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Another alternative spelling for "Shikari" is "Shekarry". If you can get hold of any of the books by Henry Asbury Leveson, who published under the nom de plume "The Old Shekarry", there are some fascinating accounts of hunting in India. Titles to look for are: "Sport in Many Lands", "Forest of the Field". He also had stories in the "Tales fom the Outposts" series. Volume 10 is devoted to "Shikar"