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...