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Category Archives: Elephant
Figures carefully drawn with attention to detail, proportion and symmetry – rock art discovery in Tamil Nadu
A big rock art site has been discovered at Kovanur, Perianaickenpalayam taluk, 30 km northwest of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. The site has about 60 paintings, both group compositions and individual images. The paintings portray the hunting of an elephant … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Elephant, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri Biosphere, Press snippets, Tiger
Tagged Irula, Kurumba
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Forest dwellers and beasts – a hunting scene in the Mahabharata (Sakuntala narrative)
And in this wood, which teemed with herds or deer and beasts of prey that stalk the forest, Duhsanta, tiger among men, with retainers, escort, and mounts wrought havoc, killing game of many kinds. Many families of tigers he laid … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Ecology and environment, Elephant, Games and leisure time, Government of India, History, Literature and bibliographies, Modernity, Nature and wildlife, Press snippets, Quotes, Tiger, Women
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Honouring the “Forest Man of India” who created an entire forest: A home for wild elephants, tigers, rhinos and deer – Assam
To read the full story and view a series of photos, click here >> Thirty-four years ago when he began to plant trees, no one, including him, had the slightest idea that his effort would give birth to an entire … Continue reading →