The life and death of Lakshmi Kumari, an elephant as old as the Indian Constitution
The life and death of Lakshmi Kumari, an elephant as old as the Indian Constitution For most of her life of 70 years, she was entitled to a promise of compassion. But it was never delivered. Representative image. | Sivaram V/ Reuters Towards the end of 2020, a world desperate for feel-good stories celebrated the deliverance of “the world’s loneliest elephant” from three decades of captivity in Pakistan. Born in Sri Lanka in 1985 Kaavan was gifted to Pakistan as a young, frightened and lonely calf. His sole companion, another elephant from Bangladesh, died in 2012. Aft...
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