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aPril - JuNe 2015 VOl. 12 No. 2
The tiger is
majestic,
The tiger is Tiger Tales
the king.
With its roar
jungles ring. The tiger has been an important part of indian history.
some of the earliest depictions of the tiger are to be
found in the pre-historic rock art of bhimbetka.
Hi Friends,
in Vedic times too, the tiger was considered to be an
Tiger, the national important entity. This is evident from the numerous
animal of India, is references to the tiger in the atharva Veda. Illustration by: Rishi Choudhary, X,
the largest member The two great epics – the ramayana and Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh School, Jaipur
of the cat family and is the Mahabharata – also have references to
renowned for its power and strength. the tiger and so do the buddhist stories. THE TIGER SAGA
Unlike the lion which lives in the open, The tiger was the emblem of the hoysala
tigers prefer to lead a secretive life kings of Karnataka. The tiger also figures Dark stripes in a sea of orange,
in thick forests. Around 70% of the prominently in the paintings of the Mughal Roaming around in a deep
world’s tiger population lives in India. era. hunting scenes depicting the valour green forest,
The most famous sub-specie of tiger of a young prince or the emperor often You know of him since ages, now
found in India is the Bengal Tiger portray the tiger being hunted. The tiger, you see him locked in cages.
(Panthera Tigris). The Bengal Tiger since time immemorial, has been a part of His body lies there, lifleless,
probably entered India through Burma indian mythology and folklore. He’s no longer the tiger
from Siberia at the end of the last Ice Durga sat on,
Age. There were eight tiger sub-species The tiger was adopted as the National He’s no longer the tiger they
at one time but three of them have animal of india in the year 1972 on the wrote stories on.
become extinct. It is important for us recommendation of the indian board of Ishana Jasani, VIII H, Jamnabai
to save the tigers. Come, let’s explore wildlife. Narsee School, Mumbai
the fascinating world of the Tiger.
• SAVE TIGERS • SAVE FORESTS DID YOU KNOW ?
• SAVE WATER • After India attained
independence, the lion capital of TIGERS ROAR
the Ashoka Pillar was adopted
CONTENTS BACK!
as the emblem and the lion was
Tiger Tales 1 declared as its national animal The tiger population has
Tiger in history 2
The Mythical Creature 3 until it lost to the tiger increased by a third from
The Tiger Tale 4 in 1972! 1706 in 2011 to 2226 in 2014.
Tiger: india's sacred animal 5 Due to persistent efforts
Project Tiger 6 made by the government as
Tiger reserves in india 7 well as other agencies working
Tiger-Tiger burning bright 8-9
Conserve Tiger, Conserve life 10 for the protection of tigers,
My experience with the Tiger 11 the number has increased.
activities 4 u 12-14
heritage News 15
Prize winners, what’s Next? 16 Illustration by: Anupama Chaudhary, IX,
Suditi Global Academy, Etawah
I N d I a N Na TION al Tr u ST f O r a r T a N d Cul T ur al H E r IT a g E
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