Author: Dinesh Prasad Saklani
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173870903
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
15 pictures. The work presents a comprehensive study of the ancient communities touching their history in all dimensions including socio-economic, politico-cultural and religious traits and aspects of the ancient people of the area. One of the objectives of the work has been to trace out the roots of the present Himalayan culture and find out the cultural components of ancient inhabitants in the present society.
Ancient Communities of the Himalaya
Author: Dinesh Prasad Saklani
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173870903
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
15 pictures. The work presents a comprehensive study of the ancient communities touching their history in all dimensions including socio-economic, politico-cultural and religious traits and aspects of the ancient people of the area. One of the objectives of the work has been to trace out the roots of the present Himalayan culture and find out the cultural components of ancient inhabitants in the present society.
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173870903
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
15 pictures. The work presents a comprehensive study of the ancient communities touching their history in all dimensions including socio-economic, politico-cultural and religious traits and aspects of the ancient people of the area. One of the objectives of the work has been to trace out the roots of the present Himalayan culture and find out the cultural components of ancient inhabitants in the present society.
Himalaya Bound
Author: Michael Benanav
Publisher: Pegasus Books
ISBN: 9781643131382
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Following his vivid account of traveling with one of the last camel caravans on earth in Men of Salt, Michael Benanav now brings us along on a journey with a tribe of forest-dwelling nomads in India. Welcomed into a family of nomadic water buffalo herders, he joins them on their annual spring migration into the Himalayas, a superb adventure that explores the relationship between humankind and wild lands, and the dubious effect of environmental conservation on peoples whose lives are inseparably intertwined with the natural world.The migration Benanav embarked upon was plagued with problems, as government officials threatened to ban this nomadic family—and others in the Van Gujjar tribe—from the high alpine meadows where they had summered for centuries. Faced with the possibility that their beloved buffaloes would starve to death, and that their age-old way of life was doomed, the family charted a risky new course, which would culminating in an astonishing mountain rescue. And Benanav was arrested for documenting the story of their plight.Intimate and enthralling, Himalaya Bound paints a sublime picture of a rarely-seen world, revealing the hopes and fears, hardships and joys, of a people who wonder if there is still a place for them on this planet.
Publisher: Pegasus Books
ISBN: 9781643131382
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Following his vivid account of traveling with one of the last camel caravans on earth in Men of Salt, Michael Benanav now brings us along on a journey with a tribe of forest-dwelling nomads in India. Welcomed into a family of nomadic water buffalo herders, he joins them on their annual spring migration into the Himalayas, a superb adventure that explores the relationship between humankind and wild lands, and the dubious effect of environmental conservation on peoples whose lives are inseparably intertwined with the natural world.The migration Benanav embarked upon was plagued with problems, as government officials threatened to ban this nomadic family—and others in the Van Gujjar tribe—from the high alpine meadows where they had summered for centuries. Faced with the possibility that their beloved buffaloes would starve to death, and that their age-old way of life was doomed, the family charted a risky new course, which would culminating in an astonishing mountain rescue. And Benanav was arrested for documenting the story of their plight.Intimate and enthralling, Himalaya Bound paints a sublime picture of a rarely-seen world, revealing the hopes and fears, hardships and joys, of a people who wonder if there is still a place for them on this planet.
Himalaya
Author: Ed Douglas
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473546141
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
'Magnificent ... this book is unlikely to be surpassed' Telegraph This is the first major history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world's highest mountains. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 DUFF COOPER PRIZE An epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world's highest mountains: here Jesuit missionaries exchanged technologies with Tibetan Lamas, Mongol Khans employed Nepali craftsmen, Armenian merchants exchanged musk and gold with Mughals. Featuring scholars and tyrants, bandits and CIA agents, go-betweens and revolutionaries, Himalaya is a panoramic, character-driven history on the grandest but also the most human scale, by far the most comprehensive yet written, encompassing geology and genetics, botany and art, and bursting with stories of courage and resourcefulness. 'Magisterial' The Times 'His observations are sharp...his writing glows' New York Review of Books SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATURE
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473546141
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
'Magnificent ... this book is unlikely to be surpassed' Telegraph This is the first major history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world's highest mountains. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 DUFF COOPER PRIZE An epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world's highest mountains: here Jesuit missionaries exchanged technologies with Tibetan Lamas, Mongol Khans employed Nepali craftsmen, Armenian merchants exchanged musk and gold with Mughals. Featuring scholars and tyrants, bandits and CIA agents, go-betweens and revolutionaries, Himalaya is a panoramic, character-driven history on the grandest but also the most human scale, by far the most comprehensive yet written, encompassing geology and genetics, botany and art, and bursting with stories of courage and resourcefulness. 'Magisterial' The Times 'His observations are sharp...his writing glows' New York Review of Books SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATURE
History of Uttaranchal
Author: Omacanda Hāṇḍā
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Chamba Himalaya
Author: Ke. Āra Bhāratī
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871252
Category : Chamba (India : District)
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Located In The Western Himalayas, Chamba District Of Himachal Pradesh Is A Dream World. This Book Provides All The Physical, Cultural, Sociological Details About The Place.
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871252
Category : Chamba (India : District)
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Located In The Western Himalayas, Chamba District Of Himachal Pradesh Is A Dream World. This Book Provides All The Physical, Cultural, Sociological Details About The Place.
Garhwal Himalaya
Author: Ajay Singh Rawat
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871368
Category : Garhwal (India : Region)
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Reconstruction of the political and administrative history of Garhwal during the period 1358 to 1947.
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871368
Category : Garhwal (India : Region)
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Reconstruction of the political and administrative history of Garhwal during the period 1358 to 1947.
Forts and Palaces of the Western Himalaya
Author: Aśoka Jeratha
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871047
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871047
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Himalaya: A Human History
Author: Ed Douglas
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393542009
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
A magisterial history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures, and adventures among the world’s highest mountains. For centuries, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal elevation: pilgrims, adventurers, and mountaineers seeking to test themselves among the world’s most spectacular and challenging peaks. But far from being wild and barren, the Himalaya has been home to a diversity of indigenous and local cultures, a crucible of world religions, a crossroads for trade, and a meeting point and conflict zone for empires past and present. In this landmark work, nearly two decades in the making, Ed Douglas makes a thrilling case for the Himalaya’s importance in global history and offers a soaring account of life at the "roof of the world." Spanning millennia, from the earliest inhabitants to the present conflicts over Tibet and Everest, Himalaya explores history, culture, climate, geography, and politics. Douglas profiles the great kings of Kathmandu and Nepal; he describes the architects who built the towering white Stupas that distinguish Himalayan architecture; and he traces the flourishing evolution of Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism that brought Himalayan spirituality to the world. He also depicts with great drama the story of how the East India Company grappled for dominance with China’s emperors, how India fought Mao’s Communists, and how mass tourism and ecological transformation are obscuring the bloody legacy of the Cold War. Himalaya is history written on the grandest yet also the most human scale—encompassing geology and genetics, botany and art, and bursting with stories of courage and resourcefulness.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393542009
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
A magisterial history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures, and adventures among the world’s highest mountains. For centuries, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal elevation: pilgrims, adventurers, and mountaineers seeking to test themselves among the world’s most spectacular and challenging peaks. But far from being wild and barren, the Himalaya has been home to a diversity of indigenous and local cultures, a crucible of world religions, a crossroads for trade, and a meeting point and conflict zone for empires past and present. In this landmark work, nearly two decades in the making, Ed Douglas makes a thrilling case for the Himalaya’s importance in global history and offers a soaring account of life at the "roof of the world." Spanning millennia, from the earliest inhabitants to the present conflicts over Tibet and Everest, Himalaya explores history, culture, climate, geography, and politics. Douglas profiles the great kings of Kathmandu and Nepal; he describes the architects who built the towering white Stupas that distinguish Himalayan architecture; and he traces the flourishing evolution of Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism that brought Himalayan spirituality to the world. He also depicts with great drama the story of how the East India Company grappled for dominance with China’s emperors, how India fought Mao’s Communists, and how mass tourism and ecological transformation are obscuring the bloody legacy of the Cold War. Himalaya is history written on the grandest yet also the most human scale—encompassing geology and genetics, botany and art, and bursting with stories of courage and resourcefulness.
Himalayan Wildlife, Habitat and Conservation
Author: Sharad Singh Negi
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788185182681
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788185182681
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Himalayan Rivers, Lakes, and Glaciers
Author: Sharad Singh Negi
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788185182612
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788185182612
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description