Edward James Corbett was a British hunter, tracker, naturalist, and author who hunted a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in India. He held the rank of colonel in the British Indian Army and was frequently called upon by the Government of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, now the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, to kill man-eating tigers and leopards that were preying on people in the nearby villages of the Kumaon-Garhwal Regions.
The Leopard of Rudraprayag was a male man-eating leopard, reputed to have killed over 125 people. It was eventually killed by hunter and author Jim Corbett.
Rudraprayag is a district of the state of Uttarakhand of northern India. The district occupies an area of 1984 km2. The town of Rudraprayag is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded by Uttarkashi District on the north, Chamoli District on the east, Pauri Garhwal District on the south, and Tehri Garhwal District on the west.
Karnaprayag is a city and municipal board in the Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Karnaprayag is one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River, situated at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Pindar River.
Rudraprayag is a town and a municipality in Rudraprayag district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rudraprayag is one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River, the point of confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini. Kedarnath, a Hindu holy town is located 86 km from Rudraprayag. The man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag hunted and written about by Jim Corbett dwelled here.
The 1999 Chamoli earthquake occurred on 29 March in the Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Approximately 103 people died in the earthquake.
Jarmwar is a village in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, northern India. It is at a distance of about 30-35 kilometres from the main market of Rudraprayag and lies on the Rudraprayag-Chopra-Pokhari-Udamanda road.
Saunra Khal is a village in Bhardar Patti, a part of Rudraprayag district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Neighbouring habitations are Kafna and Dungra villages in the east, Syanri, Bhyonta and Rudernath Danda in the west, Timli village in the north, and Satni in the south.
Maikoti is a village situated 18 kilometres (11 mi) from its district headquarters of Rudraprayag, in Rudraprayag district, Uttarkhand, India.
Darmwari is a village in the Augustmuni block of the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, India. It had a population of 287 at the 2011 census.
Biron Dewal is a village in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. It is about 3 km from Chandrapuri.
Syanri is a village in Patti Bhardar, Rudraprayag District, state of Uttarakhand, India.
Prithivinagar is a village in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, India. It is situated on National Highway 109.
Jaggi Kandai is a village in Basukedar tehsil of Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, India. It is about 48 km away from the main market of Rudraprayag.
Lord Umra Narayan temple is the holy abode of Lord Vishnu with maa alaknanda flowing in her full tranquility. This temple is 5–7 km from the main town of Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand.
Basukedar is a village in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. It is situated about 5 km from Chandrapuri on Dadoli Guptakashi road.
National Highway 7 is a highway connecting Fazilka (Punjab) to Mana (Uttarakhand) in India. It passes through the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
National Highway 107 is a national highway in India running from Rudraprayag to Gaurikund in Uttarakhand.
Char Dham National Highway, is an under construction two-lane express National Highway with a minimum width of 10 metres in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The under construction highway will complement the under-construction Char Dham Railway by connecting the four holy places in Uttarakhand states namely Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.The project includes 900 km national highways which will connect whole of Uttarakhand state.
Rudraprayag Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Rudraprayag area of Ruraprayag Tehsil.
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