I had left my marriage at thirty-five, and I was determined to become
famous to cope with the rejection I was experiencing in my personal
life. Then I met my childhood friend Vedavyasa, who was seeking his
own fame and glory as a way to deal with his perceived shortcomings
in both his personal and professional lives. As a result, we started
pursuing wildlife photography and ecotourism as hobbies. Our
sole goal was to capture images of the subcontinent's Bengal Tigers
in their natural habitat. However, via some terrible events, the
immense landscapes of this great beast across the four nations that
make up its habitat taught us some life-changing truths. Eventually,
I had a mentor who gifted me with a philosophy for lifetime, "to
get a better perspective, you have to lie down!". This isn't simply a
wildlife enthusiast's ideology; it's the idea that led me to associate
deep ecology and coin the phrase of "Pseudo Ecotourism."
