Dr. K K Sarma, known as the Elephant man of Asia and 1st Veterinarian in India to get Padma Shri, visited the Department of
Veterinary Surgery & Radiology (VSR), Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana. Dr. Sarma is a world renowned wildlife expert and has expertise in taming the “Mast” male Elephants which go rogue during breeding season. He also has great expertise in translocating Rhinos from one part to another. He holds a world record of taming maximum number of Mast elephants wherein he has tamed 143 Mast elephants till date.
Dr. Sarma was invited to deliver lectures and give practical demonstrations to the Veterinary Surgery Faculty from all over India along with PG and Ph.D students of the department. He deliberated upon the common diseases of the elephant and the preventive and therapeutic measures/medicines for 
the same. He also showed the participants how to use a dart gun, how to load the dart and what are the do’s and don’ts of darting. In another session, he showed the do’s and Don’ts of handling the wildlife and the risks involved in dealing with wildlife. Dr. Navdeep Singh, HoD appreciated his efforts and thanked Dr. Sarma for visiting the department to give practical knowledge about wildlife to the Veterinary Surgeons and students.
Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice Chancellor also held deliberations with Dr. Sarma and appreciated his work and efforts in preserving the wildlife. Dr. Singh had discussion with Dr. Sarma about the National Natural Wildlife Museum coming up in Assam for preserving the Flora and Fauna of the country and appreciated the efforts being put in to preserve the rich heritage of wildlife of our country.
