SUMMARY

OLDER THAN THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS, THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF THE WESTERN GHATS REPRESENTS GEOMORPHIC FEATURES OF IMMENSE IMPORTANCE WITH UNIQUE BIOPHYSICAL AND ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES. THE WESTERN GHATS IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S EIGHT ‘HOTTEST HOTSPOT’ OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (UNESCO).

ELEPHANTS ENTERED THE WESTERN GHATS OF MAHARASHTRA STATE (INDIA) IN THE YEAR 2002/2005 IN THE SEARCH OF A HOMELAND. ELEPHANTS WELCOMED WITH CHAOS AND HESITATION BY THE CITIZENS OF MAHARASHTRA STATE. AND SHORTLY, THE NOISE OF HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT ECHOED IN THE WESTERN GHATS OF MAHARASHTRA.

WESTERN GHATS OF MAHARASHTRA STATE KNOWN AS THE SAHYADRI MOUNTAINS. THE CULTURE OF SOUTHERN INDIA IS PRIMARILY INFLUENCED BY THE SAHYADRI MOUNTAINS. THE SILENT VALLEYS OF THE SAHYADRI MOUNTAINS HAVE SUPPRESSED THE MYSTERIES. MYSTERIES OF THE SAHYADRI MOUNTAINS INSPIRED THE EPICS OF INDIAN CULTURE.

THE SAHYADRI MOUNTAINS IS DEMARCATED WITH THE MANMADE POLITICAL BOUNDARIES. BUT SAHYADRI MOUNTAINS AND THEIR WILDLIFE DON’T CARE ABOUT THE POLITICAL BOUNDARIES. THE NATURE OF THE SAHYADRI MOUNTAINS CAN’T BE RESTRICTED WITHIN THE POLITICAL BOUNDARIES.

IN THE YEAR 2013, A HERD OF ELEPHANT ACCIDENTLY ELECTROCUTED AT THE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS IN THE MAHARASHTRA STATE (INDIA). AND IT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF NINE ELEPHANTS. AMAZINGLY, ONLY ONE CALF, JAY SURVIVED.

ELEPHANTS ARE MIGRATORY SPECIES. CONVERSELY, JAY HAS SPENT A LONELY LIFE IN THE RESTRICTED PATCH OF JUNGLE. THE PATCH OF THE JUNGLE IS KNOWN AS THE CHALOBA JUNGLE LOCALLY AND IT’S THE HOMELAND OF JAY. THE STORY OF JAY IS NOT UNIQUE. THE STORY IS PERSISTENT WITH THE WILDLIFE OF THE WESTERN GHATS BECAUSE OF HUMAN INFLUENCE.

SILENCE OF SAHYADRI MOUNTAINS IS SHOUTING OUT THE MYSTERY OF JAY. THE SAHYADRI MOUNTAINS ARE ALL SET TO NARRATE ‘SAHYADRI: NATURE WITHOUT BORDERS’!

THE SAHYADRI MOUNTAINS ARE WAITING FOR THE STORYTELLER, FILMMAKERS AND AUDIENCE!

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