J is an environmentalist who is busy researching tigers at the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh. He is also one of the finest wildlife photographers I have met in recent times. How I went green every time I heard of his escapades in Gir forest in Gujarat and the Valley of Flowers in Uttar Pradesh (If I got the state wrong, pardon me).
M says he's one of the most dedicated souls in the field. Look who's talking! I still remember the evening when M and me rode the two-wheeler to IISc to welcome J when he'd just set foot in Bangalore. And how all three of us rode on one bike in the middle of a busy junction, straight into the traffic cop's waiting arms (Shelled out 300 bucks and half an hour of arguments). We sat eating yummy roadside idlies at Commercial Street another evening, and talked and laughed about nothing in particular.
And why am I talking about all this? Because I was suddenly reminded of the tiger-researcher thanks to his brother's blog. Here's the link. It feels so good to see that there are some people on this planet who are not taken in by the trappings of a material life.
How often do I come across people who are really bothered about the disappearance of wild cat or a rare herb in the forest? Very rarely. And this post is dedicated to them. God bless!
