India, Oct. 18 -- THE TIGERS BEHIND THE TIGERS

Author : Sashidhar Vempala

Publisher : Rs 4,000

Sashidhar Vempala's book is about the lives and stories of the forest guards who are the real men behind the tiger conservation and the wildlife in India, writes Deepak Kumar Jha

The story of India's wildlife success is incomplete, unless its frontline warriors are part of it. They are the first line of defence in protecting India's precious natural heritage and safeguarding its ecosystems. According to Sashidhar Vempala, author of first of its kind coffee table book, titled The Tigers Behind the Tigers, these men and even women are the unsung heroes of India's conservation success story. Vempala is an acclaimed wildlife photographer, docume...