J. K. Dhobi , Kuruba camp mahout in India Born ? in India . J.K. Dobi, the head of the mahouts, belongs to the Jainu Kuruba tribe and learnt the art of being a Mahout from his father, who learned it from his father before him. “We will continue this profession by handing over the baton to the next generation for as long as mankind survives,” said J K Dhobi, the Mahout of elephant Cauvery. While Dhobi’s son J. D. Shari is the Mahout of elephant Gopi, his 12-year-old grandson Sanjan is now learning the art of tending elephants.
