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When Mark Shand, an aristocratic playboy and travel writer, decided that what heneeded was an elephant, it wasn’t long before he started getting phone calls fromIndia, offering elephants for sale. With the help of a Maratha nobleman, he purchased Tara, a young, scrawny female, and travelled with her—and a retinue of friends, old and new—for more than 800 kilometres across India, from Konark to the Sonepur Mela—the world’s oldest elephant market.From Bhim, a drink-racked mahout, he learnt the skills of elephant driving. Fromhis friend Aditya Patankar, he learnt about the culture and attitudes of India. Andwith Tara, his new companion,... Read More