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Sreedhar Vijayakrishnan

Sreedhar Vijayakrishnan

Sreedhar Vijayakrishnan is a PhD scholar at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore and a Research Affiliate at the Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore. His research interests are in the area of elephant behaviour and ecology in human-modified landscapes and in conflict situations. He is also interested in understanding the historical and cultural aspects of human – elephant relationships in India, as practiced by generations of mahouts, particularly in Kerala and as portrayed in the literary works of the yore.

Elephant In The Room III
Archives, Commentaries

Elephant In The Room III

Sreedhar Vijayakrishnan- January 27, 2016

Elephants are the golden geese today. With growing ‘devotion’ and competition, numbers of elephants in pageantries have increased several times. Read More

Elephant in the Room – Glimpses from the past
Archives, Indology

Elephant in the Room – Glimpses from the past

Sreedhar Vijayakrishnan- December 30, 2015

From being war machines of Carthaginian era and Mughal days, elephants later became symbols of pride and pomp in the yards of Rajas and Sahibs. Read More

The Elephant in the Room – I
Archives, Commentaries

The Elephant in the Room – I

Sreedhar Vijayakrishnan- November 24, 2015

In a letter dated 14 October 2015, the Minister of State (Environment, Forests and Climate Change; henceforth MoEF & CC in the series), Shri Prakash ... Read More