The old shikari

Talking of old gits – sorry, that was a joke. I’ll start again.

No, I’d never come across the word ‘shikari’ either until a friend used it for his blog ‘Musings of an old shikari’. It’s an Urdu word and it means hunter or sportsman (sportsperson?).

I mention it because I want to thank the old shikari in public for his encouragement yesterday. It’s a lonely life being a writer – even though that’s what we’ve chosen and that’s the way it has to be – and words of encouragement are like shafts of sunlight.

Have a look at his blog – and his book, Tracking the Weretiger.