yet, to this day, 70 years on, his great grandson still lays claim to junagadh. and the episode lingers as a reminder of the last days of the raj in india. and 65 kilometres down the road, the nawab s legacy as an animal lover extraordinaire continues with the most regal of creatures. lions may have iconic status here. they re a royal symbol. they re in hindu mythology. but at the beginning of the last century, they were threatened with extinction. i m going somewhere now which is the only natural abode of the asiatic lion.
his great grandson still lays claim to junagadh. and the episode lingers as a reminder of the last days of the raj in india. and 65 kilometres down the road, the nawab s legacy as an animal lover extraordinaire continues with the most regal of creatures. lions may have iconic status here. they re a royal symbol. they re in hindu mythology. but at the beginning of the last century, they were threatened with extinction. i m going somewhere now which is the only natural abode of the asiatic lion. the nawab preserved large tracts of this forest and banned hunting.