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Meet T-19, also known as Krishna – a tigress of remarkable fame hailing from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR). This 15-year-old beauty stems from a well-loved and admired lineage of tigers. Krishna’s story is intrinsically tied to her legendary mother, Machali.

Machali, also recognized as T-16, is the matriarch of a legacy with four litters. Amongst them, she birthed three captivating cubs: T-17, Sundari, T-18 Baghani, and our beloved T-19, Krishna. As a young cub, Krishna was somewhat reticent, but she grew to reign over the fort territory for around six years, bearing her first two litters there.

Krishna’s first litter consisted of three cubs – T-63 Chanda (female), T-64 Suraj (male), and T-65 Akash (male). In her second litter, she mothered four cubs, although one, unfortunately, did not survive. The remaining three – T-83 Lightning (female), T-84 Arrowhead (female), and T-85 Packman (male) – thrived under her care. Among them, Arrowhead emerged as the dominant one, eventually compelling Krishna to leave the fort territory.

Krishna then ventured into the regions of Lakarda, Adi Dagar, Lambi, and Semli, where she birthed her third litter of four cubs. Despite the loss of one, three cubs – T-111 Shakti (female), T-112 Jam (male), and T-113 Pai (male) – matured under her watchful eyes. As these cubs grew, she gave birth to her fourth litter, which, sadly, did not survive.

Despite life’s adversities, Krishna remains a picture of health and vitality, embodying the spirit of a skilled hunter. The lessons of her experiences and her robust constitution are the essential factors for survival in this wild world, as Darwin famously said, ‘Survival of the fittest.