Papers relating to the study of Kailash Sankhala on the behaviour and ecology of tiger in India conducted under Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fellowship. Includes correspondence with the Government of Rajasthan, Ministry of Agriculture, and Nehru Memorial Fund regarding Government directives for the study and publication of his book on tiger. Also, includes letters from Indira Gandhi, Karan Singh, John Cargin, and others.
Tiger Behaviour; Ecology of Tiger; Nehru Fellowship; Nehru Fund; Tiger Book; Indira Gandhi; Karan Singh; John Cargin; Tigerland
Letter from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi conveying best wishes for the success of the Project Tiger. Also, includes correspondence exchanged by Kailash Sankhala with friends and conservationists such as Abdul Mujib Khan, M.A. Rashid, C.B. Singh, Salim Ali, Sally Walker, Naresh Chandra, Patrick Watson, Sonia Cole, Valmik Thapar, Adriane Carr and others regarding his research work and information on tiger.
Tigerland; Indira Gandhi; Project Tiger; Abdul Mujib Khan; M.A. Rashid, C.B. Singh; Salim Ali; Sally Walker; Naresh Chandra; Patrick Watson; Sonia Cole; Valmik Thapar; Adriane Carr
The Controversial Tiger by Kailash Sankhala presented to the Government of Rajasthan for the Award of the Merit Pay. Also illustrated with statistical charts, sketches, line drawings, figures, etc. A loose set of pages pinned together being the contents page of the unpublished book Sankhala was working on titled My Jungle Book: India’s Wild Reserves loosely inserted.
Handwritten field notes on the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship cards contains: Observations on wild animals mainly from Kanha, Sariska and Bharatpur. Some from Corbett, Sundarbans. Kaziranga, Tadoba, Periyar, Palamau, etc. Some cards have research notes & extracts related to tigers and tiger hunting from Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, Oriental Sporting Magazine, old shikar books, research articles, etc.Other cards have observations on tigers from various zoos of India, main points of interviews and letters of various ex-hunters, such as Nawab of Tonk, Dhaibhaisingh, Tulsinath, Rungta, and naturalists like E.P. Gee. Besides, tiger census, tiger hunting, man-eating records by tiger, news reports, newspaper cuttings, etc.
Nehru Fellowship; Field Notes; Wild animals; Kanha; Sariska; Bharatpur; Corbett; Sundarbans; Kaziranga; Tadoba; Periyar; Palamau; Tiger hunting; JBNHS; Bombay Natural History Society; Oriental Sporting; Old Shikar book; Zoos; Nawab of Tonk; Dhaibhaisingh; Tulsinath; Rungta; E.P. Gee; Tiger census; man eating records
The Tiger in Focus (A picture study of the habitat and status of the tiger in India) by Kailash Sankhala with a foreword by Indira Gandhi. This proof copy includes draft of maps and ather illustration to be used in the book, and other some loose newspaper reports, photograph prints, loose handwritten note- cards, etc. tucked inside at the end.
