LONDON, Feb 24:
A series of curious objects, including fertility symbols, collected by a British conservationist on his tours of India will help raise millions of pounds for a charity he founded to save the Asian elephant. Mark Shand, the brother of Camilla Parker-Bowles – wife of Prince Charles, had set up Elephant Family as a Non-Novernmental Organisation (NGO) dedicated to protecting the Asian elephant from extinction in the wild.
‘Mark Shand’s Adventures and his Cabinet of Curiosities’ has been conceptualised as a multi-medium exhibition that captures the many journeys made by the writer and philanthropist, including many riding his Indian elephant named Tara.
While Shand passed away suddenly nearly four years ago, his daughter Ayesha is spearheading a new fundraising drive for the charity by putting up for auction some of the unique objects he collected on his travels as well as photographs of his adventures by Indian photographer Aditya Patankar.
“Following his death in 2014, I inherited many of the photographs from his travels, and his cabinet of curiosities, and I looked for ways to understand and honour his exceptional life. (PTI)
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