Dhriti kanta lahiri choudhury biography of barack

Dhriti Kanta Lahiri Choudhury (b.1931-d.2019), famously known as the ‘Elephant Man of India’, was a conservationist, author, professor, and an authority on Asian elephants.

Born to a zamindari family in the village of Kalipur in the Mymensingh district (now Bangladesh), his family shifted to Kolkata after partition. His childhood was spent in close company of elephants. His family owned 15 domesticated elephants, all of whom lived in his house’s premises along with their respective mahouts (elephant drivers).

Dhriti kanta lahiri choudhury biography of barack in college

Professor Lahiri Choudhury was a multifaceted personality. He completed his Masters in English literature from Presidency College, Kolkata and went on to obtain a PhD in English literature from the University of Leeds.

He then had a fruitful career as a Professor of repute at the Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.

He travelled widely exploring the wildernesses across the Duars of north Bengal, Assam’s plains and the evergreen rainforests of Barak