Aparna

“Hundreds of false rumors of alleged attacks by the man-eater were brought to us, entailing endless miles of walking, but this was only to be expected, for in an area in which an established man-eater is operating everyone suspects their own shadows, and every sound heard at night is attributed to the man-eater.”
― Jim Corbett, Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag

“In India, where there are no passports or identity discs, and where religions counts for so much- except among those few who have crossed the 'black water' - I believe that a man wearing a saffron robe, or carrying a beggar's bowl , or with silver crosses on his headgear and chest, could walk from Khyber Pass to Cape Comorin without once being questioned about his destination, or the object of his journey,”
― Jim Corbett, Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag

“No matter how often we fail in any endeavor, we never get used to the feeling of depression that assails us after each successive failure.”
― Jim Corbett, Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag

“However much I doubted the man's ability to accomplish the task he had set himself, I could not help admiring his faith and his industry.”
― Jim Corbett, Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag