“RECENTLY, my daughter died. Losing a child... the pain is incomparable. When I cried, Raghu wiped my tears away with his trunk. And this small gesture comforted me. Taking care of Raghu reminds me of taking care of my own daughter in so many ways. It's like she has come back into my life.”

But who is Raghu? He is an elephant, of course.

I was fascinated by the life of an old married couple who live a simple life in an elephant sanct