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With the home to the highest tiger population in the world, I think this is India's proudest possession in the field of wildlife. At a time when the population of this elegant animal was reduced just to 1411 giving a jolt to the sleeping authorities we have come a long way with the current population being around 1750 tigers with more being added each year. An elaborate network of tiger reserves numbering 46 as of today and tight measures to prevent poaching of the tiger has bore fruits. The prevention and preservation efforts have earned the Indian wildlife authorities and the Project Tiger worldwide acclaim and these now actively helping countries like Nepal to conserve their tiger populations. A Royal Bengal Tiger However, in all this a problem is raising its head with each passing day and that is the space constraint that these wild cats are experiencing in their designated reserves. The direct fallout of lack of availability of space is increase in human tiger co...

Natwar Singh's autobiography is one piece which gives us an account of the history of India back from the times when princely states reigned in the country till the present day democratic set up. A highly successful IFS officer Natwar Singh describes his diplomatic career in a refined form picking up beads from the thread of memory line and presenting all major events in his 31 year old diplomatic career starting from 1953. A good judge of personality Natwar Singh gives a personality account of most of the figures that he talks about in his autobiography using metaphors and words that suit the underlying person the most. His descriptions of literary figures like E.M. Forster, R.K. Narayan, Ahmad Ali, Santha Ram Rao and many others leaves little to imagination with regards to the literary skill of these figures and their close association with Mr. Singh. With regards to political figures Natwar Singh gives a fair picture of each personality whom he encountered during his l...