Friday, April 19, 2024

Jim Corbett's Death Anniversary


 

Col. Edward James “Jim” Corbett, who passed away on 19 April 1955, aged 79, was a British hunter turned conservationist, author and naturalist, who in his earlier years was famous for hunting a large number of man-eaters in India. Many times, he was alleged by the government of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand) for killing the man-eating tigers and leopards. His hunting skills eventually made him a very popular and famed hunter who earned lot of respect in the villages of Kumaon. The local population of the Garhwal and Kumaon regions also considered him to be a saint.

 

 

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