Without language that speaks the welfare of elephants and safeguards them from commercial exploitation, the elephant will ...

A controversial elephant in the southern Indian state of Kerala is back in the news after a local temple bid a record amount for his participation in its annual festival. BBC Hindi's Imran Qureshi ...

Once feared as lethal weapons in war, Asian elephants are now revered as symbols of peace and spirituality. In India, the elephant is considered a sacred creature. Many Hindus believe that Ganesha ...

Biplab Hazra's picture shows a calf on fire as it and an adult elephant run for their lives in eastern India. Announcing the award, Sanctuary magazine said "this sort of humiliation... is routine".

The object I have chosen is an Elephant bell from India. It was my Grandfather's, pictured here, who, with his family were part of the expatriate community who made up the "Raj" in India before ...