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Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park- End of an era?
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:01 pm
by Lanceman
Went to Bharatpur early this year, and came away with mixed feelings, happy to be at such an old and famous site; but very sad at the way it is being treated. If you would like to read about my impressions here's the link.
http://xerxespa.blogspot.in/2015/07/bha ... il-of.html
Re: Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park- End of an era?
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:51 pm
by essdee1972
A great write up, Sir! Very touching. The indictment of the old-time "hunters" and the modern-day tourists is fantastic!
Re: Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park- End of an era?
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:57 pm
by brihacharan
Lanceman wrote:Went to Bharatpur early this year, and came away with mixed feelings, happy to be at such an old and famous site; but very sad at the way it is being treated. If you would like to read about my impressions here's the link.
http://xerxespa.blogspot.in/2015/07/bha ... il-of.html
Xerxes,
You have truly sounded the "Wake UP Call"....
Very well documented & presented....
Yes sir....Hubert Reeves said it all....
"Man is the most insane of species, who worships an 'Unseen GOD,' yet slaughters a 'Visible Nature'!!!
Briha
Re: Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park- End of an era?
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:32 pm
by aadhaulya
Even after the hunting was banned, the place has still not been given its true value. In fact I also owned a farm just opposite the Bird Sanctuary, but sold it off just before the construction was banned.
But today also there is an informal shooting range a few kms down the road where the Civilian Fire Arms training is given by the Home Guards.
Atul
Re: Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park- End of an era?
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 10:12 pm
by AgentDoubleS
I have very fond memories of Bharatpur. My maternal grandparents stayed at a 15 min walk from Ghana as it was more commonly called. The family's haveli is pictured in the Salim Ali museum in the sanctuary. Special permission had to be taken from my grandfather for the kids to walk there and an elder, very reluctantly, accompanied us. The attempts to keep the kids together were almost always fruitless. The stories of dinners in Moti Mahal (Bharatpur's palace), shikar and guns and jeeps were aplenty. There were a lot less humans and a lot more birds including the Siberian Cranes that I had the fortune to spot often. I've seen the surroundings change considerably and this winters I gave the place a visit. Very little remains of the serenity this place once offered.
Thanks for sharing this, Lanceman