Mark Shand

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Mark Shand, born 28 June 1951, is a travel writer and conservationist. He is the author of Travels on My Elephant, River Dog and other books. He has also featured in many documentaries, some related to his writings. Elephants feature in much of his writings and other pursuits. Being an unabashed Indophile, the majority of his writings and TV features are Indo-Nostalgic. He has a deep interest in the Hindu religion and traditional Indian culture. He is the brother of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall (previously Camilla Parker Bowles). In 1990, he married Clio Goldsmith, a daughter of Edward Goldsmith, with whom he has a daughter.

[edit] Awards

As a BBC conservationist and travel writer he authored a book and the corresponding BBC documentary Queen of the Elephants, based on the life of the first female mahout in recent times — Parbati Barua of Kaziranga. The book went on to win the 1996 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and the Prix Litteraire d'Amis, providing publicity simultaneously to the profession of mahouts, and to Kaziranga.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bordoloi, Anupam. "Wild at heart", The Telegraph, 2005-03-15. Retrieved on 2007-02-26. 
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