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‘We give our blood’: from tiger victim to conservation hero (Bardiya, south-west Nepal)

On 6 January 2004, at the end of the Maoist rebellion, Bhadai Tharu was attacked by a tiger in the Khata Corridor Forest, south-west Nepal, on the border with India; he had been elected chairperson of this forest six months earlier. Due to this ‘sudden encounter’ (jamkā-bhet), in which he lost an ey...

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Tác giả chính:	Vouiller, Nolwen
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Ngôn ngữ:	Anglais
Được phát hành:	European Bulletin of Himalayan Research 2025
Những chủ đề:	narratives Human-wildlife conflict south-west Nepal tiger encounter conflits homme-nature Népal du Sud Ouest tigre rencontre récit
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spelling	openedition-oai:revues.org:ebhr_2749 https://doi.org/10.4000/13mzt urn:doi:10.4000/13mzt en https://journals.openedition.org/ebhr/2749 2025-04-02T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/13mzt https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ‘We give our blood’: from tiger victim to conservation hero (Bardiya, south-west Nepal) European Bulletin of Himalayan Research Centre d’études sud-asiatiques et himalayennes (UMR8077 CNRS/EHESS) info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2823-6114 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0943-8254 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ebhr Vouiller, Nolwen narratives Human-wildlife conflict south-west Nepal tiger encounter conflits homme-nature Népal du Sud Ouest tigre rencontre récit On 6 January 2004, at the end of the Maoist rebellion, Bhadai Tharu was attacked by a tiger in the Khata Corridor Forest, south-west Nepal, on the border with India; he had been elected chairperson of this forest six months earlier. Due to this ‘sudden encounter’ (jamkā-bhet), in which he lost an eye, his life changed completely, apparently for the better. Regarded as a ‘conservation hero’ by various media, foreigners and locals, and receiving visits from legendary actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Rajesh Hamal, Bhadai Tharu has rapidly become someone whom anyone interested in narratives of animal attacks around Bardiya National Park has to meet. With his lively stories and songs that leave a strong impression on those who listen to him, Bhadai embodies the resilience and the unconditional ‘love’ that we have towards wildlife. Based on the interview I conducted with him in November 2021, on what has been published about him in several media sources and on what some informants have to say about his story, I analyse a process of heroisation and the choice of ‘giving blood’ to conservation endeavours. This narrative echoes many other encounters that have occurred in Bardiya since 2019 and might be the case of many more to come. Le 6 janvier 2004, à la fin de la rébellion maoïste, Bhadai Tharu a été attaqué par un tigre dans la forêt de Khata Corridor, au sud-ouest du Népal, à la frontière avec l’Inde ; il avait été élu président de cette forêt six mois plus tôt. Cette « rencontre soudaine » (jamkā-bhet), au cours de laquelle il a perdu un œil, a complètement changé sa vie, apparemment pour le meilleur. Considéré comme un « héros de la conservation » par divers médias, étrangers et locaux, et recevant la visite d’acteurs légendaires tels Leonardo DiCaprio et Rajesh Hamal, Bhadai Tharu est rapidement devenu quelqu’un que toute personne intéressée par les récits d’attaques d’animaux dans le parc national de Bardiya se doit de rencontrer. Avec ses histoires vivantes et ses chansons qui laissent une forte impression sur ceux qui l’écoutent, Bhadai incarne la résilience et l’« amour » inconditionnel que nous avons envers les animaux sauvages. Sur la base de l’entretien que j’ai réalisé avec lui en novembre 2021, de ce qui a été publié à son sujet dans plusieurs sources médiatiques et de ce que certains informateurs ont à dire sur son histoire, j’analyse un processus d’héroïsation et le choix de « donner son sang » à des efforts de conservation. Ce récit fait écho à de nombreuses autres rencontres qui ont eu lieu à Bardiya depuis 2019 et pourrait être le cas de beaucoup d’autres à venir.
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description	On 6 January 2004, at the end of the Maoist rebellion, Bhadai Tharu was attacked by a tiger in the Khata Corridor Forest, south-west Nepal, on the border with India; he had been elected chairperson of this forest six months earlier. Due to this ‘sudden encounter’ (jamkā-bhet), in which he lost an eye, his life changed completely, apparently for the better. Regarded as a ‘conservation hero’ by various media, foreigners and locals, and receiving visits from legendary actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Rajesh Hamal, Bhadai Tharu has rapidly become someone whom anyone interested in narratives of animal attacks around Bardiya National Park has to meet. With his lively stories and songs that leave a strong impression on those who listen to him, Bhadai embodies the resilience and the unconditional ‘love’ that we have towards wildlife. Based on the interview I conducted with him in November 2021, on what has been published about him in several media sources and on what some informants have to say about his story, I analyse a process of heroisation and the choice of ‘giving blood’ to conservation endeavours. This narrative echoes many other encounters that have occurred in Bardiya since 2019 and might be the case of many more to come.
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title	‘We give our blood’: from tiger victim to conservation hero (Bardiya, south-west Nepal)
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‘We give our blood’: from tiger victim to conservation hero (Bardiya, south-west Nepal)

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