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{{Short description|Indian conservationist}} | |||
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| spouse = [[Sanjana Kapoor | | spouse = [[Sanjana Kapoor]] | ||
| known_for =''[[Land of the Tiger]]'' (1997) | | known_for =''[[Land of the Tiger]]'' (1997) | ||
| occupation = [[natural history|natural historian]], wildlife documentary filmmaker, conservationist | | occupation = [[natural history|natural historian]], wildlife documentary filmmaker, conservationist | ||
|children = Hamir Thapar (b. 2002) | |children = Hamir Thapar (b. 2002) | ||
| father = [[Romesh Thapar]] | |||
| relatives = [[Romila Thapar]] (aunt)<br/>[[Daya Ram Thapar]] (grandfather)<br/>[[Pran Nath Thapar]] (great-uncle)<br/>[[Shashi Kapoor]] (father-in-law)<br/>[[Jennifer Kendal]] (mother-in-law)<br/>[[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]] (brother-in-law)<br/>[[Karan Kapoor]] (brother-in-law) | |||
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'''Valmik Thapar''' (born 1952) is an Indian [[natural history|naturalist]], conservationist and writer.<ref>http://www.livemint.com/2010/11/25201205/A-message-in-bold-stripes.html</ref><ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/84093/</ref> He is the author of 14 books and several articles, and has produced a range of programmes for television.<ref name="tt">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/22169790.cms|title=Tiger, tiger burning bright|date=15 September 2002|work=The Times of India|first1=Nona|last1=Walia}}</ref> Today he is one of India's most respected wildlife experts and [[conservationists]], having produced and narrated documentaries on India's natural habitat for such media as the [[BBC]], [[Animal Planet]], [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]] and [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]]. | '''Valmik Thapar''' (born 1952) is an Indian [[natural history|naturalist]], conservationist and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/2010/11/25201205/A-message-in-bold-stripes.html|title = Archives Top and Latest News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/84093/|title = Why Valmik Thapar Needs a Plan B|date = 18 December 2005}}</ref> He is the author of 14 books and several articles, and has produced a range of programmes for television.<ref name="tt">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/22169790.cms|title=Tiger, tiger burning bright|date=15 September 2002|work=The Times of India|first1=Nona|last1=Walia}}</ref> Today he is one of India's most respected wildlife experts and [[conservationists]], having produced and narrated documentaries on India's natural habitat for such media as the [[BBC]], [[Animal Planet]], [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]] and [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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Among the consistent criticisms levelled by Thapar at India's Ministry of Environment and Forests relates to its unwillingness to curb poaching through armed patrols and its refusal to open forests to scholarly scientific enquiry. | Among the consistent criticisms levelled by Thapar at India's Ministry of Environment and Forests relates to its unwillingness to curb poaching through armed patrols and its refusal to open forests to scholarly scientific enquiry. | ||
His famous relationship with 'Macchli' a female tigress is documented in some of his chronicles.<ref>http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/nov/nov64.htm</ref> | His famous relationship with 'Macchli' a female tigress is documented in some of his chronicles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/nov/nov64.htm|title=Animal Planet features special series on Indian Wildlife- 'India Revealed'|date=6 November 2004}}</ref> | ||
== His view on Ranthambore Tiger T24 transfer to Zoo == | == His view on Ranthambore Tiger T24 transfer to Zoo == | ||
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* [http://www.discoverwild.org/vthapar.html The tiger in India: 'There is a war going on'- An exclusive interview with Valmik Thapar by the Discoverwild Foundation] | * [http://www.discoverwild.org/vthapar.html The tiger in India: 'There is a war going on'- An exclusive interview with Valmik Thapar by the Discoverwild Foundation] | ||
* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050409/asp/weekend/story_4566921.asp Report on Valmik Thapar from The Telegraph, India] | * [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050409/asp/weekend/story_4566921.asp Report on Valmik Thapar from The Telegraph, India] | ||
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/02/stories/2003060200050100.htm The Hindu's Metroplus on Valmik Thapar] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20030819135106/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/02/stories/2003060200050100.htm The Hindu's Metroplus on Valmik Thapar] | ||
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