![]() ![]() Raj Bahadur that Odisha required direct connectivity and also roused his curiosity and invited him to come to Odisha to meet the unique tigress Khairi. The then Minister for Tourism Odisha brought it to the attention of Union Minister for Tourism Mr. It is written that the present-day direct air link between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi owes it to tigress Khairi. This reminded me of an interesting article " Tigress Of Odisha " by A.N Tiwari. The whole experience left me to spellbound. Chaudhury immediately separated us from her lest some untoward incident happen. Just after the photo was taken, Khairi became active. ![]() Choudhuri permitted to click a photo with Khairi. Her friend a dog named Bagha was playing around her. All our previous apprehension gradually dissipated seeing her playful mood. Her eyes became wide seeing a group of children but there was no anger. She was a full-grown majestic tigress in her youth, lying gracefully on her belly. When we reached her place, Khairi was lying on her cot in the courtyard. Two cots were placed near opposite walls and the open space in between was where Khairi slept. We entered the bedroom where Khairi slept with her parents. Saroj Raj Choudhuri a Forest Officer who had reared Khairi as his daughter. We were permitted to go to Khairi's home which was a guest house/ quarter of Mr. I met Khairi on our picnic trip from school at the age of 11. ![]()
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