Tiger Fire: 500 Years of the Tiger in India

Valmik Thapar

Aleph Book Company

624 pages, Rs 2,995

The tiger has captured the human imagination since the beginning of recorded history. It has been feared, worshipped, hunted, immortalised in art and poetry, and enthralled king and commoner alike. This volume brings together non-fiction writing, photography and art on the Indian tiger, from the first written description of an encounter with the animal by the Mughal emperor Babur to photographs and studies of specimens surviving in the wild today. Contributors include renowned naturalists, writers, photographers and tiger enthusiasts from down the centuries.