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Author : Teg Bahadur Kapur
Release : 1987
Genre : Ladākh (India : District)
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Book Synopsis Ladakh, the Wonderland by : Teg Bahadur Kapur
Download or read book Ladakh, the Wonderland written by Teg Bahadur Kapur. This book was released on 1987. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kapur Tegbahadur
Release : 1987
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Book Synopsis Ladakh the Wonderland by : Kapur Tegbahadur
Download or read book Ladakh the Wonderland written by Kapur Tegbahadur. This book was released on 1987. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Manohar Singh Gill
Release : 2010
Genre : Travel
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Book Synopsis Himalayan Wonderland by : Manohar Singh Gill
Download or read book Himalayan Wonderland written by Manohar Singh Gill. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 16 black and white and 8 colour illustrations In the summer of 1962, a restless young Indian administrator, Manohar Singh Gill, made an arduous journey from the north Indian plains to the farthest reaches of the Indian Himalayas- the Lahaul and Spiti valleys- and spent a year there, living and working amongst the people. Gill went on to a distinguished career in the civil services and government, but his experience of the relentless beauty of these spectacular Himalayan deserts and the generosity of the people of this land changed him for life. Part memoir, part travel book and part anthropology, Himalayan Wonderland is a witty, opinionated account of Gill's lifelong affair with this extraordinary region. The book, however, is much more than one man's account of a place - it is a hopeful and enlightening view of the practice of administration and the joy of working with people. Illustrated with more than forty photographs taken by Gill himself, and including detailed contour maps and information on trekking routes in Lahaul and Spiti, this is a remarkably illuminating and accessible account of this faraway land- from the 1960s, when few knew about the place, to today's unpredictable world of receding glaciers and lost cultures.
Author : Sian Pritchard-Jones
Release : 2014-05-18
Genre : Travel
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Book Synopsis Ladakh by : Sian Pritchard-Jones
Download or read book Ladakh written by Sian Pritchard-Jones. This book was released on 2014-05-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ladakh is a wonderland of mesmerising, sweeping vistas. With its barren, rugged mountains, crystal clear skies and inspiring visions of a lost Shangri-La, Ladakh is a very special place. Beyond the Himalaya, on the edge of Tibet, it is a hidden paradise for trekkers, tourists and travellers. Above all, Ladakh is a unique land in which to visit and explore what remains of the Tibetan Buddhist culture. Soaring to the sky and clustered around jagged crags are intriguing, fairytale monasteries. Such places still reverberate with the sound of chanting monks, eerie chambers of silent devotions and the haunting tones of long horns, often heard at the many festivals. This book aims to fill the void between casual observation and further knowledge. The fascinating world of Himalayan Buddhist culture can be observed right here, among the magical monasteries of Ladakh. * geography and history of the region * cultural and religious background * monastery plans and maps * details of the Buddhist deities * illustrated with black and white photographs
