Well done and thanks for showing us the wonderful landscapes from the places mentioned in Mr. Anderson's books. Trophy hunting was big back then, and no doubt Anderson took part in it being very much a product of his times. In his later books though, you can see the change of heart slowly taking place when he realized what was going on and sounded the alarm.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thats right, later on with age he was for conservation and protection of the wild and it's inhabitants. Thanks for watching and giving your feedback 🙂

@orlandofurioso7958

Жыл бұрын

What a pleasure see your comment, "Selva Lore", in this channel. I have listened to all your recordings on your channel and hope you have more to add. You do a superb job.

Great work, Shreyas. To add to your narration- in 2007 or so a couple of friends and I went to Sivanipalli. There we met a man who must have been 80 years old or more. This old gentleman said he recollected a white "dorai" and his son would come over to hunt or simply camp long ago- when he was a young boy .. We showed him a photo of Kenneth Anderson and this gentleman recognised him. The son was Donald whom we met when he-Don- was alive. Please keep up the good work... And just a word of caution... There are elephants in these parts and please watch out for anything like dung and also with the locals...And your music that you play is good too..

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sir....also thanks for sharing your experience, very interesting indeed to know.....and you were fortunate to meet Donald atleast....

Whenever I read Kenneth Anderson's stories again and again, I wonder whether I could see these places at least in photos. You have provided videos !! Thanks. If it is not too much asking, if You have a drone, please use that while describing the first 3 minutes. It will be the greatest of experiences. You may take it now and add as Your pinned comment as this video itself is great. Thanks again. BEST NEW YEAR WISHES 2024.🎇🌄✨🏍

@Shreyas.Ranganath

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Sunil, good to know you liked it. Will try to get drone shots wherever possible. Best wishes.🙂

"As the crow flies" 😍 Spiced up 👌👌

sir indeed you are one of the bravest forest explorer

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙂

Hi Shreyas, Savoured this adventure. This title is always on my lips and my wife knows it because of my repeating it. The music was soothing and you brought this story alive for me.If you put maps on all your vlogs it will add more meat too. Thank you

@Shreyas.Ranganath

3 ай бұрын

Yes, sure, thanks 🙂 and yes, will add maps when possible.

Thank you! Awesome job! I really enjoy these maneaters stories. I Pray you do many more. As a hunter the stories and your narration is like watching a movie unfold.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your generous comments , appreciate that and it motivates me. Thanks again 🙂🙏🙏 and do check out the others series Kenneth Anderson Diaries: kzread.info/head/PLmvhAN9dvTbHo1foxG1WKyz0K7915t2YT

Another good adventure. Sad that the leopard had to die because it looked different. But as you mentioned, it is wrong to judge the past with present day values. The villages around look beautiful

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rajesh 🙏

Thank you so much for this video. A fan of Kenneth Anderson's and Jim Corbett's books since childhood.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know, thanks 🙂

Hi I'm farhat khan from Lahore Pakistan so thanks for this explore the history of Kenneth Anderson carry on

@Shreyas.Ranganath

6 ай бұрын

Good to know, Thanks 🙂

That berry is called Sundakkai in Tamil, Turkey Berry in English, very much edible, here in TN we use it in Sambars and to make curry.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the clarification 🙂

Please visit BRP (Lakkavalli) and Tyagarti-Chordi near Shimoga.

Kenneth Andreasan..Mass

great stuff

SR again you have done wonderful job.What a lovely place to visit.I enjoy viewing your videos on KA. Thanks for posting.👍👍🙏

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vishwanath for watching and supporting. 🙏🙏🙂

Thanks a lot. This story has been told to 3 generations in my family. Will send your video to my family

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thats good to know, and thanks a lot 🙂

Keep up the good work. I am myself hoping to visit these places someday. The terrain looks similar to how I imagined while reading the book.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom 🙂🙏

❤

Sir..... Beyond words 😍🙏thank you so much 👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sunil 🙂🙏

Thanks sir

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome 🙂

Nice video Shreyas. & everything was so well explained by you.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Rishi 🙂🙏

Beautifully done sir, Loved the way you explained and captured.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vikas 🙏

Lovely Shreyas, wish you all the best in this journey.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙂

One more beautiful adventure keep going

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir.

Loved this one!

👍Thanks for visually taking us through KDSA's geography. Partner with a drone enthusiast for aerial footages of difficult terrain☺

@Shreyas.Ranganath

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@ojas3464

Жыл бұрын

​@@Shreyas.Ranganath If you pause at signages a few seconds and read the present names, if possible local pronunciations, helps unfamiliar viewers, thanks☺

Noyal idukki fans thump’s up here

Such a beautiful place. The very thought of trophy hunting makes me sad. I withhold judgment because I know I am a product of my time, also. 🙃 Thank you for helping the goat.🐐😉

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Dear Mr. Shreyas Ranganath, I am a fan of your videos especially on KA. My humble request to you, kindly try to dub your videos in Tamil since we the Tamilians will enjoy more. Thanking you for your neat, decent, perfect and interesting videos. Keep it up. P.Krishnaraj. Cuddalore.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Mr.Krishnaraj for your lovely feedback. Its motivating, really appreciate it. Regarding Tamil, I understand your point, but I have limited vocabulary of only kannada and English, and in general I stick to English for such wider audience. Hope you understand.

I bekive lanterna plant wasn't this wild spread during that time...considering it was newly introduced in early 19th century...Now the shrubs r heavy...

@Shreyas.Ranganath

Жыл бұрын

Yes, maybe...

You did not have a zoom lens for camera.

Well, Continue like this..you have all our support..

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙂

@prabhuyg

2 жыл бұрын

I am fan of Kenneth Anderson,,I read all books of Kenneth Anderson........also fan of ur work ...

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

That's good to know, and kenneth's adventures are such Epic.

You did not show the 9th Mile stone mentioned by KA.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Sir, since it was not there to show. Those were mile markers from Kenneth era.

Superb Vlogs Shreyas ........loved your presentation ..........keep up the Good work ............. BTW how do you manage your safety when travelling to such isolated places !!

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot DrFaisal 🙏🙂 regarding safety, a prayer usually works!! 😀, but on a serious note, I usually go during morning hours and day time, and I tend to not think too much about being alone 🙂, also I usually bump into locals so I am not really alone in most places.

As always a pleasure to watch your videos and seeing the places that we have imagined from the description in the books! I was wondering if there are other authors or books you could recommend in the genre - beyond Corbett and Anderson. This genre continues to fascinate but apart from "the lonely tiger", I did not find many books to read.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 🙂🙏 and yes, it's a very limited genre, even though there are some more authors. You can check out the "The Last white hunter", which shares some of the adventures by the son of Kenneth Anderson, Donald, and also shows light on how things changed in Bangalore from his childhood to his older days. It's on my to read list as well.

@anirbansinha9943

Жыл бұрын

@@Shreyas.Ranganath I double that! It's a gem of a book !

good job, i appreciate you, to doing this video.please make the video of landscape of chamalavalley.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and hopefully will do that as well...

The degradation of forests have taken heavy toll all over the india and increasing human population craving for more cultivated lands and civilization and so western ghats are no exception..as what Kenneth mentioned and other big game hunters authors mentioned in their books of lush vegetation and abundance of wildlife disappointingly at it's end. As they were all small hamlets that time now they are villages and towns.

@Shreyas.Ranganath

Жыл бұрын

There is degradation of forests but there is hope, what's left has to be preserved now so that it won't be lost forever.

@Can17864

Жыл бұрын

@@Shreyas.Ranganath in the last what you remark as the killing of an innocent animal was not ethical... But yes those days were different, although I believe killing of cattle lifters is an unceremonious act.

Dear shreyas liked your video i have a doubt with regards the location of sivanipalli on google maps its almost 24 km due west of aiyur guest house are there 2 village with the same name. I am unable to grt why kenneth took up such a long journey in middle of the night. Also can u please post a google map location of shivanipalli thank you

@Shreyas.Ranganath

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, have added location in description.

@alishaik1514

Жыл бұрын

Thank you looking forward for more kenneth dairies videos from u

@Shreyas.Ranganath

Жыл бұрын

Sure, Thanks 🙂

Beautiful..i followed all your Kenneth videos...hats off to the effort...the hill looks exactly as Kenneth described with bee hives and even lantana bushes where he hid to escape from the rock bees are still there...i saw that closely in another persons video.. He went right up to the hill and the cave..very dangerous climb though.. Here is the link to his video kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmWck8lpmM7Re7Q.html

@Shreyas.Ranganath

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙂🙏 and yes, I plan to climb up that hill next time around...thanks for sharing video with check out ..

Yeah well.. I have no idea why they insist on calling it a black panther. At the end of the day it’s a melanistic leopard. But then i get it .. Almost all Cat species are called Panther or are part of the genus Panthera scientifically. So a Leopard is Panthera Pardus, A tiger is Panthera Tigris , Lion is Panthera Leo, Jaguar a Panthera Onca and so on.... So i suppose calling it a black panther is not that far from the reality.. 😅

@Shreyas.Ranganath

5 ай бұрын

Well summed up 🙂👍