Travels on My Elephant Author:Mark Shand With the help of a Maratha nobleman, Mark Shand bought an Indian elephant, Tara, whom he rode over 600 miles to the world's oldest elephant market, the Sonepur Mela. From Bhim, a drink-racked mahout, he learned the skills of elephant driving, and from his friend Aditya Patankar he learned Indian ways. — This account of their epic journey is a... more »lso a memorable, touching account of Tara's transformation from scrawny, beggar elephant to star attraction, and of Mark's developing love affair with elephants.« less
Very interesting! And wish I had a life like that, to just drop everything and go ride an elephant in India... Interested to read his previous one as well.