The Gem of Satyamangalam

The story of Gajaveeran, Kaleem, and the December 1972 event begins when foresters carefully guarded a symptomatic baby elephant from the Sathyamangalam forest. His intellect and brilliance made him one of the best kumki elephants in India. It was the brilliance of the first Pappan, Palanichamy, that made Kaleem an adventurer among the kumkies. Finally, Kaleem captured Arikkomban, who had shaken Munnar and retired from his job.

The send-off was conducted by the Govt official team, including a guard of honor from the Tamilnadu government. At this time, the other elephants in the camp stood in line in front of Kaleem and saluted him. Many people, including top officials of Tamilnadu, witnessed this beautiful moment.

Most of the elephants in the Topslip elephant enclosure were captured under the leadership of Kaleem. Kaleem, who captured 99 elephants from the forest and taught them discipline, is now living a life of rest.

Captain of the Team

For thirty years of his career, Kaleem led several missions in various states such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and West Bengal. It was a dangerous job. Kaleem was not only the team captain of the kumki elephants, but he also had the responsibility of lifting the unbroken horn, saving the lives of the team accompanying the mission, removing fallen trees on forest roads, and driving away cannibal tigers.

Once, in a fight with a giant wild elephant, when other elephants came to the help of the wild elephant. During the fierce fight, Pappan and the accompanying forest guard hide under Kaleem's belly. If you paid attention, both of them would have been crushed under its feet. Kaleem took care not to give them even a small scratch.

When Kaleem was walking with Pappan Mani with strong steps, keeping the rhythm of the earth, the sun began to fade. An animal who had worked for man all his life, his freedom within the shackles had vanished. Somewhere in our hearts, we saluted the son of the forest with silence and said goodbye.

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