A message from The Elephant Whisperers
1 year, 9 months ago

A message from The Elephant Whisperers

Hindustan Times  

Animal babies ooze irresistible cuteness. This Oscar-winning short documentary is an evocative tale of a bond between an orphaned baby elephant and an aged caregiver couple in an elephant camp run by the forest department in Tamil Nadu. Young Raghu got lucky with the Tamil Nadu forest department’s swift rescue and the devotion of his foster parents, Bellie and Bomman, both from the Kattunayakan community, a forest tribe known for training and bonding with elephants at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. These official numbers are above and beyond what elephant experts offer as guesstimates — around 45-50 elephants die due to electrocution every year. The Elephant Whisperers sends a clear message about the urgent need for convergence between government departments to protect our national heritage animal and implement the actionable and progressive framework that the task force experts prescribed.

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Elephant Whispers: A Symphony of Memory and Loss
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant Whispers: A Symphony of Memory and Loss

Times of India  

The article highlights the importance of protecting elephants, both for their ecological and cultural significance. It emphasizes the need for better conservation efforts and the recognition of human-like capacities in elephants. The piece also discusses the impact of human activities on elephant habitats and the need to respect the planet's biodiversity.

‘Elephants Forever’ exhibition raises voice for national heritage animal in Coimbatore
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Elephants Forever’ exhibition raises voice for national heritage animal in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department, the Wildlife Trust of India and non-governmental organisation ‘Osai’ organised ‘Elephants Forever’, an exhibition to create awareness on the national heritage animal, in Coimbatore on Sunday. The organisers said the exhibition was held as part of WTI’s Gaj Utsav, Yaanai Thiruvizha in Tamil Nadu, a campaign being held throughout India’s elephant inhabited States for the …

Mammoth problems, meaningful solutions: Marrying technical data and conservation
1 year, 4 months ago

Mammoth problems, meaningful solutions: Marrying technical data and conservation

The Hindu  

Bengaluru-headquartered Asian Nature Conservation Foundation founded by Prof Raman Sukumar of IISc and the late Prof Dhritikanta Lahiri Choudhury has been actively involved in elephant conservation since 1997. The Assam Forest Department wanted actionable insights and requested the team to look at the human-elephant conflicts in Golaghat district near Kaziranga and Hamren district near Karbi Anglong. “The short-term goal was …

Understanding the frontier elephants
1 year, 4 months ago

Understanding the frontier elephants

The Hindu  

Elephants are not usually nocturnal beings. Elephants near human habitats, on the other hand, use large water bodies as refuge sites in the absence of forests around them and feed on nutritious crops for four to five hours at night. Frontier Elephants is a collaborative effort by like-minded people from the Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning, National Institute …

INTERVIEW | Kartiki Gonsalves: ‘Building a community of documentary filmmakers is crucial’
1 year, 5 months ago

INTERVIEW | Kartiki Gonsalves: ‘Building a community of documentary filmmakers is crucial’

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 13, 2023 11:00 IST - 7 MINS READ A natural history and social documentary photographer-turned-director, Kartiki Gonsalves made a remarkable entry into the film industry with her debut work, The Elephant Whisperers in December 2022. Set in the picturesque Theppakadu Elephant Camp in Tamil Nadu, Gonsalves’ film followed the lives of Bomman and Bellie, and the couple’s …

Guneet Monga, Kartiki Gonsalves Celebrate Elephants Whisperers’ Oscar Win with PM Modi
1 year, 8 months ago

Guneet Monga, Kartiki Gonsalves Celebrate Elephants Whisperers’ Oscar Win with PM Modi

News 18  

Filmmakers Guneet Monga and Kartiki Gonsalves have been on cloud nine ever since their documentary movie The Elephant Whisperers bagged the Oscars in the Short Film category. The film’s team met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Delhi today and celebrated the historical win of the film. The Elephant Whisperers, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, explores the …

Makers of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga, on their Oscar win and the triumph of Indian non-fiction
1 year, 8 months ago

Makers of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga, on their Oscar win and the triumph of Indian non-fiction

The Hindu  

After she was unceremoniously played off at the 95th Academy Awards — where The Elephant Whisperers won Best Documentary Short Film — producer Guneet Monga turned back to the rostrum and yelled out, “This is India’s first film to win an Oscar!” It was a thrilling moment, for obvious reasons, yet entirely of a piece with Guneet, whose tenacity and …

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin felicitates Oscar-winner ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ director Kartiki Gonsalves
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin felicitates Oscar-winner ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ director Kartiki Gonsalves

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Tuesday presented ₹1 crore to filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves, while felicitating her for Oscar-winning documentary The Elephant Whisperers in Chennai. Forests Minister Dr. Mathivendan, Chief Secretary V.Irai Anbu, Additional Chief Secretary to Environment, Climate Change and Forests Supriya Sahu, Srinivas R. Reddy, Chief Wildlife Warden were present at the event. Producer Guneet Monga's The Elephant …

'Haathi Mere Saathi': Amul Celebrates The Elephant Whisperers’ Oscar Glory
1 year, 9 months ago

'Haathi Mere Saathi': Amul Celebrates The Elephant Whisperers’ Oscar Glory

News 18  

Indians around the world were sent into raptures when The Elephant Whisperers bagged the Oscar in the ‘Best Documentary Short Film Subject’ category at the 95th Academy Awards this week. While the country is filled with joy over the win, Amul has also celebrated The Elephant Whisperers’ success through a doodle. In the doodle, shared by Amul on Instagram, the …

Explained: What makes The Elephant Whisperers worthy of global love, recognition, and of course, the Oscar
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained: What makes The Elephant Whisperers worthy of global love, recognition, and of course, the Oscar

Firstpost  

Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga’s documentary The Elephant Whisperers made history at the 95th Academy Award for becoming the first film from India to win the Oscar. The Elephant Whisperers follows the bond that develops between an indigenous couple and an orphaned baby elephant, Raghu, who was entrusted to their care. The tribute that followed Given how Guneet Monga and …

An Oscar for 'The Elephant Whisperers' — a love story about people and pachyderms
1 year, 9 months ago

An Oscar for 'The Elephant Whisperers' — a love story about people and pachyderms

NPR  

An Oscar for 'The Elephant Whisperers' — a love story about people and pachyderms Enlarge this image toggle caption Netflix/Screenshot by NPR Netflix/Screenshot by NPR A tribal woman called Bellie walks barefoot through the lush forests of the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, a national park in the state of Tamil Nadu, hot on the heels of a baby elephant. Sponsor Message …

The elephant whisperers of the Western Ghats
1 year, 9 months ago

The elephant whisperers of the Western Ghats

The Hindu  

The Elephant Whisperers, a heart-warming story of a couple Bomman and Bellie, and their unbreakable bond with Raghu, an orphaned elephant, has been nominated in the ‘Documentary Short Film Category’ in the 95th Academy Awards. Filmed in Tamil Nadu’s Theppakadu Elephant Camp at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Kartiki Gonsalves’ documentary shines light on the bond humans and animals can share, …

Here's why Netflix's The Elephant Whisperers is one of the most significant stories recognized by the Oscars
1 year, 10 months ago

Here's why Netflix's The Elephant Whisperers is one of the most significant stories recognized by the Oscars

Firstpost  

For years, India, its diversity, beauty and culture has been an intrigue to the West. That was until Netflix India’s ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ directed by Kartiki Gonsalves came into being. This gem of a documentary that made India proud and won itself an Oscar nomination in the ‘Best Documentary Short’ category is probably the most significant Indian stories to have …

EXCLUSIVE: The Elephant Whisperers' makers Kartiki Gonsalves & Guneet Monga reflect on Oscars
1 year, 10 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: The Elephant Whisperers' makers Kartiki Gonsalves & Guneet Monga reflect on Oscars

India TV News  

Indian documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers' made India proud on the international platform as won the Oscars 2023 award for Best Documentary Short Film. Set against the background of life in the wild spaces of south India, 'The Elephant Whisperers' highlights the beauty of exotic wildlife, unforgettable wild spaces, and the people and animals who share this space. Debutant director Kartiki …

The Elephant Whisperers review: A moving love story about the power of community
2 years ago

The Elephant Whisperers review: A moving love story about the power of community

Firstpost  

Bomman and Bellie, the elderly protagonists of The Elephant Whisperers — the Indian documentary short that made the Oscar shortlist — met each other in an elephant camp deep inside the forests of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu. The much-younger Ammu’s arrival unlocks Raghu’s sibling jealousy that is soon extinguished when he slowly learns to look after Ammu the …

Conserving elephants in the southernmost western ghats
2 years, 4 months ago

Conserving elephants in the southernmost western ghats

The Hindu  

As a child, Gopal saw a herd of 37 elephants — yes, he counted them one by one — on the southern edge of the Western Ghats. “The Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve administration has drawn up plans for resurrecting the elephant migratory paths and removing encroachments along the corridors within the landscape,” says N. Senthil Kumar, Field Director, KMTR. Compact …

A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants
3 years, 10 months ago

A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants

The Hindu  

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