Harshad.... I have been to Tadoba thrice in the early-to-mid nineties. That was before it was declared a tiger reserve. used to be a lot of fun then. We used to stay at the lodge on the main lake and there were no restrictions on walking then. great for birding. I have even spent nights on watchtowers there. I remember one night (on kateghari watch tower i u know the place) when we slept on the watchtower and a tigress with her cubs was at the waterhole whole night. It was quite an experience.
In India, the tour guides always say that if you want to be scared, be scared of bears and elephants and not the tigers and the leopards.
But then one day I saw this video clip. Its quite scary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQy-FQtKoGo