tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post113280985018121731..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Tigers in Red WeatherJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1140543017428901782006-02-21T23:00:00.000+05:302006-02-21T23:00:00.000+05:30hi,iam surely impressed with your writing skills b...hi,<BR/>iam surely impressed with your writing skills but am very sorry to say that the way you look at ruth padel's approach towards the issue of tiger conservation and places where this issue is relevant i.e south asia is completely different from mine.<BR/>i havehad the oppurtunity of hearing padel on this book of hers and i was horrified to say the least,i feel she is strongly driven by the notion of the orientin her perception of south asia ,its problems and it's people.<BR/>what especially upset me was her attitude towards the tribals and the way she spoke about them as a community that digs up animals etc etc ,will someone pls tell her that tribals hae forever managed the forests better than a zillion conservationists put togethar.<BR/>well all of this was enuf to not let me read the book but after reading your review i guess i should give it a shot to only understand closely why you like the book so much.<BR/>good job anyway:)wakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18331107581769835000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1133201674641288982005-11-28T23:44:00.000+05:302005-11-28T23:44:00.000+05:30That was excellent. made me want to read the book ...That was excellent. made me want to read the book ASAP.Brown Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821604699609211753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1133022430542472772005-11-26T21:57:00.000+05:302005-11-26T21:57:00.000+05:30That actually works? I'm always worried people who...That actually works? I'm always worried people who have actually <I>met</I> me will try to imagine me making a puppy-eyed face and die of laughter/horror/both. ;)Aishwaryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871059152281065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1132922280733940872005-11-25T18:08:00.000+05:302005-11-25T18:08:00.000+05:30Mrudula, Mumbaigirl: yes, bonsai is mentioned in t...Mrudula, Mumbaigirl: yes, bonsai is mentioned in the same context in the book too. <BR/><BR/>Rumman: read the book. I know I'm full of recommendations, but this one's serious. <BR/><BR/>Aishwarya: amazed you didn't just *make puppy eyes* and ask if you could borrow it :)Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1132850108208001662005-11-24T22:05:00.000+05:302005-11-24T22:05:00.000+05:30Great review.She did a book reading at college on ...Great review.<BR/><BR/>She did a book reading at college on tuesday, followed by a discussion with people asking her about 'the role of the West' in accusatory voices. I liked the bits of the book she read - very funny and touching and personal. I <I>will</I> get the book...when it's out in paperback. I'm poor.;)Aishwaryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871059152281065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1132831473443367372005-11-24T16:54:00.000+05:302005-11-24T16:54:00.000+05:30Great review. I once had the opportunity to do a c...Great review. I once had the opportunity to do a couple of stories on the tiger crisis. And from what I gathered from conservationists, Sher Khan is fighting a losing battle. It's only when something like Ranthmabore happens that the powers-that-be seem to wake up to this looming catastrophe. But then the reaction is mostly knee-jerk, like instituting a probe or something. Padel is bang on when she says, "China is the black hole pulling in all dead tigers." The demand for tiger parts is highest in China and other countries in the Far East. The Gulf nations are also big culprits. Also, for poachers the route of choice is the porous Indo-Nepal border, along Uttar Pradesh, which sees some of the heaviest trafficking in tiger parts. However, while everybody seem to talk of the tiger, very little is written or discussed about the leopard, which is disappearing fast, if not faster than its bigger sister. Coming generations will probably get to know of the magnificent animal only through Jim Corbett's books or the Natonal Geographic channel!Tridibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324851679164286161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1132812768250125142005-11-24T11:42:00.000+05:302005-11-24T11:42:00.000+05:30Good review and will read the book.'Later on the s...Good review and will read the book.<BR/><BR/>'Later on the same trip, she was dispirited by a visit to the Jade Garden: "This was nature squeezed and planned, not the natural balance of animal and plant..." '<BR/><BR/>One reason why I don't like bonsai.Mrudulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404021949696817313noreply@blogger.com