nawab of Junagadh

“But what has undoubtedly weighed with the Nawabs of Junagadh in the past and carries weight also with me is that the forest is the last sanctuary of Indian lions,” said the last Nawab of Junagadh.

Although it was Patel who created the initial framework to influence the Indian princes to accede, it was Menon who did the actual groundwork of coaxing them.

The Gir forest of Gujarat is home to a gutsy brigade of women who are tirelessly and fearlessly working towards preserving the populations of the Asiatic lion.