Rathi
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India

Rathi was born wild ~1947 at Mudumalai National Park, captured 1942-04-11 .

13 babies and a film star!

1941: Rathi was captured in 1941 when she was six years old

She shared screen space with Rajinikanth in Annai Oru Aalayam and MGR in Neerum Neruppum , among others.

She made friends with other elephants at the camp and lived long enough to become a mother, a grandmother and a great-grandmother...On January 23, at 5.30 p.m, Rathi died. She was laid to rest at Abhayaranyam camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. She was 78. Said to be the oldest captive Asian elephant in the country, Rathi was a special one.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Krishnamurthy V (2002) The Management of Departmental Elephants in Tamil Nadu. Committee report. (online pdf document)
  
• http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/a-requiem-for-rathi/article4372441.ece
  
• Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2013/01/26/residents-of-apartment-in-batu-caves-cry-foul-over-lifts/#dwP9Gdyo0MdbwBTc.99
  
• Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Tamil Nadu
  made 2009 by Surendra Varma, N. Kalaivanan, N.S.Manoharan, R. Thirumurugan, S. Thangaraj Panneerslevam and N. Mohanraj, India

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