Vikram,
I agree with you. I had talked about it in the IndiaWilds Newsletter Vol. 2 Issue IX ( http://www.indiawilds.com/diary/indiawilds-newsletter-vol-2-issue-ix ).

In the book titled "Outliers - The Story of Success" Malcom Gladwell had emphasised on the need for hard work and he says that expertise comes after spending 10000 hours of honing your skills.

I am surprised by the theory of leopard appearing under the newly sprouted bushes in a tea garden. Frankly speaking I can't think of any reason. One has to take this observation as starting point and do further observations and analysis to know the reason. Thanks for sharing an interesting information.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi