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My First Tiger Sighting an Incidence to Remember

My First Tiger Sighting When I Was Child This is a true story of my life which happened when I was just eight years old. My family was dependent on cattle rearing and a large number of livestock was confined in the premises of my house. We had cows, buffaloes and goats kept which we milked every day. According to the prevailing tradition at Bandhavgarh, the livestock is named after trees, animals and birds. The population comprises of tribal communities and traders from nearby cities or towns, who have settled here.  As the story goes, one day, one of our cows went missing. When she didn’t turn up for long, it became a matter of concern for us and we thought that the animal has been stolen. In spite of visiting all the houses and inquiring with the local folks we could not find any trace of our beloved cow. In order to expand the search, we decided to go inside the forests of Bandhavgarh were she might have gone for forage. On that fateful day I acco...