The Elephant Book: Myths, Folklore and True Stories

Adored, worshipped, exploited, killed—the elephant and its relationship with humans is fraught with
many emotions. With its funny trunk, majestic tusks, portly body and playfulness, the elephant is
full of contradictions. Is it a friend to man, like the elephant from old films such as Haathi Mere
Saathi (1971), or has this friendship come at a great cost for the elephant? What do we learn of the
elephant’s life from documentaries like The Elephant Whisperers (2022), which fetched its makers
an Academy Award?

In The Elephant Book: Myths, Folklore and True Stories, meet elephants from myths, history and
news stories, introducing you to different facets of their significance in culture, religion and politics.