India issued a commemorative stamp
in honour of Jim Corbett in the year (1976) of his birth centenary. The 25p stamp depicts
a tiger, the animal to whom he loved much and wrote a series of world famous hunter's
diary. Edward James Carbett alias Jim Corbett, as he is widely known, was born at Nainital, India
on July 25, 1875. His father, Christopher Corbett, was a Post Master at Nainital. Jim
spent most of his holidays at the family's winter home at Kaladhungi.. It was in
Kaladhungi and its surrounding forests that Jim Corbett learnt all he knew about the
jungle. While living at Mokameh Ghat, Jim Corbett used to go to Kumaon to kill man-eaters.
He had an excellent knowledge of Kumaon forests. He could call animals by immitating their
calls. His shooting was confined to killing of man-eating tigers and leopards. During his
hunting career, he shot dead 12 man-eaters which had killed at least 1500 persons among
the villages of Kumaon.
Jim Corbett was a great lover of wild life and formed a Society to
preserve India's wild life and published a magazine called 'Indian Wild Life'. The hailey
National Park in Garhwal was named after as Corbett National Park in recognition of his
services for preservation of wild life.
Carbett alias Jim Corbett, as he is widely known, was born at Nainital, India
on July 25, 1875. His father, Christopher Corbett, was a Post Master at Nainital. Jim
spent most of his holidays at the family's winter home at Kaladhungi.. It was in
Kaladhungi and its surrounding forests that Jim Corbett learnt all he knew about the
jungle. While living at Mokameh Ghat, Jim Corbett used to go to Kumaon to kill man-eaters.
He had an excellent knowledge of Kumaon forests. He could call animals by immitating their
calls. His shooting was confined to killing of man-eating tigers and leopards. During his
hunting career, he shot dead 12 man-eaters which had killed at least 1500 persons among
the villages of Kumaon.