Chaitra
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ramapura camp in India

Chaitra lives together with 16 other elephants at the Ramapura camp: (detailed list)

1. 8. ♂ Jayaprakash born 1964
2. 9. ⚪ Aishwarya born 2010
3. 10. ♂ Dharma born 2007-07-07
4. 11. ♂ Gaja born 2013-10-22
5. 12. ♀ Ganga born 1998
6. 13. ♀ Kalpana born 1976
7. 14. ♀ Kamali born 2015-11-02
8. 15. ♀ Kanika born 2019-04-02
9. 16. ♀ Kapila born 1983
10. 17. ♀ Kuja born 2012-03-22
11. 18. ♀ Kunti born 1985
12. 19. ♀ Nisarga born 2003-11-22
13. 20. ♂ Rohit born 2000
14. 21. ♀ unknown born 2020-02-00
15. 22. ♂ unknown (Chaitras calf?) born 2009
16. 23. ♂ Vikram born 1965

1. () 2004 Drona
2. (M) 2006 Krishna Local id: 11
3. (M) 2006 Manikandan (Manikanta) Local id: 12
4. () 2008 Raja
5. (M) 2009 unknown (Chaitras calf?) Local id: 14
6. () 2010 Aishwarya
7. (F) 2020-02-00 unknown

Chaitra was born captive-born 1971 at Bandipur forest camp (BEC).

2012: After a gap of nearly 15 years, Chaitra from Bandipura elephant camps is being brought to Dasara celebrations this season. Calves of Chaitra: Krishna (2000); Drona (2004); Manikanta (2006); Raja (2008) and Aishwarya (2010) (Source)

2012-09-07: Chaitra, who has a 22-month-old calf in Bandipur, is now being readied. "We'll start the separation next week," Dr DN Nagaraj, the vet attached to Bandipur Tiger Reserve, said. Dr Nagaraj, who has looked after Dasara jumbos for a decade, said the mother takes time to adjust because of intimacy with the calf.

2023-08-26: Meanwhile, elephants Vikrama and Chaitra, usually part of the Jumboo Savari, will not be participating this year. Chaitra, a 50-year-old Kumki elephant from Rampura Elephant Camp in Bandipur, has been confirmed as pregnant through a mandatory Pregnancy test.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Elephants-fromBandipura-camps-to-take-part-in-Dasara-celebrations-after-15-years/articleshow/16544287.cms
  
• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-07/flora-fauna/33676202_1_dasara-jumbos-elephant-deaths-dasara-duty
  
• <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/38627808/Captive-Elephants-at-Bandipur-forest-camp">Varma, S. (2008) Captive Elephants at Bandipur Forest Camp:An Investigation into the population status, management and the significance of welfare parameters. Elephants in Captivity: CUPA/ANCF-Occasional Report No.4, Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) and Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF), Bangalore, India</a>
  
• https://starofmysore.com/preparations-at-palace-to-house-dasara-elephants/
• Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Karnataka
  made 2009 by Surendra Varma, Shiela Rao, Suparna Ganguly and Rajendra Hasbhavi, India

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