A striped tale
THE WEEK India|December 17, 2023
Gargi Rawat's first book marries romance, Bollywood and her love for the wild
MATHEW T. GEORGE
A striped tale

Tiger Season reads like a reporter’s diary. Perhaps, it is because the bones of the novel were formed when Gargi Rawat tramped through India’s jungles covering the wildlife and conservation space for NDTV. So yes, a reporter’s diary it is, with a braid of romance and man-animal conflict running right through it.

Set in Rajasthan, the storyline blends three worlds—conservation, Bollywood and journalism. Of these worlds, Rawat is a veteran in two, and that experience shines through her central character— journalist Sunaina Joshi who is shooting a wildlife show in a national park, with a Bollywood star in tow.

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