Sachin Tendulkar dedicates his 42nd century to Tiger conservation. Great gesture from a great man for a great cause. Our national animal is on the brink of extinction, and we are not even aware about it, if aware, we are doing nothing about it.

Idea behind starting Chitvan Jungle Lodge is to create an alternate economy for the community dependent on the forest for living on the periphery of Kanha national Park. We got a few locals employed, started organic farming in the area where everyone did only one crop in a year, paddy. Interestingly lot of locals have their own piece of land, but no inclination or resources to do farming year round, which if done will solve their problems and importantly, Tiger will be saved. The irony of the situation is that no one wants the Tiger to go extinct, not the locals certainly, not the tourism related people whose living depends on this, not the administration as well, so then why is this such a big issue. Why are Tigers disappearing? Think... Ponder... I shall come back on this..