A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work- - Anonymous Argument Setting The other day morning when I flipped the pages of my Times of India newspaper, a caption on tigers captured my attention. It was 21st December 2022. A thumb nail image of the Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand in conversation with two students added to my curiosity. A professional forester and keen wild lifer in me urged to wade through the contents immediately. The title read and I quote ‘ Anand: I want to see more than 20,000 tigers in the country ’. In the news report, Viswanathan Anand, fondly called Vishy by his admirers has been quoted as saying that 'people should experience nature as it helps conservation efforts’. While he lauded the Government on its tiger conservation projects, he said more needs to be done if the big cats have to be saved. He further said ‘There are lot of challenges….my dream is to see 20,000-30,000 tigers’ . A truly laudable dream,
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