An amazing story, Kanishk Tharoor’s 'Elephant at Sea' is the journey of an elephant - a gift for the princess of Morocco - from Kozhikode, Kerala to Rabat in Morocco. As the story advances, it transforms into a journey through the psyche of the elephant. It deals with the bigger issue, of relocation of the animal, from its natural habitat and its country; of loneliness, its love for water and the dream of lowering itself into mud at the end of the day. Nevertheless the animal adapts to its new environment, without protest. The consciousness of the loss of individuality does not daunt the elephant, which surrenders readily and ambitiously to a new lifestyle and a new identity. The love of water translates into a bigger dream - the mahout’s dream. The elephant on seeing its reflection in the pond yearns for the sea. Towards the end of the story, the mahout whispers to the elephant, to stop dreaming of home or of him… “dream of the sea, my life, dream of the sea”. When th