Idrees Khan, 2024-08-12, 2024-08-14
Dates
- Creation: 2024-08-12, 2024-08-14
Creator
- Kazmi, Raza (Interviewer, Person)
- Khan, Idrees (Interviewee, Person)
- Dhingra, Mansi (Processing Archivist, Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Idrees Khan is a retired mahout with the Forest Department of Uttar Pradesh. He grew up with his maternal grandparents, who moved to Dudhwa from Balrampur in 1956. He followed in his grandfather, Munnan Bakhsh’s footsteps, learning about elephants and mahawati from him. He was first appointed as chara-cutter in 1968, and promoted to both mahout and chara-cutter in 1972. He holds a deep knowledge of elephants, their behaviour, training and care, inherited from multiple generations of mahouts in his family. He retired in 2024 after five decades of service in Dudhwa National Park.
Full Extent
299 Minutes
Language of Materials
Hindi
Repository Details
Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository
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