Baghajatin Hoite Byaghra Prakalpa by Mohit Ray [Hardcover]

"From 'fighting tigers, we have survived,' to arranging the survival of Bengal's tigers—it's a tumultuous journey. In the Sundarbans, Bagha Jatin and the Tiger Project still have to coexist. The fervor for nature conservation heavily relies on the quality of human-made environments. Some people are moved by the Jarawas, who live in the completely uncivilized forests of the Andamans, but those happy, air-conditioned environmentalists wouldn't agree to live that harsh forest life. Thus, environmental questions are not simple—are our green villages truly examples of beautiful environments? Was the Chipko movement essentially an economic movement? Is a better environment possible without economic development? Is sustainable development the greening of poverty? We do not forget Bagha Jatin, yet we establish tiger projects. The main discussion of this book revolves around this dichotomy of environmental thought."