Mysore/Mysuru: A farmer has been arrested by Forest Department officials on charges of firing at and injuring Dasara elephant ‘Balarama’, who has the record of carrying ‘Golden Howdah’ during Mysuru Dasara procession for 13 successive years from 1999 to 2011. The arrested has been identified as M.A. Suresh of Alalur in Periyapatna taluk. Details: Dasara…
Mysore/Mysuru: “One cannot find another elephant like Balarama. Though very strong, he is very soft natured. Because of his kindness, I had got the opportunity to guide him twice when he carried the Golden Howdah,” said Balarama’s Mahout Thimma, while speaking about the strength and valour of Balarama, at yesterday’s webinar, 6th in the series…
Mysuru: Dasara elephant Balarama, which made headlines in the past for carrying the Ambari (Golden Howdah) majestically during the Jumboo Savari more than a dozen times, will make headlines once again when the jumbo will formally release its own biography. The book, titled ‘Aane Banthondaane – Balaramana Gajapayana,’ originally written in English (Balarama’s Story –…
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