Kenneth Anderson Diaries: The Spotted Devil of Gummalapur
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Kenneth Douglas Stewart Anderson (8 March 1910 - 30 August 1974), was a writer and hunter who went on several adventures in the jungles of south India and wrote books about his thrilling stories of hunting Man-eating Tigers and Leopards.
This is my attempt to follow up on his adventures to try and find the places where those events took place. During this trip i went on the trail of "Spotted Devil of Gummalapur", from the book 9 maneaters and 1 rogue, where kenneth followed up and shot a man-eating leopard (which had accounted to 45 lives by then) at a place Devarabetta, near Thally in tamil nadu. I thoroughly enjoyed following up on this trail and had a bit of an adventure myself.
My Love and respect for you brother, I am a great fan of Kenneth Anderson, the Corbet of South. My best wishes with you.
Thanks a lot.🙏
Yeah
Nice tour! The calls of Brown-headed Barbet and Grey Junglefowl made me feel I am actually in the jungle!! Anderson talks of forests on all sides of Bengaluru at reasonable distances. It seems despite the deforestation, they still remain in many tracts....
Yes, there are still forests nearby....
Wow !! Really nice . I am 50 now. I grew up with my dad reading Kenneth Anderson books to us as bed time stories.
Looking forward to more such videos and adventures!!. Thank you!!
Good to know and Thanks 🙂🙏
Once I met Don Anderson and asked him about his father's stories Don said writing stories is difficult than shooting man-eaters his stories are very interesting you don't feel like closing the book I am one of the mad guy love forest and hunting
I have down loaded many books written during East India Company time.Forest officers Police commissioners and Civil surgeon spent Christmas and New year in jungles with servants to cook food and move goods.If interested to read send your email id .I will forward
Nice man; kenneth's books are my all-time favourites
Wow thank you so much. I was eagerly waiting for someone to make videos on hunting locations mentioned in KA books. Finally you did. Request you to make more videos. Thanks
That's great to know, thanks. And yes, Planning to bring out more videos. Hopefully after lockdown, situation gets better.
Awesome video. Thank you. The Spotted Devil of Gummalapur is my fav. KA story
Please keep up the good work, I'm big fan of Kenneth Anderson
More excite to see Kenneth hunting places like this
Thanks, planning to follow several more stories of Kenneth.
Sir do you have any digital books of Kenneth
Unfortunately not, I have only paper Bound books. Kindle versions and other free pdf's should be available on the internet.
thank u so much brother... I'm a great fan of Kenneth anderson stories....Especially -man eater of Gummalapur.Really happy to see the places .Great effort...
Thank you for the feedback.
Thanks for transporting us to the wonderful jungles. I am a big fan of Kenneth Anderson and every video of yours gives me endless thrill. Looking forward to join you in Kenneth Anderson trails. I am a resident of Mysore. Hope to see more adventures... Keep it up!
Good to know, Thanks 🙂🙏
In chasing the real world of Kenneth Anderson stories. I can see the satisfaction on your face, in getting close to this place.
That's true....it's exciting following up on those stories and searching the places ...
Loved every second of this video..I am huge fan of Kenneth Anderson.. subscribed your channel...waiting for more Kenneth Anderson hunting places videos...love from Faridabad Haryana...good luck
Thanks a lot @Harpal Singh, and yes planning to cover more places.
I just finished listening to the Audio books of Jim Corbit and Kenneth Anderson on Indian Jungle Tales channel, so excellent to see these places Kenneth was hunting, thank you very much, excellent job Sir !!!!!
Thanks a lot Sir.
I have enjoyed both Kenneth Anderson and Jim Corbett’s books since childhood. Thank you for taking us along on your adventures. Subbed. Kind regards from Scotland 🏴 Garry
Thank You, good to know 🙂🙏
Hey this is a great idea I would love to join you in exploring such places. I have started to again read all the books of Kenneth Anderson. Currently reading "Tales from the Indian Jungle".
Hello Mr. Singh, may I ask, where do you buy the series of books of Kenneth Anderson?
@@arifadeelhaque2809 Copyright expired volumes from Oxford and Cincinnati libraries have been digitized by google. Searching for pdf and Author(s) (E.g. Kenneth Anderson) is a good start.
I got here by searching within youtube for Kenneth Anderson Audiobooks
I feel sad that I was born in a technology driven age wish I was born in their times man kudos and more power to you brother 💞🙏
I totally understand, that was an uncomplicated era with lots of adventure. Thanks a lot, that's encouraging 🙂
Thank you for the wonderful video 🙏
Thank you 🙂🙏
I heard this tragic story several year ago, from an audiobook, and couldn’t get a proper picture of it in my mind. Thank you so much for exploring this and sharing your adventure with us. It’s such a beautiful country and I would never get to see it personally, so thank you for expanding my window of the world!
(I also enjoyed the music that chose for your video. Would you please let me know what it is?)
Good to know you liked, Thank you. And regarding the audio track it's "come with us - Nat Keefe".
Which audiobook ? Can u link it?🥰
Super idea
Just finished reading the book you mentioned by Kenneth Anderson,glad I found this video to see the kind of places he hunted in!👍🐯
Great to know that🙂🙏, please do check out the other videos in the series.
Thanks a lot for showing. I wish to visit those places.
Brilliant JobShreyas... Add more videos on KA
Good try, my son (12 years) is a fan of Kenneth Anderson books, he would be excited to know about your adventure.
Thank you Sir.
Great exploration,,,, you are such a courageous personality it might be very difficult for some one else to reach such locations,,,, apart from that you alone make a videos and find out the locations where actually happened 70-80 years back mentioned in Kenneth stories ,,, really great,,,, thank you
Thanks a lot 🙂🙏 will try to do more....
Really nice vlog bro.. Greetings from Kerala.
Stay safe Do more. Thank you.
Thanks a lot 🙂🙏
Thanks for this video.It reminds of our family visit to this place during sixties.we use visit this place quite often with Late Mr Roreich(Russian painter) who was owning a big estate in Kanakapura Road.Then we use to take Harohalli-Dodda Maralawadi-Dodduru-Bilalam-Thally.In those days the road was existing from Dodduru to Thally was Bullock Cart Tract.I understand now this track has been converted to motorable road.I request SR to clarify as you are frequent traveler of KA’s territory.I want to travel by this road to visit Gumulapur & Devarabetta.Many thanks SR for presenting this video.👍👍🙏
Thank you Sir and its good to know about your visit in the 60's. Regarding Mr Roreich, I have visited Devikarani-Roreich estate once and it was a beautiful place. About the Harohalli-doddamaralawadi-Therubeedi-Thali road, well it's a beautiful taramac road now to drive, but am sure in the 60's it would have been exciting and adventurous to travel in this track since the forests would have been much denser.
Thanks a lot SR.Now I will take this route with our family members.But without Mr Roreich & Mr Kenneth.We miss them a lot.I agree earlier Forest use to be dense.We have destroyed 80% of our Forest in last 70 years whatever is left we should preserve.Kanakapura,Muggur & Denkanikota forests are really beautiful.We admire your courage in exploring these forests alone on Bullet Motor Cycle.All our family members my father,grand father,my brothers & sisters are nature lovers we continue to do that.We have trekked entire Nilgiris when my father was posted from HAL,Bangalore to HPF,Ooty.He retired from HPF in 1976.I was in Banking Service & allotted To Syndicate Bank.I retired in 2012.Now I stay in Brigade Omega,BSK 6th Stage,1sr Block,Opp.Thurahalli Reserve Forest.Hope to meet you soon to exchange & share our experience.I congratulate your family members supporting you in your adventures.Onceagain thank you very much.God Bless your Family.🙏
Very nice to hear your experiences Sir. And trekking entire Nilgiris, in 70's wow, that would have been an awesome experience. Good to know your father and family shared the love for nature. And good you stay opposite to turhalli forest, you get some fresh air and have a nice view from brigade. Btw, I stay in sreenivasapura, opposite omkar hills....and yes, can plan to meet sometime.....
Well done ,keep it up.
Thanks 🙂🙏
RTV wild have been ideal veh for this trip.
Very nicely explained,keep it up ,come to north for great jimm
Thank you. Will be great to follow up on Corbett adventures.
Sooper sir nice work eager for upcoming videos of this series 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks a lot 🙏, happy to know, and am eager to bring out more in this series as well.
@@Shreyas.Ranganath thank you so much. My only wish for this channel is to gain more n more views and subscribers as soon as possible
Very well done , I often travel to the places described by Kenneth . I suggest also read - The last white hunter! Kenneth’s work invoked the love for nature and travel in me.
Sure, thanks for the feedback.
Nice Shreyas thank you man...
Thanks 🙂
I have been to that place
Excellent sir 👍🏻✌🏻. I’m a Kenneth Anderson fan🔥🔥🔥. Waiting for more videos.. keep going 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you 🙂
Devarabetta forest surrounded by hills even now plenty of panther around next to this a place called Jawaligarae hear also he shot panther I tried to locate the spot but I could not I tried 30 year's back Kenath had a small land in Jawaligarae with a small house later he gifted to a person of the same village even I saw his .405 Winchester later he sold it to Guncraft Bangalore but I tried to meet him it was too late he was admitted in American hospital vellur I think it must 50 years story may his soul rest in peace
Interesting facts Sir, thanks for sharing. Indeed he passed away early in 1975 considering he was an active 65 year old at the time.
Hi Shreyas iam also a big fan of Kenneth Anderson felt a very pleasant experience via your video and I also got a piece of Kenneth Anderson adventure through your video thanks. Iam just waiting for you to cover his other adventures at different places :)
That's great to know Sameer. Thanks a lot. Hoping to bring more.
Thanks for your reply I have traveled all these places in 1980s I had my jawa 1970 model because of Kenath stories I become full time agriculturist I have my estate close to your place surrounded by National Park till now I live alone no fear although I am a senior citizen I wish to live in the forest I have many stories to tell but I enjoy nature
Wonderful to know Sir, and good to know you live close to forest. I plan to track his adventures in the days to come.
Thank You so much for this video sir❤️❤️❤️
Hi shreyas very nice attempt.. But be careful.. Alone ... Tc
Thank you 🙂
Hi Shreyas: Good to get back seeing your vlogs esp the first one of the Anderson diaries.The titles of his stories are laways memorable. Would you sometime in the future go the "Aristocrat of Amligola" area-Tarikere area?
Thanks 🙂 yes, i generally like following up on Kenneth's stories, so maybe one day I will follow up on this story.
Sir, thank you for this vedeo.... Expecting more trips to the hunting spots of kennath.... With love from kannur, kerala... A Kennath fan.... 😍😍😍👍👌🙏
Thank you @Sunil AP, hoping to bring more in series.
@@Shreyas.Ranganath 😍🙏😍🙏
Well made film, worthy follower of K A stories, but i think his Studebaker was a more comfy ride
Thank you Sir.
Nice place sir
Amazing video mate
Thank you.
Pls upload on Alam bux and rouge bear
Nice work spotting the village and likely place where Ken shot the leopard.
Thank you.
I think the bird Kenneth referred to was a red-wattled lapwing?
Might be...yes....
മലയാളികളെ.... കൂയ്
Wow good job
It is good to know there is at least I tiger recorded in the census hopefully there will be enough herbiviours returning for the carniviours but still remain safe for the villagers to co exist naturally without any conflict. 😅
There are 2 tigers now in the recent census 🙂
good job
Thanks
It seems like the jungle has been destroyed, deforested at a larger scale
Right, but only good thing is there is still a patch of continuous forest linking to Bannerghatta national park , behind the village.
Denuded forest. How forests are denuded by cutting trees or burning is unbelievable. Durung East India company rule it was considered a good pastime or exercise for soldiers to hunt in forest to kill bison elephants and Tigers. Trees were cut and sent ti England and Mazagaon Dicks Bombay to build ships as well as sleeper for railway.
True Sir, there have been lot of exploitation of forests and wildlife. But the forest departments have ever since done a great job in protecting the wildlife and preserving the areas that's remained.
Very Nice..
Kenath first house was now behind cubban park petrol bunk it was a old red building later some problem with his wife he shifted to White field Don and his mother liveing in the old building this is the place I met Don he informed me K A is W F so far I know he had land in yelagir hills near Jolarpet TN and Jawaligarae
Interesting facts Sir. In his books, after his fall out with Some forest official, he mentioned that he started buying lands in all his favourite places. Seems he had several lands.
Love ur work and if i m not wrong bacground music sleeping child by mltr ?
Thank you 🙂 that's encouraging...btw regarding music, i need to check that, don't think it's sleeping child.
Kudos for the effort! In the case on Jim corbett, people have tried to trace the actual rock or actual tree where he sat and fired the shot. wonder if there is enough information in the books of Kenneth for this to be traced back.
Thanks Harshat. In some cases, yes, there are enough information to track such places in Kenneth stories, and I hope to track a few of them, though sometimes they will be inside the forest and access to such places would be restricted.
He has a story Black panther of shivanipalli but I could not locate this place I think it must be Kadu shivanahalli close to Maralawadi you can try this areas for more information
Oh right, even I haven't been able to locate shivanipalli till now, maybe you are right, will check it out again.
It's an isolated place. Even now some leopard may be lurking.
That's true.
After 1972 Wild life protection act was implemented all over India except Jammu and Kashmir after that game licence for hunting discontinued after that his health condition went down even his son Don sold his 3 arms and stopped shooting completely but he used to go with his friends then he started camping and fishing at last he did few years back if you want more information please read the book The last white Hunter if you anymore information you can mail me if I know my advice to you traveling inside the jungles is not walking on MG road naver go alone take assistance from local guids I have been loffing in jungles when I was 14 but till now I have never took my children's into the jungles because you are in armed man with the knoladge of that place
Thanks for sharing your information. I missed meeting Donald, but will surely read his book. He had a dramatic life himself.
Try to ask other oldest people of village , may be they told u something about leopard and gali from where dog came
I did, they seemed to have no clue of the incident itself. Strange as it might seem, but that's what happens as time passes....
Thanks for your.reply in his final days he was living in Whitefield outet circle I went to his house I saw few human skull s but it was bigger than normal size he had a mini zoo one phython one Fox and few wild birds he had a servant name Thangavelu his family was staying with him till his last days he shot most of his animals around Salem district from Anchatti Naterpalya till ogenakal all his area his Tamil was ok I have met few of his old friends
Fantastic to hear Sir. Seems you know lot about him. Guess he had a house near mgroad as well as in Whitefield. Great you were able to visit his House.
To go to Kadu shivanahalli go to Maralawadi take leaft road goes to Thear beedi then Doduru next Kadushivanahalli dence forest all these places are well devoloped this generation don't know anything about him
Yes Sir, have been there, and maralwadi is my native place.
Please speak in Hindi and english
Unfortunately, am not fluent in Hindi...