Parbati Barua

Parbati Barua (Assamese: পাৰ্বতী বৰুৱা) is a citizen of India.[1][2][3] Born to Late Prakritish Chandra Barua of the Royal Family Of Gauripur . She came to the limelight after the BBC created the documentary "Queen of the Elephants" based on her life, along with the companion book by Mark Shand. She resides in Guwahati and is also a member, Asian Elephant Specialist Group, IUCN.[4] She is the sister of Pratima Barua Pandey and niece of filmmaker Pramathesh Barua of Devdas fame.[5]

For other people named Parvati Prasad Baruva (1904–1964); a poet, lyricist, dramatist, see Parvati Prasad Baruva.

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References
  1. "THE ELEPHANT PRINCESS". 30 April 1995. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. Anupam Bordoloi. Dr. Manas Pratim Das (ed.). "Wild at heart". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India edition) website. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  3. "In the Shand of time, he left his Mark on elephant conservation in India". 24 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. "Welcome to the Asian Elephant Specialist Group". www.asesg.org. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. "Lady mahout". www.theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.


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