Real Elephant Whisperers Bomman, Bellie Honoured, Far From Oscars Stage
NDTV
Mr Stalin honoured the couple and announced an award of Rs 1 lakh to each of them.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin today met Bomman and Bellie, the indigenous couple who starred in the Oscar-winning documentary short film The Elephant Whisperers.
Mr Stalin honoured the couple and announced an award of Rs 1 lakh to each of them. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister also awarded Rs 1 lakh to all 91 workers at two elephant camps in the state. Additionally, the workers at the elephant camps will get eco-friendly and culturally sensitive homes. Mr Stalin announced that a new camp will be set up in Coimbatore.
"The film has drawn the world's attention to Tamil Nadu Forest Department's care for elephants," Mr Stalin said.
Set in Tamil Nadu, The Elephant Whisperers tells the story of an orphaned elephant calf named Raghu who is put in the care of Bomman and Bellie, an indigenous couple from the Kattunayakan tribe dwelling in the picturesque Mudumalai forests in the Nilgiris.
