We have our own heroes, for example, legend has it that Tippu Sultan once killed a tiger with his bare hands, whereas Jim used rifles. It is not about killing tigers actually, but let the Govt. rename Corbett National Park after any Indian hero.
2006-10-04 21:11:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Jim Corbett (25 July 1875–19 April 1955) was an Indian-born hunter, conservationist and naturalist, famous for his writings on the hunting of man-eating tigers and leopards. The Corbett National Park in India is named in his memory. He is a legendary hunter-turned-conservationist, best known for hunting man-eating tigers and leopards in the Kumaon and lower Garhwal in the 1920s, and for later chronicling his adventures in many books, like The Maneaters of Kumaon and The Maneating Leopard of Rudraprayag, that were bestsellers around the world.
Jim Corbett is a home grown hero for India, not a foreigner.
2006-10-04 21:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by JJStokes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jim Corbett was Hunting mainly the man eaters.
But for his books we would have known very less about our Tigers and their huge population which spread in the foot hills of Himalayan region. Seeing the poor performance of Government of India in preserving the tigers we can definitely rename Corbett national Park as "Extinct tiger park of India"
2006-10-05 23:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by Brahmanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not about foreigners, it's about what they did and why. tippu sultan killed the tiger just to show his bravery. jim corbett killed man eating tigers. let me tell you his story, he was born in nainital which is very close to corbett national park. he killed for a purpose. the purpose was that man eating tigers were killing lots of people over there. so he killed all the tigers in that area. i can understand if tippu sultan killed the tiger in that area. they would name the park after him.
2006-10-08 04:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by arogon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jim Corbett was born to English couple in India thus an Indian citizen, his love to nature (in today's term: environment) and his contribution towards this earned him the status of hero in Kumaun and Garhwal. He only killed man-eating beasts, he was not the hunter who kills for pleasure thus a saviour for local folks of Kumaun and Garhwal. Therefore he deserves the place in chronicles by naming this national park after his name. Beside see him as a human who loved locals and put his life in danger for many times. Don't confine your thought process to boundaries such as your question.
2006-10-04 22:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by chapatchapat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jim corbett loved and lived in India.He was born and brought up in India.He devoted his life to the preservation of wild life and the welfare of the village folk in Kaladungi in Nainital district where he lived. He did not kill for sport.He only got rid of man-eaters and those giving trouble to the villagers whom he loved a lot.
He has also written a book "My India" Though he didn't live in India during the last few years of his life(1875-1955), that should not take away his contribution to India.That is why the Govt of India honoured him.He deserves. .
2006-10-04 22:55:45 · answer #5 · answered by balaGraju 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every countries have their own heroes, then why many countries have named their major roads in big cities behind the name of Mahatma Gandhi? OK their is no comparison between Mahatma & Jim Corbett but it is the contribution they made to our society. How about Annie Besent & Mother Teresa?
2006-10-04 21:26:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
heroes have no nationality,they are above petty boundaries.Be broad minded.respect a persons work not his nationality.we can accomodate indian heroes else where.and for ur info corbett had long time association with india
2006-10-05 17:25:19 · answer #7 · answered by abhijit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jim is foreigner only by his name but he is indian in all senses because he lived in india and in india only he turned to conservationalist from hunter.
2006-10-05 06:39:07 · answer #8 · answered by adit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HE WAS A CONSERVATIONIST. IF YOU HAVE READ ABOUT HIM, YOU WILL KNOW, THAT, HE KILLED ONLY, MAN EATERS. AT LEAST READ ONE BOOK FOR A START - 'THE MAN EATERS OF KUMAON'. HE WAS AN INDIAN, BORN IN INDIA OF BRITISH PARENTS, LIKE TOM ALTER, IF YOU KNOW HIM.THERE IS NO NEED TO CHANGE ANY NAME. THE NAME OF THE PARK IS APT.
2006-10-06 04:00:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
read "my india"...you'll know why...
he was truly indian,in ways even our own "indians " can't be...
he loved the poor.."among whom i lived" to use the dedication of his work...and more than that...he was a true environmentalist....
but i agree that we can also start respecting our own national heroes....but it can't be achieved by just NAMING A PARK AFTER THEM!
2006-10-05 16:56:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋