PRAJNA CHOWTA CONFERRED KNIGHTHOOD BY FRANCE

Film-maker and elephant researcher Prajna Chowta was recently appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre National du   Merite (Knight in the National Order of Merit) by the French Government. Chow­ta is the founder of Aane Mane Founda­tion. The Foundation has been researching and conserving wild Asian elephants. She has also authored the Elephant Code Book on captive elephant management as well as the French book Enfant d'Elephant (Elephant's Child) in 2014. The book is based on the sketches of tribals and their re­lationship with elephants. As a researcher, she was also in­strumental in developing an online monitoring system and one of the first GPS collars for elephants in India. Earlier in 2016, businesswoman Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and actor Kamal Hassan were recognized under the French Govern­ment's Legion of Honour award.




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