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Parbati Barua
Parbati Barua ( as, পাৰ্বতী বৰুৱা) is an Assamese politician, animal conservation activist and a ''Mahout'' (Indian term for an elephant tamer and caretaker), Born as one of nine children to late Prakritish Chandra Barua of the Royal Family Of Gauripur. Prakritish was the last member of the Rajahs of Gauripur to hold power. 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 of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group, IUCN. She is the sister of Pratima Barua Pandey and niece of filmmaker Pramathesh Barua of ''Devdas'' fame. Early life Parbarti was born as one of nine children born to late Prakritish Barua, the last in line of the Rajahs of Gauripur. Since childhood she had a keen sense of understanding and interest in elephants and spent much of her time in the jungles along with her father. Prakritish was an ...
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Matiabag Palace
Matiabag Rajbari or Matiabag Palace is in Gauripur, India, Gauripur in Dhubri district of Assam. The palace is located at Matiabag hill near the bank of the Sankosh River, Godadhar river. As it is located near Matiabag hill, it is named as Matiabag Rajbari. It was used as Hawakhana by the Royal family of Gauripur. It was used as residence by famous pre-independence era actor and director (''Devdas'' movie famed) late Pramathesh Chandra Barua. History As per people's belief, once Raja Pratap Chandra Barua (the then ruler of Gauripur) was hunting in the forest and saw a frog which was eating a snake. He was surprised to see this unnatural thing. Being a very strong devotee of Goddess Mahamaya, he believed that it was a message for him from Mahamaya. Afterward, he constructed a temple for Goddess Mahamaya Dham, Mahamaya and named the place as Gauripur, India, Gauripur after the alias "Gauri" of Mahamaya. Transportation Driving distance from Dhubri to Gauripur is 9 km and from ...
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Mela Shikar
Mela shikar ( as, 'মেলা চিকাৰ) is a traditional method of capturing wild elephants for captive use. These methods get employed in Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and in Assam in India. The process involves lassoing a wild elephant from the back of a trained one, called a '' koonki''. This practice is prevalent in the northeastern part of India, especially in Assam, and is one of the methods seen in ancient India. Other traditional elephant capture methods include: '' khedda'', ''byle shikar'', snaring, pit method, and decoying by using a female ''koonki'' to lure a male elephant. Mela shikar used to be organized twice a year – after Durga Puja and during Bihu. The method Mela shikar requires the services of a skilled ''mahout'' or '' phandi''. This person is able to lasso a wild elephant whilst mounted on another. The ''phandi'', who is well regarded for his abilities, is accompanied by another ''mahout assistant''. ''Phandis'' feature in the folkl ...
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Activists From Assam
Activism (or Advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good. Forms of activism range from mandate building in a community (including writing letters to newspapers), petitioning elected officials, running or contributing to a political campaign, preferential patronage (or boycott) of businesses, and demonstrative forms of activism like rallies, street marches, strikes, sit-ins, or hunger strikes. Activism may be performed on a day-to-day basis in a wide variety of ways, including through the creation of art ( artivism), computer hacking (hacktivism), or simply in how one chooses to spend their money (economic activism). For example, the refusal to buy clothes or other merchandise from a company as a protest against the exploitation of workers by that company could be considered an expression of activism. However, the most ...
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Women From Assam
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Indian Women Environmentalists
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Indian Female Royalty
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Women Conservationists
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardless of age. Typically, women inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause. More generally, sex differentiation of the female fetus is governed by the lack of a present, or functioning, SRY-gene on either one of the respective sex chromosomes. Female anatomy is distinguished from male anatomy by the female reproductive system, which includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva. A fully developed woman generally has a wider pelvis, broader hips, and larger breasts than an adult man. Women have significantly less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men. Througho ...
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People From Guwahati
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People From Dhubri District
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