During my father’s posting at Kolkata (Calcutta of yore), some friends, along with families, decided to go on a trip to Sundarbans, the home of the Great Bengal Tiger.

On the appointed weekend, we all hopped onto buses and travelled across the beautiful countryside of West Bengal to reach South 24 Parganas, the district which has some major wildlife sanctuaries, and home not only to the Great Bengal Tiger but also alligators, dolphins and olive ridley turtles.

After reaching South 24 Parganas, we further travelled by ferries across the beautiful mangrove forests and mudflats.

Most people in our group were obviously keen to spot a tiger despite being told that such sightings were rare, as tigers preferred to remain in the interiors of the forests and did not visit the areas where tourist

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