A Tiger Lover's Guide To India

Homegrown Staff

Named after the Pench river that cuts through this tiger reserve, the verdant forests of Pench National Park are what inspired Rudyard Kipling’s timeless Jungle Book. Also the location for BBC’s spy the jungle series, Pench is home to a number of wildlife species including the tiger.

Located in Mandhla and Balaghat districts of Madhya Pradesh, Kanha Tiger Reserve is abounding with many iconic and rare flora and fauna species. Out of the 2226 tigers living in India (according to a 2014 census), Kanha is home to almost 100

While Indian conservationist and writer, Valmik Thapar, has produced plenty of literature focused on the big cats of India, Tiger Fire stands out as a showcase of the best of photography, art, and non-fiction writing on tigers in India. 

A phenomenal coffee table book by renowned wildlife journalist Shivang Mehta, A Decade With Tigers is a predominantly photographic journey of the Indian tiger, complemented with ample research and personal tales of survival by the author himself. 

Krishnendu Bose’s national award-winning documentary is a critical study of the animal-human conflict, how far we’ve taken it, and the bleak future that awaits us. Highlighting the conservation measures taken up in the light of India’s ambitious and much-needed Project Tiger, the documentary takes us through the wildlife in several national parks, sanctuaries, and tiger reserves across the country. 

 A masterpiece by Krishnendu Bose yet again, The Forgotten Tigers is a visual record of the lives of these tigers. The documentary also examines the developmental pressures faced by these tigers, forcing them to move out of their natural habitat.

In a world where most tiger reserves and national parks have been reduced to commercial holiday destinations, the Periyar Tiger Reserve stands out for its eco-tourism efforts and its inclusive volunteer programmes. Located in districts of Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta in Kerala, Periyar Tiger Reserve has long held a reputation for going all-out in its tiger conservation efforts on account of being home to almost 35-40 tigers

The Corbett Foundation undertakes tiger conservation interventions in tiger reserve corridors located in Central, North, and North-East India. With a team of almost 90 ‘green warriors’, TCF’s approach towards the cause is holistic in that it looks at ensuring sustainable livelihoods, habitation restoration plans, and conservation of India’s abundant biodiversity.