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Shand was the [[author]] of ''Travels on My Elephant'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Shand|first=Mark|title=Travels on my Elephant|url=http://www.amazon.com/Travels-my-Elephant-Mark-Shand/dp/0879518685/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333403026&sr=1-1|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=2 April 2012}}</ref> ''River Dog''<ref>{{cite web|last=Shand|first=Mark|title=River Dog: A Journey Down the Brahmaputra|url=http://www.amazon.com/River-Dog-Journey-Down-Brahmaputra/dp/0349115141/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333403026&sr=1-4|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=2 April 2012}}</ref> and other books.<ref>{{cite web|title=Down the Brahmaputra|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/04/14/stories/2002041400150400.htm|publisher=The Hindu|date=14 April 2002|accessdate=2 April 2012}}</ref> He has also been featured in many documentaries, some related to his writings. [[Elephants]] are featured in many of his writings and other pursuits. Being an unabashed [[Indophile]], the majority of his writings and TV features are Indo-Nostalgic. He |
Shand was the [[author]] of ''Travels on My Elephant'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Shand|first=Mark|title=Travels on my Elephant|url=http://www.amazon.com/Travels-my-Elephant-Mark-Shand/dp/0879518685/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333403026&sr=1-1|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=2 April 2012}}</ref> ''River Dog''<ref>{{cite web|last=Shand|first=Mark|title=River Dog: A Journey Down the Brahmaputra|url=http://www.amazon.com/River-Dog-Journey-Down-Brahmaputra/dp/0349115141/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333403026&sr=1-4|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=2 April 2012}}</ref> and other books.<ref>{{cite web|title=Down the Brahmaputra|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/04/14/stories/2002041400150400.htm|publisher=The Hindu|date=14 April 2002|accessdate=2 April 2012}}</ref> He has also been featured in many documentaries, some related to his writings. [[Elephants]] are featured in many of his writings and other pursuits. Being an unabashed [[Indophile]], the majority of his writings and TV features are Indo-Nostalgic. He had a deep interest in the [[Hindu]] religion and [[India]]n culture.<ref name="Mark Shand is the Elephant man"/> |
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As a [[BBC]] [[conservation movement|conservationist]] and travel writer, he authored a book and the corresponding BBC documentary ''[[Queen of the Elephants]]'', based on the life of the first female mahout in recent times — [[Parbati Barua]] of [[Kaziranga]]. The book went on to win the 1996 [[Thomas Cook Travel Book Award]] and the [[:fr:Prix littéraire de Trente millions d'amis|Prix Litteraire d'Amis]], providing publicity simultaneously to the profession of mahouts, and to Kaziranga.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bordoloi|first=Anupam|title =Wild at heart|publisher =[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|date=2005-03-15|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050313/asp/look/story_4480991.asp|accessdate = 2007-02-26 }}</ref> |
As a [[BBC]] [[conservation movement|conservationist]] and travel writer, he authored a book and the corresponding BBC documentary ''[[Queen of the Elephants]]'', based on the life of the first female mahout in recent times — [[Parbati Barua]] of [[Kaziranga]]. The book went on to win the 1996 [[Thomas Cook Travel Book Award]] and the [[:fr:Prix littéraire de Trente millions d'amis|Prix Litteraire d'Amis]], providing publicity simultaneously to the profession of mahouts, and to Kaziranga.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bordoloi|first=Anupam|title =Wild at heart|publisher =[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|date=2005-03-15|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050313/asp/look/story_4480991.asp|accessdate = 2007-02-26 }}</ref> |
Revision as of 17:46, 23 April 2014
Mark Shand | |
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Born | Mark Roland Shand 28 June 1951 |
Died | April 23, 2014 | (aged 62)
Occupation(s) | Travel writer, Conservationist |
Spouse | Clio Goldsmith (1990–2014) |
Children | Ayesha Shand |
Parent(s) | Major Bruce Shand The Hon. Rosalind Maud Cubitt |
Relatives | Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (sister) Annabel Elliot (sister) Sonia Cubitt, Baroness Ashcombe (grandmother) Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe (grandfather) Edward Goldsmith (father-in-law) |
Mark Roland Shand (28 June 1951 - 23 April 2014), was a British travel writer and conservationist known for being Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall's brother.[1][2][3] He was chairman of Elephant Family, a wildlife foundation.[4]
Family
Shand was the son of Major Bruce Shand and his wife the Hon. Rosalind Maud Cubitt, daughter of the 3rd Baron Ashcombe and the former Sonia Keppel. He was brother to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Annabel Elliot.[3] He was educated at Milton Abbey School. In 1990, he married Clio Goldsmith, a French former actress and a daughter of Edward Goldsmith. They had a daughter named Ayesha.[5]
Career
Shand was the author of Travels on My Elephant,[6] River Dog[7] and other books.[8] He has also been featured in many documentaries, some related to his writings. Elephants are featured in many of his writings and other pursuits. Being an unabashed Indophile, the majority of his writings and TV features are Indo-Nostalgic. He had a deep interest in the Hindu religion and Indian culture.[3]
As a BBC conservationist and travel writer, he authored a book and the corresponding BBC documentary Queen of the Elephants, based on the life of the first female mahout in recent times — Parbati Barua of Kaziranga. The book went on to win the 1996 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and the Prix Litteraire d'Amis, providing publicity simultaneously to the profession of mahouts, and to Kaziranga.[9] Shand is actively involved in the conservation of the Asian elephant and co-founded a charity called Elephant Family. He also wrote a book about his adventure with "Tara" (his elephant) in India.[3]
On 23 April, 2014 it was reported that Shand had been taken to a New York hospital after sustaining a serious head injury caused by a fall outside a New York night club after lighting a cigarette. He had been attending an after show party for a fund raising event in the city.[10] Later that same day, it was reported that Shand had died.
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References
- ^ "The Elephant Man". wmagazine. March 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "The Duchess of Cornwall Background". royal.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d Mark Shand is the Elephant man, Lifestyle : Mark Shand
- ^ "Elephant Family". elephantfamily.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Camilla's brother in love split?". The Daily Mail. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ Shand, Mark. "Travels on my Elephant". Amazon. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ Shand, Mark. "River Dog: A Journey Down the Brahmaputra". Amazon. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Down the Brahmaputra". The Hindu. 14 April 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ Bordoloi, Anupam (15 March 2005). "Wild at heart". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 February 2007.
- ^ Duchess of Cornwall's brother sustains serious head injury BBC News 23 April 2014
External links
- Mark Shand at IMDb