Jim Corbett is held in great esteem in India as a compassionate man who had exceptional environmental awareness. A closer look however shows that this image is misleading and that he was in fact a fully paid-up imperialist. The continuance of the Corbett myth is indicative of our failure to read his skilfully written books critically.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/jim-corbetts-green-imperialism
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/visal-rasal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kumaon-himalaya
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-resources
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/myths-legends
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hunting
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corbett-np
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/personalities
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/history
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/myths
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/garhwal