Vaidyanathapura Rama Krishna Iyer, 100, among India’s most distinguished jurists, advocates for animals, and advocates in particular for improving the lives of temple elephants, died on December 4, 2014 from the combination of renal and cardiac failure. Though of Tamil Brahmin family background, V.R. Krishna Iyer was born and raised in the Malabar region of […]
Indian prime ministerial candidate Modi charges the rhino horn issue
“Aren’t rhinos the pride of Assam?” GUWAHATI, Assam, India––The most controversial issue involving Indian rhinos, before April Fool’s Day, was whether their horns should be trimmed to discourage poachers. Then Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi visited Dhemaji, Assam, to make a campaign speech alongside the Brahmaputra river. “Aren’t […]