breadth of the Indian subcontinent where it roamed in majestic arrogance, the tiger in India is today an endangered species with its numbers dwindling alarmingly. In this situation the efforts of Valmik Thapar, one of India's foremost tiger conservationists, and others like him are isolated voices in the wilderness. The first section 'Introducing the Tiger', apart from discussing the origins of the tiger, provides interesting sidelights on tiger subspecies and global distribution. It sets the stage for the next chapter, 'Tiger Facts', a two-page visual representation of the unique physical attributes of the tiger which make it one of the most efficient hunters. The core of the book, 'The Life of the Tiger', explores the childhood, adolescence, and adulthood of the Indian tiger as lived in the wild and also includes excerpts from writings by other tiger experts, past and present. the section 'The Future of the Tiger', while discussing the crisis of the tiger today links this to the cult of the tiger. Apart from the photos and line drawings of tigers and other animals interspersing the narrative, the 8 pp. colour section depicting the lifecycle of the tiger will be a special attraction for readers. Discussing the future of the tiger, Thapar makes an impassioned appeal for drastic measures to save this precious heritage of ours from disappearing through apathy.
Download or read book Tiger Portrait of a Predator written by Valmik Thapar and published by Salamander Books. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Land of the Tiger written by Valmik Thapar and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcases the diversity and beauty of the animals sharing the tiger's domain and documents the strain that modern and urban values place on India's ecosystems
Download or read book The Oxford India Illustrated Corbett written by Jim Corbett and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a richly illustrated anthology of the great hunter and conservationist's best writing, selected from his many popular works. The collection is meant to represent all phases of the great tiger hunter's life and adventures.
Download or read book The Last Tiger written by Valmik Thapar and published by OUP India. This book was released on 2012-01-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the history of the crises concerning the tiger and its survival in India, and the conservation efforts to battle them from the nineteenth century right up to the present crisis. The new Preface 'We Cannot Save the Indian Tiger', critically reviews the current tiger population in India and the conversation measures undertaken.
Download or read book A Tiger s Tale written by Anup Shah and published by Fisher Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The product of six years observation in a small national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan, A Tiger's Tale gives an insight into the lives and behaviour of an inter-related group of tiger families as they hunt, play, breed and struggle to survive.
Download or read book Tigers written by Rachael Hanel and published by The Creative Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces tigers, discussing the different species, the physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and predatory behaviors of the animal and the efforts being made to ensure their future.
Download or read book Tiger s Story written by Harriet Blackford and published by Koala Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiger is a small, strong stripey cub. He lives in the forest in India. He walks quietly on his big soft paws and twitches his long stripey tail.
Download or read book Ranthambhore written by Valmik Thapar and published by OUP India. This book was released on 2011-01-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aided by 200 colour photographs, this book creates an engrossing, unforgettable portrait of the tiger reigning over lakes, forts, ruins, chhatris, and Ranthambhore's famous 600-700-year-old banyan tree as Valmik Thapar tracks six tigers in the course of ten days.
Download or read book Tiger Boy written by Mitali Perkins and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a tiger cub goes missing from the reserve, Neil is determined to find her before the greedy Gupta gets his hands on her to kill her and sell her body parts on the black market. Neil's parents, however, are counting on him to study hard and win a prestigious scholarship to study in Kolkata. Neil doesn't want to leave his family or his island home and he struggles with his familial duty and his desire to maintain the beauty and wildness of his island home in West Bengal's Sunderbans.
Download or read book Light of India written by Warren Dotz and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With all the zany vibrancy of a Bollywood musical, the colorful matchbox labels of LIGHT OF INDIA present a fascinating confluence of popular culture and a sophisticated graphic arts tradition that stretches back for centuries. Populated with pouncing Bengal tigers, regal jungle elephants, and Hindu gods and goddesses, these miniature masterpieces are worlds unto themselves, skillfully illustrated with a naive yet irresistible charm. This delightful art book is sure to fire the imagination of all who wish to study, preserve, and celebrate India's more humble, but no less brilliant, visual arts heritage. A dazzling collection of more than 300 vintage matchbox labels from India, dating from the turn of the century through the 1950s. Includes a discussion of Hindu iconography, recurring visual themes and symbols, and the cultural and historical significance of matchbox art. A great resource for graphic artists and designers, collectors of paper ephemera or advertising art, and students of Indian culture. Gift edition slipcase includes a textured novelty "striker strip" along the spine.
Download or read book Riding the Tiger written by John Seidensticker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-02-08 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beauty, grace and power make the tiger one of the world's most loved animals, yet it is precisely these qualities that have been its downfall. Poaching for skins and body parts, loss of habitat and prey and conflicts between people and wild tigers have caused catastrophic declines in tiger numbers throughout their range. If wild tigers are to survive through the next century, we must act now. Riding the Tiger is a comprehensive, scientific and eminently readable account of the problems and possible solutions of securing a future for wild tigers. Lavishly illustrated in full colour, it is written by leading conservationists working throughout Asia. It is a vital information resource for tiger conservationists in the field, necessary reading for serious students of carnivore conservation and conservation biologists in general, and an accessible overview of tiger conservation for general readers.
Download or read book The Tiger Child written by Joanna Troughton and published by Puffin. This book was released on 1996 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively folk tale from Orissa, India, explains why tigers eat their food uncooked and why cats live with people. The tiger child is sent to fetch some more fire from the village, but on the way he gets distracted by his friends. By the time he gets to the village, he has forgotten what he has been sent to fetch.
Download or read book Beasts of India written by Kanchana Arni and published by Tara Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book and art collector's dream, comprising 32 prints from India's most exciting tribal and folk artists.
Download or read book Tigers in the Emerald Forest written by Valmik Thapar and published by OUP India. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 200 colour photographs, this book is about the very special 'post monsoon' period of Ranthambhore National Park, which received a record 1200 mm of rain in 2011. Valmik Thapar takes us around the Park as it appeared to erupt in a burst of green teeming with life and with its incredible tigers.
Download or read book The Cult of the Tiger written by Valmik Thapar and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A Short Book On The Cultural And Symbolic Relevance Of The Tiger In Asia, And The Decline Of Its Cult Over Time. The Author, One Of The World`S Foremost Authorities On The Tiger, Argues That It Is This Very Symbolic Status Of The Tiger Which Has Been Responsible For Its Survival In Asia.
Download or read book Tracking the Weretiger written by Patrick Newman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-10-03 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on dramatic accounts by European colonials, and on detailed studies by folklorists and anthropologists, this work explores intriguing age-old Asian beliefs and claims that man-eating tigers and "little tigers," or leopards alike, were in various ways supernatural. It is a serious work based on extensive research, written in a lively style. Fundamental to the book is the evocation of a long-vanished world. When a man-eater struck in colonial times, people typically said it was a demon sent by a deity, or even the deity itself in animal form, punishing transgressors and being guided by its victims' angry spirits. Colonials typically dismissed this as superstitious nonsense but given traditional ideas about the close links between people, tigers and the spirit world, it is quite understandable. Other man-eaters were said to be shapeshifting black magicians. The result is a rich fund of tales from India and the Malay world in particular, and while some people undoubtedly believed them, others took advantage of man-eaters to persecute minorities as the supposed true culprits. The book explores the prejudices behind these witch-hunts, and also considers Asian weretiger and wereleopard lore in a wider context, finding common features with the more familiar werewolves of medieval Europe in particular.
