Good Morning America – GMA3 segment

World Elephant Day 2022 was a great opportunity to amplify the exploitation of “festival elephants” on the world’s most watched morning shows – ABC Network’s Good Morning America.

i24 News

Captivity Kills! That’s the dire message by Sangita Iyer, as she discusses the plight of festival elephants on one of the popular TV cables – i24 News.

The Elephant Matrix now has its own channel!

We are truly excited to announce the launch of the 26-part series, Asian Elephants 101, on Unchainedtv.com. Plant Based News organization with millions of subscribers has covered this trailblazing partnership that The Elephant Matrix has fostered with UnchainedTV.com

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Gods in Shackles book held the #1 Amazon Bestseller under the Animal Rights category for a week. In this “Conversations for Conservation” podcast, hosted by Coe Lewis, you will hear about the challenges facing the elephants of India, and how you can be part of the solution.

Our Founder, Sangita Iyer , was interviewed by Nikita in the ‘All About Elephants Show
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Listen to Sangita Iyer’s interview with a veteran broadcaster, Mark Thompson on iHeart Radio’s Tim Conway Jr.Show
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Our founder Sangita Iyer shares her courageous and heartbreaking story of becoming an advocate for abused Asian elephants
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Our founder Sangita Iyer talks about her two books, and captive elephant culture in South Asia

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Filmmaker Sangita Iyer on saving Indian elephants from torture

Nature and wildlife filmmaker Sangita Iyer, Director & Producer of ‘Gods in Shackles’ tells the Indiaspora 2016 audience why the exploitation of temple and festive elephants in the name of culture and religion must stop.

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