Ashok Kumar: Sand Artist from Bihar: Famous Biharis


Brutal death of a female elephant in Kerala has created shock waves all across the country. People have expressed various emotions including grief, disgust and anger after coming to know about the news. The female elephant who was also pregnant, was given crackers laden pineapple fruit to eat by some locals in Malappuram, Kerala, which broke her jaws. The injured elephant went to the river and stood there for 3 days in water till her death.

Ashok Kumar, a sand artist from Bihar has created his sand art dedicated to the female elephant and her unborn kid. You can check the news article about this here on DNA

Ashok Kumar is a budding sand artist who makes sand art on the banks of river Saryu. He is not only a sand artist, but is also a trained diver of National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF). He belongs to Nawaji Tola Dharmsala village. You can read more about him in this HT news article

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