Suman
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Vantara Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT) in India

Biography

♀ Suman

Identification

Chip id Number	0007195FB9
Rajastan database	902

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 15 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2011-09-27 captive-born
Birth place:	in Moonlight circus

Parents:	♂ Bijoli x ♀ Chanda
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Vantara Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT), in India

Date of arrival

2018-05-25	Vantara Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT) from Amer Fort elephant village

2018-05-22	Amer Fort elephant village from Rajendra Kumar Sharma

	Rajendra Kumar Sharma from Moonlight circus

Record history
History of updates	2018-05-29: new record 2020-11-07: Updated as lost to trace 2023-09-24: Chip id nr

Latest document update	2023-09-28 18:00:29
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Biography

Suman is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Vantara Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT), in India.

Suman arrived in 2018-05-25 to the Vantara Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT), relocated from the Amer Fort elephant village, in India.

Social

Suman lives together with 66 other elephants at the Vantara Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT): (detailed list)

1. ♀ Ruby born 1964
2. ♂ Ajit born 1995
3. ♀ Anar
4. ♀ Basanti born 1963?
5. ♂ Bijoli
6. ♀ Bishnupriya born 2005
7. ♀ Champa
8. ♀ Chanda
9. ♂ Gajraj
10. ♀ Gemini (Jamini) born 1964
11. ♀ Jonaki born 2007-04-00
12. ⚪ Kamno born 2015
13. ♀ Laxmi born 2001
14. ♀ Laxmipriya born 2002
15. ♀ Mangala
16. ♀ Nittya (Nitya) born 1991
17. ♀ Rajeshwari
18. ♀ Rani
19. ♀ Saraswati
20. ♀ Seetha
21. ♀ Shyama
22. ♀ Sushila born 1994
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66. ♂ Vishwa born 2018-09-30

Origin

Suman was born captive-born 2011-09-27 at Moonlight circus.

Parentage

Parents of Suman are: ♂ Bijoli (father) and ♀ Chanda (mother).

Siblings through the father Bijoli:

2007-04-00(F) Jonaki
~2009 -- † 2025-01-09 (F) Peanut

Siblings through the mother Chanda:

2007-04-00(F) Jonaki
~2009 - † 2025-01-09 (F) Peanut

Pedigree

**Sumans ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Suman	Sire (f): Bijoli Born: 2026-04	Sire ff: Born: 2026-04	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born: 2026-04	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-04	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born: 2026-04	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Chanda Born: 2026-04	Sire mf: Born: 2026-04	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born: 2026-04	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-04	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born: 2026-04	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

At the Moonlight Circus, the inspection team learnt that an elephant calf with the circus named Suman had not been registered with the AWBI, even though the circus was exhibiting the animal. The unregistered calf was born on 27 September 2011.

A local court in Ajmer on Monday ruled that a 10-year-old female elephant calf, rescued from illegal custody, be handed over to the state wildlife department...

The calf was found in Ajmer without documents required under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and shifted her to a state-run facility according to the Central Zoo Authority Guidelines, said NG Jayasimha, managing director of Humane Society International.

The order came on a case against accused, Rajendra Kumar Sharma, who was keeping the elephant illegally.

“The accused applied to the forest department for a transport permit to take Suman back to Ajmer and the department came to know that the calf was in their possession and rescued her,” said Jayasmiha.

He said Sharma had transported Suman from Ajmer to Jaipur on May 22 and an FIR was lodged against him under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 on May 23. On May 25, forest department officials seized Suman from the accused and took her into their custody.

The forest department officials then filed a case of Hunting and other offences under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ajmer, on Saturday.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Suman, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Vantara Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust (RKTEWT) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11722. (archived at the Wayback machine)