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Bhunte: The baby elephant

An illustrated story of an elephant calf

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Bhunte’s mom is pregnant

Bhunte is very happy as he came to know that his mom is pregnant and he is going to be a brother. An elder brother! Bhunte thought " I want a sister, my mom said she will come after 21-23... Continue Reading →

Bhunte and iron spikes!

Dear 'concerned' authorities, Assam, India. I seldom want to share sad stories. But unfortunately, I have been experiencing some of the most painful moments in the wild. Life for me and my relatives is slowly deteriorating as 'humans' come up with... Continue Reading →

Forest fire, Musi and Bhunte

Bhunte and his herd have been running away from the forest fire that engulfed their home. Many of his tiny friends were trapped, some of them got suffocated to death and some of them got burnt. Bhunte is really scared... Continue Reading →

#10yearschallenge and Bhunte

Bhunte shares #10yearschallenge and it is not pleasant like yours. Green canopies replaced with dense houses! Free passage obstructed with hurling fireballs! Freedom replaced with fear! Not worth sharing...!

The Great Indian Bustard and Bhunte

It was August. While returning to his abode, Bhunte's herd traversed through the vast grassland. As the mist covered the grassland, Bhunte was little lazy and started throwing tantrums. No one in his herd bothered about him and kept moving... Continue Reading →

The elephant ‘festival’ and Bhunte

Bhunte and his herd took a long seasonal trip to their neighbouring forests. It was really tough for them to cross the human settlements where they were often intervened by shouting crowds with fire torches. Bhunte was extremely scared. He... Continue Reading →

Bhunte and Hassan’s calf

Bhunte thought that not every calf are as lucky as him. Recently a newborn, Chikkamari,  died in Hassan (Karnataka, India). Chikkamari, a calf, was born to Lakshmi. Being in a human-production habitat- Hassan- around 70-80 such elephants live in that... Continue Reading →

Bhunte and ‘Hakka Pattas’

Bhunte heard a story of his distant relatives in Sri Lanka. 'Hakka Pattas', a local explosive planted in a food/fruit/vegetable to hunt animals, have been killing cattle and elephants, torturously. His distant relative, Shyima, too got trapped when she consumed... Continue Reading →

Bhunte mourns the death of Kalimaya

Bhunte's family got the bereaving news. Their distant relatives lost their grandmother- Kalimaya- 69 years old matriarch. Bhunte and his herd went to console their relatives. Bhunte's mom sniffed the corpse of Kalimaya. She mourned her death. All the members... Continue Reading →

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