Kailash Sankhala: ‘The Tiger Man’
byThe tiger, writes Kailash Sankhala, is a creature of hypnotic power & fascination.
The tiger, writes Kailash Sankhala, is a creature of hypnotic power & fascination.
In the 16th-century, white tigers were found in the wild. But now, they are bred under captivity, afflicted with genetic abnormalities.
In the 18th-century, Tipu Sultan commissioned an automaton in his own image as the Tiger of Mysore.
Tigers may be fading in reality, but in fiction, they serve as Nature’s compass for man’s conscience.