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Ankush Days: the story of Ishtiaq mahout of Corbett Tiger Reserve (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798820175299)
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Ishtiaq was a mahout par excellence. He actively served in the Corbett Tiger Reserve during the eighties and nineties. Corbett park goers from that period are sure to have had the pleasure of an elephant safari with Ishtiaq and his elephant Rambha. He was an excellent raconteur of jungle tales, drawn from his lifetime experience of forest life. His humour, wit and dialect were unmatched, and when he held forth on exciting stories of the 'tayger' - as he pronounced tiger - it used to be spell-binding....
He is no more, but a man like Ishtiaq needs to be talked about and remembered. He was a veritable storehouse of jungle lore, and had great stories about Corbett park, its tigers, its man-eaters, the tiger hunts that he was a part of, during times when royals and forest officers actively pursued shikar. The author's recollections about Ishtiaq's narratives are quite vivid, and he has penned them all in this book. About the Author:
Aqeel Farooqi is a retired government officer, based at Lucknow. He has an M.Sc in Zoology and an MBA. He has served for 31 years in the Uttar Pradesh State Transport Department. His passion for forests and wildlife has been consistent and undeterred all through his life. He has spent a lot of time in learning and imbibing the nuances of jungle craft from his forest sojourns and interactions with people involved with wildlife and its conservation.
This is his first book.
Author: Aqeel Farooqi
ISBN-10: 8820175290
ISBN-13: 9798820175299
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2022
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
Ishtiaq was a mahout par excellence. He actively served in the Corbett Tiger Reserve during the eighties and nineties. Corbett park goers from that period are sure to have had the pleasure of an elephant safari with Ishtiaq and his elephant Rambha. He was an excellent raconteur of jungle tales, drawn from his lifetime experience of forest life. His humour, wit and dialect were unmatched, and when he held forth on exciting stories of the 'tayger' - as he pronounced tiger - it used to be spell-binding....
He is no more, but a man like Ishtiaq needs to be talked about and remembered. He was a veritable storehouse of jungle lore, and had great stories about Corbett park, its tigers, its man-eaters, the tiger hunts that he was a part of, during times when royals and forest officers actively pursued shikar. The author's recollections about Ishtiaq's narratives are quite vivid, and he has penned them all in this book. About the Author:
Aqeel Farooqi is a retired government officer, based at Lucknow. He has an M.Sc in Zoology and an MBA. He has served for 31 years in the Uttar Pradesh State Transport Department. His passion for forests and wildlife has been consistent and undeterred all through his life. He has spent a lot of time in learning and imbibing the nuances of jungle craft from his forest sojourns and interactions with people involved with wildlife and its conservation.
This is his first book.
Author: Aqeel Farooqi
ISBN-10: 8820175290
ISBN-13: 9798820175299
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2022
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
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