A second home for the cheetahs

Atop the Malwa plateau on the banks of the Chambal river, Madhya Pradesh’s Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is poised to welcome the second batch of translocated cheetahs in India. The Hindu travels to the sanctuary to gauge the excitement of forest officials, who claim cheetahs lived in the region centuries ago, juxtaposed with the anxiety of residents in the surrounding villages who say the