Overview

• Kuwari, an Assam Forest Department elephant in Kaziranga since 1986, gave birth to a healthy female calf at noon on October 4.
• Assam Environment and Forest Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary confirmed the name Mayabini on X on October 5, describing it as a symbol of new life, hope and harmony.
• The name references Garg’s song 'Mayabini raatir bukut', which resonated with supporters during his last rites after his death in Singapore on September 19.
• The calf is Kuwari’s second offspring after Griharaj, and park officials report the newborn is under the mother’s care.
• Kaziranga authorities also recorded a pair of migratory painted storks on October 3, the first sighting in three years for the near-threatened species.