Travels on my Elephant [electronic resource]
Shand, Mark2012
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With the help of a Maratha nobleman, Mark Shand bought an elephant named Tara and rode her over six hundred miles across India to the Sonepur Mela, the world’s oldest elephant market. From Bhim, a drink-racked mahout, Shand learned to ride and care for her. From his friend Aditya Patankar he learned Indian ways. And with Tara, his new companion, he fell in love. Travels on My Elephant is the story of their epic journey across India, from packed highways to dusty back roads where communities have remained unchanged for millennia. It is also a memorable, touching account of Tara’s transformation from scrawny beggar elephant to star attraction. In this new edition Mark Shand explains how what began as an adventurous whim has developed, decades later, into a life of campaigning to provide vital migratory corridors for these magnificent creatures, whose habitat is under constant assault from man.
Main title:
Travels on my Elephant [electronic resource] / Mark Shand
Author:
Shand, Mark, Author
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Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Eland Publishing, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
ISBN:
9781780600079
Language:
English
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BRN:
375037