Thomas Murmu

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Thomas Murmu
Profession	private mahout
Personal details
Born	? in India
Country	India

Locations
Title	mahout 2018-2023
Location	at Behali Tea Estate in India

Biography details

Thomas Murmu , private mahout in India

Born ? in India .

In 2018, Prasad was moved from Borgang to the Bihali tea estate along with Thomas Murmu, the Adivasi mahut (keeper) of the elephant. Thomas’s father had been the elephant’s keeper when it was acquired by the Magor Group. Following his father’s passing, Thomas took on the responsibility.

“Bijuli is my life, and my employment in the tea garden revolves around caring for it. My family relies on me because of Bijuli. He reminds me of my father," expressed Thomas Murmu, who had been looking after Prasad for the past two decades.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). mahout Thomas Murmu in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=2387. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.news18.com/india/world-oldest-domesticated-elephant-bijuli-prasad-dies-grand-farewell-iconic-tusker-assam-tea-garden-8544766.html

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