Rupali Ganguly was pleasantly surprised recently when she got to know that somebody had adopted an elephant on her behalf. A fan from Canada adopted an elephant called Mayan, which is in Kenya with the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Incidentally, Rupali wasn’t even aware of this; it was brought to her notice by one of her friends.

Rupali shares, “One of my writer friends saw it on Instagram and told me about it. That’s when I got to know that this girl had adopted the elephant last year on my birthday and she has done it this year, too. I was overwhelmed. I missed seeing her message on social media last year, but I am glad I got to know about this beautiful gesture. I always say that I have the spirit of tigress, the soul of an elephant and the loyalty of a dog.”

Talking about her wish to meet elephant Mayan, the Anupamaa actress says, “I am very fond of elephants and I hope that I am able to visit Kenya someday and meet elephant Mayan. I would love to do that. I haven’t yet spoken to Sandhya Bodapati, who has done this for me. My team has connected with her and I’ll speak to her soon.”