Tiger spotting among the mangroves

Just as I finished my simple lunch of rice with dal and a mild vegetable curry, Manoj Mondol, my nature guide, approached me with a frown on his face. "Bad news," he said.

The tiger we had been tracking since morning had made an appearance only after we moved away from our observation post, and Mondol seemed to have taken this missed opportunity personally. Me, not so much; I was not new to the tiger tracking business, and this was not by any means a regular jungle safari.