India's first woman 'mahout' breaks the glass ceiling to win Padma Shri award

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 ...

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