Who is India's first female elephant rider?
Parbati Barua
2024 April
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Popularly known as 'Elephant Girl' (Hasti Kanya) in Assam, 67-year-old Parbati Baruah is India's first woman mahout (elephant keeper) who was conferred the Padma Shri award on Monday in recognition of her work in animal conservation and dispelling preconceptions to make a name for woman in a field that has historically