htmlOn an ordinary day in December,
a reporter from (Mongabay), an independent environmental reporting network, looked at a jungle that was much lusher than the surrounding farmland.
couldn't help but curiously asked the "landowner" Aditya'Dicky'Singh:
"I want to know
what is it that allows you and your wife
to live like an ascetic monk for more than 20 years, and
also insists on constantly buying land
for the animals to survive?"
Aditya who is 156 years old this year holds a telescope in her hand ,
stared obsessively at a
wild tiger that was drinking water in the distance for a long time,
told his experience.
Aditya was born into a military family.
worked in the government's Department of Transportation when he was young.
had a decent life that was enviable to outsiders.
However, the boredom of working from nine to five,
gradually wears away the passion in the young heart.
Soon he discovered that
himself was not happy.
Because what he really wants is not a life that can be seen at a glance.
Just like Kitano Takeshi said: "I don't want to die in a boring life."
In his spare time,
he fell in love with wildlife photography,
Aditya likes to take photos of tigers in various forms.
By exploring and practicing on his own,
he not only became an internationally renowned
wildlife photographer,
he also became a close friend with a BBC film producer,
A staunch conservationist.
Once, when he and his friends went to India's famous
Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve to shoot, they found that there was a nearby area called Bhadlav,
land sold very cheap,
Aditya Keep this in mind secretly.
A few years later, he met the love of his life Poonam.
After the two got married,
Aditya took his wife to the tiger reserve where he went every year for their honeymoon.
When they came to the protected area
and looked at the scenery comfortably,
a "strange" thing happened:
Aditya found that
his wife was staring intently into the distance.
He turned his head and looked at the hills as far as Poonam
could see.
saw a tigress with three cubs,
looking at his wife quietly.
(schematic diagram)
Later, his wife told him:
"At that moment,
my soul was shocked,
I fell in love with it immediately."
(diagram)
After that day,
my wife became a little silent.
It wasn't until the end of the honeymoon that she said to Aditya as if she had made up her mind:
"Dear,
I love the tigers here so much,
later If there is a chance,
can we move to live near Ranthambhore? "
Aditya heard these words,
was ecstatic like a child:
"Of course you can, dear, you can do it now,
I can't wait! "
Within a few months, Aditya and his wife
moved to settle near Ranthambore:
"It's amazing, has a piece of his own land near this protected area,
is actually our common dream! "
They spent all their savings
buying a lot of land bit by bit in the Bhadlav area,
with a total area of about 5 acres (141,639㎡).
1 To outsiders, this move is crazy.
You should know. ,
The land they bought is adjacent to the most famous National Nature Reserve in India,
There are about 60 tigers living there,
others avoid it.
Due to overgrazing and overgrazing by local villagers,
Deforestation,
this land Extremely barren.
With poor transportation and lack of water and electricity,
only "taken advantage of" will buy.
Slightly better farmland will be "damaged" by wild beasts from time to time.The surrounding farmers were under pressure.
are selling land like crazy and are planning to find another way out.
Therefore,
Aditya’s family and friends feel incomprehensible:
“Knowing Bhadlav’s situation,
spent all his savings to buy this 'waste land',
This is not stupid. Yet? "
Fortunately, the couple doesn't care about other people's opinions.
Since moving to Ranthambhore,
they have run a resort around the reserve.
Ad itya and his wife have no plans to develop this land,
After he bought the land, he put up fences.
Apart from removing invasive species from time to time,
he never set foot on the land because
he wanted to let the animals survive.
Aditya was serious. 2
In order to attract animals to live here,
he also designed and built several waterholes himself,
and then let let the grass and shrubs grow freely here.
Just like that,
Many years passed,
No one expected that
Aditya’s bare 35 acres of land,
, would turn into a verdant forest.
From the telescope,
Aditya and his wife can see more and more animals.
From birds, deer, wild boars, wolves,
to leopards , and even tigers,
they were so happy.
Seeing Aditya's land turning from barren to fertile,
more and more people came to him to ask for money.
Someone offered a high price of US$140,000,
which was several times higher than when he bought the land.
But Aditya rejected the offer.
Although
his hotel closed its doors three years ago.
This means that before they have a new source of income,
the couple will have a harder time.
But Aditya still doesn’t care.
Back to the reporter’s question at the beginning.
Everyone wants to know,
What is Aditya for?
He replied: "To be honest,
money has never been a consideration for me.
My wife and I do this,
purely for the love of nature and wildlife.
These days,
I have received
thoughts from all over India Inquiries from lovely people who are replicating this model in their own states,
I think (it can influence others to do the same)
This is enough. "
In Aditya's opinion:
Humans are to nature,
Not domination By.
The power of one person may not change much.
But even if the most ordinary people
can make a little change and work hard,
the world will become a little more lovely.
Reference:
. Picture source website: https://www.ranthambhore.net/Wild-Tigers/
. https://www.ranthamborenationalpark.com/blo
.https://india.mongabay.com/2020/ 02/a-tiger-on-my-land/
.https://india.mongabay.com/2020/02/a-tiger-on-my-land/
