Contents

1. Title Page
2. Dedication
3. Map
4. Prologue
5. 1 Elephant Headquarters
6. 2 An Original Elephant
7. 3 Bandobast
8. 4 Paint, Pujas and Pandits
9. 5 The Black Pagoda
10. 6 In the Tracks of the King of Bliss
11. 7 Touch-me-not
12. 8 An Angry Tusker
13. 9 Firinghee Mahout
14. 10 Tara’s Tantrum
15. 11 Death in the Jungle
16. 12 Double Dipper
17. 13 Full Control Ceremony
18. 14 McCluskiegunge
19. 15 The Land of the Buddha
20. 16 The Mighty Ganga
21. 17 The Haathi Bazaar
22. 18 Mela Madness
23. 19 Swept Away
24. 20 Elephant Trading
25. 21 God’s Will
26. Epilogue
27. Afterword
28. Bibliography
29. Acknowledgements
30. Copyright