King Charles III of the UK confers 'Elephant Family Environment Award' to Kartiki Gonsalves
King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom presented the prestigious Elephant Family Environment Award to Kartiki Gonsalves and TREC at the Animal Ball celebration held at Lancaster House in London recently.
Kartiki Gonsalves, director of the Oscar-winning documentary 'The Elephant Whispers' and creative of the Real Elephant Collective (TREC), a group of 70 tribal artists, was felicitated.
Kartiki Gonsalves, the first director of the acclaimed documentary 'The Elephant Whispers', received the Tara Award from King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
The Real Elephant Collective (TREC) was awarded the Mark Shand Award, an international NGO dedicated to protecting the Asian elephant, for significant contributions made to conservation efforts by TREC.
The film highlights the deep connection between humans and elephants through the heartwarming story of Raghu, an orphaned elephant depicted in TREC sculptures. 'The Elephant Whispers' was earlier this year honored with the prestigious Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film.
Mark Shand Award
It was founded in 2003 by Camilla's late brother Mark Shand, who had a deep passion for protecting and supporting elephants and Asian wildlife, and the Tara Prize is named after his elephant.
This year's Animal Ball was a celebration of indigenous communities, organized by the Hathi family in partnership with the British Asian Trust, the charity founded by King Charles.
