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The Man-Eating Tigress of Kaligarh
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:26 pm
by mehulkamdar
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:48 am
by Satpal_S
Nice job Mehul,
First of all, I salute you for your dedication to this forum.
This article brings back memories of me being a little 3-4 years old and listening to tales of Jim Corbett and others.
In fact in the early 60's, a fellow landowner of my uncle in the Terai, a Mr. Bajwa, organized a hunt for officers of his Mehkma (department). They had a full scale hunt with beaters etc.. A few Anglo/Indian firm Gora bosses were also invited.
I still have vague memories of 2 tigers hanging in their courtyard along with an assortment of Leopards, Spotted Deer and other lesser game.
Now due to mismanagement and rampant poaching all that is gone.
The only story we can write is that of the "The Turnip patch eating rabbit that I shot with my airgun".
Have fun,
Satpal
Re: The Man-Eating Tigress of Kaligarh
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:17 am
by mehulkamdar
Satpal,
The true congratulations for a tremendous effort in compiling this material must go to friend of the IFG and expert hunter and India enthusiast Nick Caico, popularly known as Nickudu. It is his dedication that has brought many fine accounts of shikar back into the limelight after they remained in obscurity for decades. Considering that Nick has also been instrumental in reviving the grand old 505 for modern safari hunters, I can understand his enthusiasm for all things associated with hunting's great past.
All I am doing here is a simple cut and paste job. The true effort is Nick's and I shall pass your good words on to him.
Very best wishes and yes, I too have memories of fine homes, of large gun racks and of huge gun shops like P Orr and Sons, all of which went the way of the dodo in India. MAny of the memories are very pleasant and those of the end of the era are particularly sad.
Mehul
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:17 am
by badshah0522
Wonderful!!!!!According to todays situation,,no one have courage nor time for such kind of activities..bcoz most of the hunters are busy telling false stories to ppl nd small children..Amazing.
Thanks for the gud work!!!!!!!!!!!!1Keep it up
mehulkamdar";p="7746 wrote:
Satpal,
The true congratulations for a tremendous effort in compiling this material must go to friend of the IFG and expert hunter and India enthusiast Nick Caico, popularly known as Nickudu. It is his dedication that has brought many fine accounts of shikar back into the limelight after they remained in obscurity for decades. Considering that Nick has also been instrumental in reviving the grand old 505 for modern safari hunters, I can understand his enthusiasm for all things associated with hunting's great past.
All I am doing here is a simple cut and paste job. The true effort is Nick's and I shall pass your good words on to him.
Very best wishes and yes, I too have memories of fine homes, of large gun racks and of huge gun shops like P Orr and Sons, all of which went the way of the dodo in India. MAny of the memories are very pleasant and those of the end of the era are particularly sad.
Mehul
Re: The Man-Eating Tigress of Kaligarh
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:29 am
by penpusher
Christian Medical College,Ludhian was where I was born and coincidentally my wife also.
penpusher
Re: The Man-Eating Tigress of Kaligarh
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:04 pm
by Vikram
Thanks,Nick, and thank you Mehul for bringing us these great stories which we otherwise would never get access to.
Best-
Vikram
Re: The Man-Eating Tigress of Kaligarh
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:05 am
by kanwar76
Really nice story. Mehul, please pass my thanks to Nick ....
-Inder
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:15 am
by Sakobav
Nice story Mehul