The Highlands of Central India: Notes on Their Forests and Wild Tribes, Natural History, and Sports

by Captain J. Forsyth

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

504 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1996

Reviews

[Kushlendra Mishra · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this because I have spent most of my childhood in the regions that the Captain had made the subject of this book, and I desired to know more about those. The first few chapters are quite interesting, and if you have lived in Pachmarhi for any length of time you realize that it has not changed much since the time when he went there and built the Bison Lodge in 1862, which still stands there (now converted into a museum). He comes out a thoroughgoing racist, and has given a most unflattering (but mostly true) account of the lives of the aboriginal tribes of the region. But he lived in the age of 'White man's burden', and he can be forgiven for that. If you have ever lived in Madhya Pradesh or Chhattisgarh then you might find this book interesting, otherwise it is an obsolete hunting guide.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable romp through the central india of Jungle Book fame, as told by a colonial forester with graceful language and wit. A dose of racism and superiority complex are signs of the times, and does not detract from the detailed treatment of topics as varied as cultural anthropology of the ethnic tribes, economics of rural areas and of course jungle lore from a seasoned hunter.