RANTHAMBORE Krishna (T-19)
Krishna (T-19) is the link in Ranthambore’s best-known family: Machli’s daughter, who took over much of her mother’s lake territory and raised Arrowhead (T-84) there.
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In one line: Krishna (T-19) is the link in Ranthambore’s best-known family: Machli’s daughter, who took over much of her mother’s lake territory and raised Arrowhead (T-84) there.
| T-number | T-19 |
| Sex | Tigress |
| Born | Early 2000s (one of Machli’s litters) |
| Died | — |
| Parents | Machli (T-16) |
| Cubs | Arrowhead (T-84), born 2014, among her cubs |
| Historical range | Much of her mother’s lake territory around Padam Talao, Rajbagh and Malik Talao |
| Status | Not seen in recent seasons; no official death record published |
Identification and T-number follow the Rajasthan Forest Department’s numbering as reported by guides and the press. “Historical range” is where this tiger has been documented, not where any tiger is today. Content checked 4 November 2026.
Krishna’s life, with sources
- 2000s Born to Machli (T-16) in the lake territory, one of the eleven cubs Machli raised between 1999 and 2006. [Wikipedia]
- 2010s As Machli aged, Krishna took over much of the lake country below the fort and raised her own litters there. [our earlier guide]
- 2014 Her daughter Arrowhead (T-84) was born in February 2014 and later succeeded her on the lakes. [ThePrint, Jun 2025]
Each entry names its source; the full list is at the foot of the page. Where accounts differ (dates of the crocodile fight, the cause of an illness) we say so rather than pick one.
Where visitors looked for Krishna
Historically: zone 3, zone 4. Much of her mother’s lake territory around Padam Talao, Rajbagh and Malik Talao. No zone guarantees a sighting and we do not publish where any tiger is on a given day; before your date we tell you what our drivers have seen that week.
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Machli (T-16) · Arrowhead (T-84) · Riddhi (T-124) · Ustad (T-24) · Noor (T-39)
Questions about Krishna
Is Krishna still alive?
We do not know, and we will not guess. She has not been reported by our drivers in recent seasons and we have seen no official death record. The lakes passed to her daughter Arrowhead and then to Riddhi.
Where was Krishna seen?
In the lake country of today’s zones 3 and 4, the same ground as her mother. That is history, not a current location.
Dated sightings archive
Verified entries for Krishna from our sightings archive: dated, zone-level, sourced. Not a live position.
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Sources and how we know
Tiger names, T-numbers and family lines follow the Forest Department’s identification as reported by the park’s guides and in the press. Where we describe where a tiger has been seen, it is our drivers’ and guides’ experience from recent seasons, not a statement of where that tiger is today: territories shift every season and no zone can promise a sighting.
- Press “Ranthambore’s queen Arrowhead was an alpha tigress…”, ThePrint, June 2025
- Background Machali (tigress): Wikipedia (background)
- Official Rajasthan Forest Department
- Official National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Government of India
- Research Status of Tigers in India 2022: summary report (NTCA and Wildlife Institute of India)
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