T.N. CM Stalin awards ₹1 lakh each to Bomman and Bellie, announces similar aid for all mahouts
1 year, 9 months ago

T.N. CM Stalin awards ₹1 lakh each to Bomman and Bellie, announces similar aid for all mahouts

The Hindu  

Bomman and Bellie, the two human protagonists showcased in Oscar-winning Indian documentaryThe Elephant Whisperers, met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin at the Secretariat in Chennai on Wednesday. The Chief Minister has also ordered the payment of ₹1 lakh each to all the 91 mahouts and cavadis at the Mudumalai and Anamalai elephant camps in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Forest Minister M. Mathiventhan, Chief Secretary Irai Anbu, and Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Environment, Supriya Sahu were among the other higher officials present. A humble tribute to all our Mahouts and Cavadis for taking care of our precious elephants like Raghu and Ammu,” Ms. Sahu said in a Twitter post after the felicitation by the Chief Minister.

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Security beefed up at Tamil Nadu elephant camp ahead of President Murmu's visit
1 year, 4 months ago

Security beefed up at Tamil Nadu elephant camp ahead of President Murmu's visit

India Today  

President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a three-day tour to Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry from August 5, is all set to visit the Theppakadu elephant camp inside the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district on Saturday. Security has been beefed up at the elephant camp ahead of the President’s visit. "On the same day, at Raj Bhavan, Chennai, …

Kartiki meets Stalin, receives ₹1 crore prize for Oscar win
1 year, 9 months ago

Kartiki meets Stalin, receives ₹1 crore prize for Oscar win

Hindustan Times  

The Elephant Whisperers director Kartiki Gonsalves returned to India on Monday with her Oscar in hand. The documentary follows two indigenous elephant caretakers at an elephant camp in Tamil Nadu, who raise orphaned elephant calves, forming a strong bond with them. Kartiki also met with Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, who felicitated the filmmaker for her historic Oscar, 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 …

Days after Oscar for The Elephant Whisperers, Bomman And Bellie Get Another 'Trunk Call'
1 year, 9 months ago

Days after Oscar for The Elephant Whisperers, Bomman And Bellie Get Another 'Trunk Call'

News 18  

Days after The Elephant Whisperers won an Oscar, the tribal couple Bomman and Bellie featured in the short documentary are pampering another elephant calf. Days after Bomman and Bellie featuring ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ won the oscar, the couple is now given another elephant calf, rescued from an unfenced well in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu to take care of. A …

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin awards Rs 1 lakh to The Elephant Whisperers couple Bomman and Bellie
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin awards Rs 1 lakh to The Elephant Whisperers couple Bomman and Bellie

India TV News  

The Tamil documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers' emerged as the winner at the 95th Academy Awards making it a maiden victory for India in the Documentary Short Subject category. Now to honour the prestigious win, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced to award of Rs. The Chief Minister has also ordered the payment of ₹1 lakh each to all …

Watch | ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ Bomman, Bellie move on; neither pain of separation nor pleasure of Academy Award stops them
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch | ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ Bomman, Bellie move on; neither pain of separation nor pleasure of Academy Award stops them

The Hindu  

After the Oscar for Best Documentary Short was announced for ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ in a glitzy ceremony, far away in Los Angeles, U.S., the director Kartiki Gonsalves thanked on that podium, Bomman and Bellie for sharing their tribal vision that helped her make the movie. Bomman is now taking care of two elephant calves in Dharmapuri, also in Western Tamil …

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