A Tigress Called Machhli has added at least three places to my neverending list of places I want to visit: Kokkare Bellur, the village of storks, Kalo Dungar in the Rann of Kutch and Jawai for the leopards. A collection of true animal stories promised to be delightful, and A Tigress Called Machhli did not let me down. I loved the lighthearted style, and how easily facts are woven into engaging stories. Perhaps you know about the tigon - the result of irresponsible mating between a tiger and a lion - but how does that become a story? Supriya Sehgal's storytelling style is simple, and the brevity of each tale left me smiling and satisfied. A story I found particularly striking was "The Sport in the Sky", which is about a creature that is not dear to me at all - the pigeon. Pigeons are messy - and what I hate most is when they come into the … [Read more...]