udhagamandalam oscar winning elephant whisperer fame v bellie a tribal woman has become the first woman kavadi assistant to a mahout in tamil nadu chief minister m k stalin gave her the appointment order at the secretariat on wednesdaybellie will be posted at the theppakadu elephant camp the oldest in the country located at the mudumalai tiger reserve mtr in the nilgiris bellie and her husband k bomman were taking care of abandoned elephant calves bommi and raghu at theppakadu some two years ago its a matter of pride for all of us that a woman has become a kavadi said supriya sahu additional chief secretary environment climate change and forest departmentin her new role bellie will have to take care of several elephants but she says her heart will be with the calves i am so happy bellie told toi besides doing the regular work of the kavadi i will especially take care of the calves at the camp bomman who was also present during the occasion said we are excited that the president of india is going to visit our elephant camp on saturday we had invited her when we visited rashtrapati bhavan on her invitation a few months agothe oscarwinning movie was made on the poignant bonding between the mahout couple and the elephant calves raghu and bommi at theppakadu prime minister narendra modi felicitated the couple at the camp on april 9 while stalin felicitated the stars of the oscarwinning documentary at the secretariat on march 15 he also handed over a shield and a cheque for rs1 lakh each as a token of appreciation to the couple