Mrigdesh (ePub)

About the Book: Triggered by the tragedy of the killing of the last of the tigers, animals of the forest, driven by the sense of their own danger of extinction, form an extraordinary alliance, come together and challenge man's hegemony and fight for freedom, and lay a claim to the remnants of their forest as their country. Following simple actions, many that are learnt in a process of "doing" during the freedom struggle, the animals fight an uphill protracted war; and despite lacking man's superior intelligence and ability to plan and organize, by acting on thoughts that occur on the spur of the moment, and through doing simple acts repeatedly and perseveringly, force man to accede. Mrigdesh, in the form of narration of the animal freedom struggle by the wise and elderly of the animals as a story to their young ones, is based on exploring known animal behavior with generous extrapolations, and is not without some lacings of fantasy. For one should also make this bit allowance to an animal and wilderness lover, writer or reader who would love to give back to the animals their forest to them to live in without any influence or interference from man.

About the Author: S Thyagarajan is now retired, and a contended organic farmer. He lives in a small town close to his farm with his wife, closer to nature and away from hustle and bustle of a city. He is an amateur birdwatcher and environmentalist, who has managed to keep in touch with the forests and wild despite his long, and intense career as engineer and manager in various companies, private and public. He is passionate about simple and sustainable living and conservation of wild places. He has one son who lives abroad in whom he is happy to have inspired the same feelings of love of nature. This is his first novel, though he does a lot of writing which has remained for private circulation. He can be reached through email at thiyas51@gmail.com, or his Facebook page, Amrafarms