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How This Ex-British Soldier Became The Pioneer Behind Kabini & India's Eco-Tourism


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Attending the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, back in 1978, Karnataka’s tourism minister at the time, R Gundu Rao, was given lodging at the famous Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge at the Royal Chitwan National Park.
(Image above of ‘Papa’ John Wakefield with American actress Goldie Hawn at Kabini River Lodge courtesy JLR)
Deeply impressed by the resort its facilities and the model of leveraging Chitawan’s stunning natural beauty to attract tourists in a responsible manner Gundu Rao felt a similar model could be adopted in his home state which was home to a myriad of wildlife species. ....

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