Five decades ago, way back to 1974 seven of our friends decided to visit Sundarban. A relative of our friend lived in Rangabelia village of Gosaba . It was in winter in the month of January. We stayed there for four – five days. The hospitality of the uncle of our friend and the villagers is still vivid in our memory.

It ‘s the first time we come to know the peasants of village .we come to know how the people of Sundarbans in orders to survive , struggle against the twin dangers of the tigers in the jungle and the crocodile in the rivers , in order to collect fish , crabs and honey. Besides there is problem of erosion of river –bunds. We realised the reality of the saying “Crocodile in the river and the Tiger on the Land “.

One day we went on a trip in to the creek of the river in a dingy (country Boat) plied by us . There was no iron fencing in Sajnekhali then. There was a barrier made of twigs and ropes through which we walked in to jungle. We were lucky, no accident occurred that travel in the jungle and the village, the ever smiling people of Sundarban and their heart-warming hospitality we will cherish in our mind till the very end of our lives.

In time to come the love of these people and their earnest request encouraged me to launch my tours and travels in Sundarban . That was in 27th December 1997. It was a small initiative to start with which has today grown into “Sundarban Nature Club” which enjoys the trust and confidence of thousands tourists.