Meet Parbati Barua: India’s first female elephant mahout and Padma Shri awardee who trained around 500 jumbos
Parbati Barua, India's first female elephant mahout, trained approximately five hundred jumbos. She received the Padma Shri award for her conservation work. Barua broke barriers in a male-dominated profession, earning the name 'Hasti Kanya'. She captured her first elephant at just fourteen years old. Her dedication to elephants continues throughout her remarkably simple life.
Parbati Barua, India's first female elephant mahout, trained approximately five hundred jumbos. She received the Padma Shri award for her conservation work. Barua broke barriers in a male-dominated profession, earning the name 'Hasti Kanya'. She captured her first elephant at just fourteen years old. Her dedication to elephants continues throughout her remarkably simple life.
