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Why you should care for elephants and here's how you can protect them

Why you should care for elephants and here's how you can protect them

Elephants are loved by many but how many of us take the effort to take an initiative to conserve them? Canadian filmmaker and elephant conservationist Patricia Sims, who is the co-founder of World Elephant Day, suggests easy ways to help protect the endangered species - not only at the tourism level but also to prevent human-elephant conflict

12 August,2024 12:01 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
Director Kartiki Gonsalves: ‘I have never seen a happier elephant’

Director Kartiki Gonsalves: ‘I have never seen a happier elephant’

Debutant director Kartiki Gonsalves, whose movie has been nominated in the Best Short Documentary Film category at the Oscars, tells us about the serendipity that led to chronicling of the extraordinary life of an elephant and his caretaker

12 August,2024 10:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Mitali Parekh
Backing cinema for a cause

Backing cinema for a cause

Oscar winner Kartiki Gonsalves on jury for environmental film festival

17 October,2023 07:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
World Elephant Day 2023: ‘As policies improve, human-elephant conflict worsens'

Mid-Day Premium World Elephant Day 2023: ‘As policies improve, human-elephant conflict worsens'

India boasts of close to 30,000 tuskers but even as there are efforts being made to conserve them, man-elephant conflict seems to be a cause for concern. Mid-day Online spoke to Patricia Sims, founder of World Elephant Society, to understand how conservation has changed in the last 10 years since she first instituted the day for elephants

12 August,2023 12:00 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
Have you heard? Whisperers are now roaring

Have you heard? Whisperers are now roaring

The reputation of public figures seems to be taking a hit. As pop music icon Lizzo continues to battle questions about her stance on body-positivity after news of her reportedly fat-shaming her collaborators came to light

08 August,2023 07:11 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team
'The Elephant Whisperers' couple accuse filmmakers of financial exploitation

'The Elephant Whisperers' couple accuse filmmakers of financial exploitation

Bomman and Bellie, the tribal couple central to the Oscar-winning documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers', have raised allegations of financial exploitation and neglect against the creators of the film

07 August,2023 09:16 AM IST | Mumbai
PM Modi meets 'The Elephant Whisperers' Bomman and Bellie

PM Modi meets 'The Elephant Whisperers' Bomman and Bellie

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and shared a few photos from his visit to the Theppakadau Elephant Camp, Tamil Nadu, where he met Bomman, Bellie and their baby elephant, Raghu

09 April,2023 06:54 PM IST | Mumbai | ANI
Oscar-winner Kartiki Gonsalves gets Rs 1 crore cheque from CM MK Stalin

Oscar-winner Kartiki Gonsalves gets Rs 1 crore cheque from CM MK Stalin

CM Stalin felicitated Kartiki with a memento and a shawl

21 March,2023 04:37 PM IST | Chennai | ANI
Love elephants? This online resource will help you learn more about them

Love elephants? This online resource will help you learn more about them

If The Elephant Whisperers put the spotlight on India’s elephants, this website offers value-added perspective

21 March,2023 10:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Will 'The Elephant Whisperers' shine light on elephants, indigenous communities?

Will 'The Elephant Whisperers' shine light on elephants, indigenous communities?

Oscar-winner The Elephant Whisperers presents an opportunity for conversation about whether the elephants and indigenous communities have won anything

19 March,2023 09:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Mitali Parekh

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