Notes to Self
Columns
Illustrations by Kashmira Sarode
IN THE MIND OF A TIGERJanaki Lenin
This story is loosely based on the real-life misadventures of a tiger that walked from Nagarhole to Bandipur in 2019.
I was afraid it would come to this. That I would become a captive. At least I didn’t get killed. That’s all that matters. I’m fed on time, and none of the humans seems to bear any ill will considering everything that’s happened. I’ve heard some crazy stories about me, so let me set the record straight since I have all the time in the world now.
First of all, my rival, that puffed-up two-faced gib, did not chase me away. I was merely bored with the tedium. Every day, walk the same path, s...