Home LeisureFormer Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Reacts to ‘The Elephant Whispers’ Oscar Win: ‘It is Wonderful’
After ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ bought Oscar at Academy Awards, former surroundings minister Jairam Ramesh hoped that it could pressure the federal government to rethink about amending wild life Act.
Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Reacts to ‘The Elephant Whispers’ Oscar Win: ‘It is Wonderful’
Jairam Ramesh Reacts to ‘The Elephant Whispers’ Oscar Win: After ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ bought Oscar at Academy Awards, former surroundings minister Jairam Ramesh hoped that it could pressure the federal government to rethink about amending wild life Act. “It is wonderful that The Elephant Whisperers has won an Oscar. Maybe this will force the Modi govt not to press ahead with the widely opposed elephant-unfriendly amendments to the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. In 2010, the elephant had been declared the national heritage animal.” he stated.
The documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ has introduced house an Oscar within the Best Documentary Short Film class on the ninety fifth Oscar Awards.
The award was offered by ‘The Last Of Us’ actor Pedro Pascal. ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ was competing within the class alongside ‘Haulout’, ‘How Do You Measure a Year?’, ‘The Martha Mitchell Effect’ and ‘Stranger at the Gate’.
The award was acquired by director Kartiki Gonsalves and producer Guneet Monga. Kartiki talked in regards to the movie and stated it’s for coexistence and thanked the Academy Awards for recognising their work.
The ‘Elephant Whisperers’ marks Kartiki Gonsalves’ directorial debut. The documentary is in regards to the bond that develops between a pair and an orphaned child elephant, Raghu, who was entrusted to their care.
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Published Date: March 13, 2023 8:59 PM IST