Amitabh came out of the blue in January 2010. Nobody knows where he came from but it is possible with more photographic evidence that he was part of Duana family (F5).

Having established his territory around the Tadoba lake and Katizari valley, he soon had four ladies under his protection including Vasanti (J2), Sonia (V4) and her sister Bhala (J3) and the Bison Bandera female (F6).

Very comfortable with fame, he however, generally prefers to keep himself to himself and not get too involved with his harem. He’s keen on the easy life, given to laziness, yet he always hunts on his own to get the choicest of meals.  His only real enemy are the infernal sloth bears which hassle him constantly, with a large population in his area. Nothing scares Amitabh as much as Sloth bear.  He was seen running away from an angry bear in January 2012.

Keep a look out for this young man in the future.

These life stories have been brought to you thanks to the records, diaries and photographs of Aditya Dhanwatay over the last ten years. They have been written and edited by Julian Matthews.  Should you have any photos or information to add to (or subtract) from these records them please help us by emailing the editorial team here