Yesterday,
31st July, was the world rangers day. For me, it's a day dedicated to one of the
most neglected and unsung heroes of our time: forest rangers. Since in
India 'ranger' usually refers to the top post in forest security force which is
a privileged one, let me therefore mention it as the world forest guards day.
This post is about them.
I
grew up in the north east of India - a cluster of 7 states that
are often also mentioned as the seven sisters - which is of course the region with maximum (one fourth of the country's total 6,92,027 sq km) forest cover. And as a child, like everyone else, I
often sang this rhyme:
Who's
famous o mister?
Delhi's
minister
Mumbai's
film star
Bengal's
barrister
and
Assam's
forester
