Shoot a tiger for Rs 150: How the Indian government wooed the world to hunt in India

India Today · Sushim Mukul · 2026-10-09 01:00 UTC

India039s Project Tiger has pulled the country039s tiger population from the brink of collapse and revived it But there was a time after Independence when hunting often associated with the British Raj was encouraged by the Indian government Tiger-shooting holidays were advertised in American magazines films on shikar were screened abroad and tourists paid $620 for a 10-day hunting expedition in India

Read the full story at India Today · All coverage of this story