Photo Feature
Sanjoy Deb Roy
<p>Sanjoy Deb Roy (second from right, next to B.N. Talukdar, Range Officer, Kaziranga), or Dada as he was called, started his forest service in Assam in 1956 and served as the Field Director of Assam’s Manas Tiger Reserve for 18 years. He piloted Manas to international fame and was directly responsible for it being declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.</p>
<p>In <a href="https://www.sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/article/wildlife-hero%3A-sanjoy-deb-roy">'Sanjoy Deb Roy: A Tribute'</a> (<em>Sanctuary Asia</em>, Vol.19, No. 5, September/October 1999), Valmik Thapar writes: “I remember, while we sat looking at the Manas river, how he regaled me with the story of how he had once gone to sleep around a fire at night in Manas and when he woke up a few hours later he found a tiger, also asleep, six metres away from him, apparently also enjoying the warmth of the fire!” </p>
<p><em>Image courtesy: Valmik Thapar</em></p>