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| occupation = [[natural history|natural historian]], wildlife documentary filmmaker, conservationist |
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'''Valmik Thapar''' (born 1952) is an Indian [[natural history|naturalist]], conservationist and writer.<ref>https://www.livemint.com/2010/11/25201205/A-message-in-bold-stripes.html</ref><ref>https://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/84093/</ref> He is the author of 14 books and several articles, and has produced a range of programmes for television.<ref name="tt">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/22169790.cms|title=Tiger, tiger burning bright|date=15 September 2002|work=The Times of India|first1=Nona|last1=Walia}}</ref> Today he is one of India's most respected wildlife experts and [[conservationists]], having produced and narrated documentaries on India's natural habitat for such media as the [[BBC]], [[Animal Planet]], [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]] and [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]]. |
'''Valmik Thapar''' (born 1952) is an Indian [[natural history|naturalist]], conservationist and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/2010/11/25201205/A-message-in-bold-stripes.html|title = Archives Top and Latest News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/84093/|title = Why Valmik Thapar Needs a Plan B|date = 18 December 2005}}</ref> He is the author of 14 books and several articles, and has produced a range of programmes for television.<ref name="tt">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/22169790.cms|title=Tiger, tiger burning bright|date=15 September 2002|work=The Times of India|first1=Nona|last1=Walia}}</ref> Today he is one of India's most respected wildlife experts and [[conservationists]], having produced and narrated documentaries on India's natural habitat for such media as the [[BBC]], [[Animal Planet]], [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]] and [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Valmik Thapar was born in |
Valmik Thapar was born in Bombay to Raj and [[Romesh Thapar]], a noted journalist and political commentator who founded political journal ''Seminar'' in 1959. Noted Indian historian [[Romila Thapar]] is his aunt. |
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He married theatre personality [[Sanjana Kapoor]] and the couple have a son, Hamir. They live in Delhi.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/Hamir-spells-sonrise-for-Sanjana/articleshow/16379130.cms | work=The Times of India | first1=Anubha | last1=Sawhney | title=Hamir spells sonrise for Sanjana}}</ref> |
He married theatre personality [[Sanjana Kapoor]] and the couple have a son, Hamir. They live in Delhi.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/Hamir-spells-sonrise-for-Sanjana/articleshow/16379130.cms | work=The Times of India | first1=Anubha | last1=Sawhney | title=Hamir spells sonrise for Sanjana}}</ref> |
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|title='If only Indira Gandhi was sitting there, asking, is that tiger safe?' Interview with Valmik Thapar |
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|author= Lalitha Sridhar |
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His writings have analysed the perceived failure of [[Project Tiger]], a conservation apparatus created in 1973 by the Government of India.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hindu.com/br/2008/12/02/stories/2008120250031400.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Showcasing the big cat | date=2 December 2008}}</ref> He has critiqued Project Tiger, drawing attention to its mismanagement by a forest bureaucracy that is largely not scientifically trained. His most recent book ''The Last Tiger'' (Oxford University Press) makes this case strongly. |
His writings have analysed the perceived failure of [[Project Tiger]], a conservation apparatus created in 1973 by the Government of India.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hindu.com/br/2008/12/02/stories/2008120250031400.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Showcasing the big cat | date=2 December 2008}}</ref> He has critiqued Project Tiger, drawing attention to its mismanagement by a forest bureaucracy that is largely not scientifically trained. His most recent book ''The Last Tiger'' (Oxford University Press) makes this case strongly. |
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Among the consistent criticisms levelled by Thapar at India's Ministry of Environment and Forests relates to its unwillingness to curb poaching through armed patrols and its refusal to open forests to scholarly scientific enquiry. |
Among the consistent criticisms levelled by Thapar at India's Ministry of Environment and Forests relates to its unwillingness to curb [[poaching]] through armed patrols and its refusal to open forests to scholarly scientific enquiry. |
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His famous relationship with 'Macchli' a female tigress is documented in some of his chronicles.<ref>https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/nov/nov64.htm</ref> |
His famous relationship with 'Macchli' a female tigress is documented in some of his chronicles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/nov/nov64.htm|title=Animal Planet features special series on Indian Wildlife- 'India Revealed'|date=6 November 2004}}</ref> Thapar's most cherished tigers are highlighted in the BBC documentary film ''My Tiger Family''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mikebirkhead.com/MyTigerFamily.html|title=My Tiger Family - BBC Documentary|date=14 August 2024}}</ref> |
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As per the Hindustan Times |
As per the Hindustan Times |
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Joining the debate on the fate of [[T-24 (tiger)]] (Ustad), Valmik Thapar, one of |
Joining the debate on the fate of [[T-24 (tiger)|T-24]] (Ustad), Valmik Thapar, one of India's most respected wildlife experts and conservationists, said relocating Ustad was the best option: “In my 40 years of experience of the tigers of Ranthambore, T-24 is the most dangerous tiger I have ever encountered. He killed four people, including two forest guards and two locals. The local villagers were partly eaten. The forest guards were not eaten because their bodies were retrieved keeping the tiger at bay. |
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“After the first two kills I had suggested that this tiger be relocated to a captive enclosure but the tiger was given the benefit of the doubt. Later, two forest personnel have had to sacrifice their lives as a result. T-24 (9-years-old) territory included the path pilgrims take to and around the sacred Ganesha temple and Ranthambore fort. This last kill took place at the entry point of pilgrims and in daylight. |
“After the first two kills I had suggested that this tiger be relocated to a captive enclosure but the tiger was given the benefit of the doubt. Later, two forest personnel have had to sacrifice their lives as a result. T-24 (9-years-old) territory included the path pilgrims take to and around the sacred Ganesha temple and Ranthambore fort. This last kill took place at the entry point of pilgrims and in daylight. |
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“Our feelings today must be for the families who suffered tragically in these five years that have gone by. It is for these families that we need to collect money and help. Any person or group who believed that he should have not been relocated would have to bear the responsibility on their shoulders for the next human kill and the accelerating conflict that could result. T-24 was given the maximum benefit of doubt that any man-eating tiger has ever got in recent Indian history.” |
“Our feelings today must be for the families who suffered tragically in these five years that have gone by. It is for these families that we need to collect money and help. Any person or group who believed that he should have not been relocated would have to bear the responsibility on their shoulders for the next human kill and the accelerating conflict that could result. T-24 was given the maximum benefit of doubt that any man-eating tiger has ever got in recent Indian history.” |
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ustad-is-dangerous-should-be-in-captivity-wildlife-expert/article1-1348609.aspx |
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150520000527/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ustad-is-dangerous-should-be-in-captivity-wildlife-expert/article1-1348609.aspx] |
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==Selected TV works== |
==Selected TV works== |
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*''Tiger Crisis'' |
*''Tiger Crisis (1994)'' |
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*''[[Land of the Tiger]]'' |
*''[[Land of the Tiger]] (1997)'' |
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*''Tigers' Fortress'' |
*''Tigers' Fortress (2000)'' |
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*''Danger in Tiger Paradise'' |
*''Danger in Tiger Paradise (2002)'' |
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*''Search for Tigers'' |
*''Search for Tigers (2003)'' |
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*''My Tiger Family (2024)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00220f1 | title=BBC Two - My Tiger Family }}</ref>'' |
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*''Overpopulation'' |
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==Bibliography== |
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# With Tigers in the Wild, Vikas Publishing, Delhi |
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# Tigers: The Secret Life, Hamish Hamilton, Penguin, UK |
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# Winged Fire: A Celebration of Indian Birds, Aleph Publishing, India |
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# Living with Tigers, Aleph Publishing, India |
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# Serengeti Magic, Private |
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# Serengeti Tales, Private |
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# Saving Wild India: A Blueprint for Change, Aleph Publishing, India |
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1. With Tigers in the Wild with Fateh Singh Rathore, Vikas Publishing, Delhi |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://www.discoverwild.org/vthapar.html The tiger in India: 'There is a war going on'- An exclusive interview with Valmik Thapar by the Discoverwild Foundation] |
* [https://www.discoverwild.org/vthapar.html The tiger in India: 'There is a war going on'- An exclusive interview with Valmik Thapar by the Discoverwild Foundation] |
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* [https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050409/asp/weekend/story_4566921.asp Report on Valmik Thapar from The Telegraph, India] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050414154444/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050409/asp/weekend/story_4566921.asp Report on Valmik Thapar from The Telegraph, India] |
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* [https://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/02/stories/2003060200050100.htm The Hindu's Metroplus on Valmik Thapar] |
* {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20030819135106/https://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/02/stories/2003060200050100.htm The Hindu's Metroplus on Valmik Thapar]}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 28 August 2024
Valmik Thapar | |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72) New Delhi, India |
Occupation(s) | natural historian, wildlife documentary filmmaker, conservationist |
Known for | Land of the Tiger (1997) |
Spouse | Sanjana Kapoor |
Children | Hamir Thapar |
Father | Romesh Thapar |
Relatives | Romila Thapar (aunt) Daya Ram Thapar (grandfather) Pran Nath Thapar (great-uncle) |
Valmik Thapar (born 1952) is an Indian naturalist, conservationist and writer.[1][2] He is the author of 14 books and several articles, and has produced a range of programmes for television.[3] Today he is one of India's most respected wildlife experts and conservationists, having produced and narrated documentaries on India's natural habitat for such media as the BBC, Animal Planet, Discovery and National Geographic.
Early life
[edit]Valmik Thapar was born in Bombay to Raj and Romesh Thapar, a noted journalist and political commentator who founded political journal Seminar in 1959. Noted Indian historian Romila Thapar is his aunt.
He married theatre personality Sanjana Kapoor and the couple have a son, Hamir. They live in Delhi.[4]
Career
[edit]Valmik Thapar spent decades following the fortunes of India's tiger population. He was influenced by Fateh Singh Rathore.[5]
His stewardship of the Ranthambore Foundation was recognised and he was appointed a member of the Tiger Task Force of 2005 by the Government of India. He criticised the majority Task Force view in his dissent note as excessively focussed on the prospects of co-existence of tigers and humans, which was, in his view not consistent with the objective of the panel.
His writings have analysed the perceived failure of Project Tiger, a conservation apparatus created in 1973 by the Government of India.[6] He has critiqued Project Tiger, drawing attention to its mismanagement by a forest bureaucracy that is largely not scientifically trained. His most recent book The Last Tiger (Oxford University Press) makes this case strongly.
Among the consistent criticisms levelled by Thapar at India's Ministry of Environment and Forests relates to its unwillingness to curb poaching through armed patrols and its refusal to open forests to scholarly scientific enquiry.
His famous relationship with 'Macchli' a female tigress is documented in some of his chronicles.[7] Thapar's most cherished tigers are highlighted in the BBC documentary film My Tiger Family.[8]
View on Ranthambore Tiger T24 transfer to Zoo
[edit]As per the Hindustan Times
Joining the debate on the fate of T-24 (Ustad), Valmik Thapar, one of India's most respected wildlife experts and conservationists, said relocating Ustad was the best option: “In my 40 years of experience of the tigers of Ranthambore, T-24 is the most dangerous tiger I have ever encountered. He killed four people, including two forest guards and two locals. The local villagers were partly eaten. The forest guards were not eaten because their bodies were retrieved keeping the tiger at bay.
“After the first two kills I had suggested that this tiger be relocated to a captive enclosure but the tiger was given the benefit of the doubt. Later, two forest personnel have had to sacrifice their lives as a result. T-24 (9-years-old) territory included the path pilgrims take to and around the sacred Ganesha temple and Ranthambore fort. This last kill took place at the entry point of pilgrims and in daylight.
“The forest department and the government of Rajasthan have done a spectacularly successful job in relocating a man killing and eating tiger to a one hectare enclosure in Udaipur where he has eaten and is calm and where he will spend his last years. By doing this they have made Ranthambore safer for the brave forest guards who patrol and the tens of thousands of pilgrims who walk.
“Our feelings today must be for the families who suffered tragically in these five years that have gone by. It is for these families that we need to collect money and help. Any person or group who believed that he should have not been relocated would have to bear the responsibility on their shoulders for the next human kill and the accelerating conflict that could result. T-24 was given the maximum benefit of doubt that any man-eating tiger has ever got in recent Indian history.”
Selected TV works
[edit]- Tiger Crisis (1994)
- Land of the Tiger (1997)
- Tigers' Fortress (2000)
- Danger in Tiger Paradise (2002)
- Search for Tigers (2003)
- My Tiger Family (2024)[9]
Bibliography
[edit]- Books by Valmik Thapar
- With Tigers in the Wild, Vikas Publishing, Delhi
- Tiger: Portrait of a Predator, Collins UK
- Tigers: The Secret Life, Hamish Hamilton, Penguin, UK
- The Tiger's Destiny, Kyle Ceathie, UK
- The Land of the Tiger: A Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent, BBC Publishing, UK
- The Secret Life of Tigers, Oxford University Press, Delhi
- Tiger, Wayland, UK
- Wild Tigers of Ranthambhore, Oxford University Press, India
- Bridge of God: 20 Days in the Masai Mara, Private
- The Cult of the Tiger, Oxford University Press, India
- Tiger: The Ultimate Guide, Two Brothers Press, USA
- The Last Tiger, Oxford University Press, India
- The Illustrated Tigers of India, Oxfpord University Press, India
- Ranthambhore: 10 Days in the Tiger Fortress, Oxford University Press, India
- Tigers and the Banyan Tree, Private
- An African Diary: 12 Days in Kenya's Magical Wilderness, Oxford University Press, India
- The Tiger: Soul of India, Oxford University Press, India
- Tigers, My Life: Ranthambhore and Beyond, Oxford University Press, India
- My Life with Tigers: Ranthambhore and Beyond, Oxford University Press, India
- Tigers in the Emerald Forest: Ranthambhore after the Monsoon, Oxford University Press, India Tiger Fire, Aleph Publishing, India
- Tiger Fire: 500 Years of the Tigers in India, Aleph Publishing, India
- Wild Fire: The Splendours of India's Animal Kingdom, Aleph Publishing, India
- Winged Fire: A Celebration of Indian Birds, Aleph Publishing, India
- Living with Tigers, Aleph Publishing, India
- Serengeti Magic, Private
- Serengeti Tales, Private
- Saving Wild India: A Blueprint for Change, Aleph Publishing, India
- Books co-authored by Valmik Thapar
- With Tigers in the Wild with Fateh Singh Rathore and Tejbir Singh, Vikas Publishing, Delhi
- Tigers and Tigerwallahs with Jim Corbett, Billy Arjan Singh, Geoffrey C. Ward and Diane Raines Ward, Oxford University Press, Delhi
- Exotic Aliens with Romila Thapar and Yusuf Ansari, Aleph Publishing
- Books edited by Valmik Thapar
- Saving Wild Tigers, 1900-2000: The Essential Writings, Permanent Black, India
- Battling for Survival, Oxford University Press, India
References
[edit]- ^ "Archives Top and Latest News".
- ^ "Why Valmik Thapar Needs a Plan B". 18 December 2005.
- ^ Walia, Nona (15 September 2002). "Tiger, tiger burning bright". The Times of India.
- ^ Sawhney, Anubha. "Hamir spells sonrise for Sanjana". The Times of India.
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Lalitha Sridhar (21 March 2012), "'If only Indira Gandhi was sitting there, asking, is that tiger safe?' Interview with Valmik Thapar", News & Features, InfoChange India, archived from the original on 27 May 2011
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Showcasing the big cat". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Animal Planet features special series on Indian Wildlife- 'India Revealed'". 6 November 2004.
- ^ "My Tiger Family - BBC Documentary". 14 August 2024.
- ^ "BBC Two - My Tiger Family".