{"product_id":"8297-cheetal-walk","title":"Cheetal Walk","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: E R C Davidar\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2000\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195652843\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, a personal story nestled in the forests, describes human life in harmony with nature, and handles conservation with rare sensibility and a human touch. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThis is the story of Cheetal Walk, a home built in the jungles at the foot of the Nilgiri hills by the noted conservationist E R C Davidar.  From describing the early days, setting up the place and coping with unexpected visitors like Bumpty the elephant, Davidar goes on to provide rigorous accounts of the flora and fauna of this wildlife-rich area of the subcontinent; he surveys the ecological changes in the region, and analyses the impact of modernization on the inhabitants of the Nilgiris, both people and animals. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThe book poses afresh the question of whether regulated hunting is preferable to total protection by governments, and exposes the extent of change in hill ecology and tribal society wrought by the new forms of communication and exploitation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nEXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nA compelling account of the wilderness.  This is a must for the wildlife buff and general readers alike.\r\n- Mahesh Rangarajan, Outlook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nA readable, realistic account of ecological changes occurring 30 years in a specifically regional context.  Davidar’s writing has much of the courtly charm and gentle humor that characterize gentlemen of his generation.\r\n- K Ullas Karanth, Deccan Herald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThe book, a personal story nestled in the forests, describes human life in harmony with nature…handles conservation, a subject not blessed with lucid writing, with rare sensibility and a human touch.\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t- India Today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Photographs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nA House in the Jungle\u003cbr\u003e\r\nSetting up Cheetal Walk\u003cbr\u003e\r\nOf Two Elephants\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTusker Valley\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA Friend in Need\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBamboo in Flower\u003cbr\u003e\r\nKurariah\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCorridors for Elephants\u003cbr\u003e\r\nNight of the Tuskers\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTuning in to Nature\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCavalier in Grey\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWild Boar\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMachans and Hides\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTale of A River\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMoyar Gorge\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTalking to a Tiger\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe Spotted Predator\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWhistling Hunters\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAdam, the Bear\u003cbr\u003e\r\nOn the Hyena Trail\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA Denful of Hyenas\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCliff Goats\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBison Encounter\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe Fall of the Tribal\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDanky\u003cbr\u003e\r\nKindedred Spirits\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWhither Wilderness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nScientific Names\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"E R C Davidar \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":40785427562665,"sku":"8297","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/8297.jpg?v=1625521624","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/8297-cheetal-walk","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}