To present its activities and the various representations of the elephant in Indian culture, the Aane Mane Foundation has participated in the filming of a documentary trilogy titled "ELEPHAS MAXIMUS" that was broadcast in Europe on ARTE Television in January 2005 and March 2007 and worldwide on TV5 .

SYNOPSIS

In the heart of Asia's most densely populated forest with wild elephants, in southern India, near Mysore, Prajna Chowta and the filmmaker Philippe Gautier, have filmed these great animals with unprecedented proximity as part of an exceptional three part documentary series, in which Prajna is the protagonist.

Elephas maximus is the scientific name of the Asian elephant. The trilogy offers a comprehensive understanding of the Asian elephant at the crossroad of tradition, ecology and culture.

SYNOPSIS

In the heart of Asia's most densely populated forest with wild elephants, in southern India, near Mysore, Prajna Chowta and the filmmaker Philippe Gautier, have filmed these great animals with unprecedented proximity as part of an exceptional three part documentary series, in which Prajna is the protagonist.

PART 1 - OF ELEPHANTS AND MEN

5000 years of working with elephants in Asia. A brief history of the mahouts or elephant trainers, from the Mauryan Empire to the British times, until the last Mysore Kheddas or grand captures.

PART 2 - MEETING WITH REMARKABLE ANIMALS

The Asian elephant in the wild faces the loss of its habitat, and suffers from a conflict with one of the largest human population in the world. (Includes 3D animations of the extinct species of Proboscideans.)

PART 3 - GOD AND THE ELEPHANT

The elephant as a symbol in Hindu mythology and in the imagination of Indians. How culture and belief participated in the conservation of wildlife in Indian history.