This website is the result of a long-standing personal interest in tigers — an interest that, over time, I have begun to see reflected in my daughter.
Over the past few months, I have found myself trying to answer increasingly detailed questions about tigers: their behaviour, decision-making, family relationships, territorial dynamics, and hypothetical “what if” situations. Many of these questions do not have definitive answers — not because they are irrelevant, but because they fall into the large grey areas of animal behaviour that remain poorly understood.
In trying to explore these questions, I discovered that even widely available resources, so-called tiger experts, and generative tools struggle once the discussion moves beyond surface-level facts. What remains is a patchwork of observations, partial documentation, and long-term patterns — none of which are easy to access in one place.
This project began as an attempt to bring some structure to those conversations.
Why Ranthambore
Ranthambore was chosen simply because it is the forest we return to most often, and because few places in the world offer such long-term documentation of individual tigers and their family lines. Generations have been observed, photographed, and recorded, making it possible to study lineage, territory inheritance, and behavioural continuity over time.
That depth makes Ranthambore an ideal starting point for asking better questions — even when clear answers do not exist.
A Father–Daughter Project
At its core, this is a shared project — a way to explore one person’s long-standing interest in tigers and to encourage another’s growing curiosity. It may become a structured archive. It may remain a collection of notes, questions, and evolving ideas. Or it may simply exist as a reason to spend more time learning, observing, and occasionally returning to Ranthambore together.
The outcome is secondary.