Himalayan Wonderland

Download or read book Himalayan Wonderland written by Manohar Singh Gill and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2010 with total page 288 pages. 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.

Download or read book Himalayan Wonderland; Travels in Lahaul-Spiti written by Manohar Singh Gill and published by Delhi : Vikas Publishing House. This book was released on 1972 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Enchanting Himalayas written by Kiranshankar Maitra and published by Mittal Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lahaul-Spiti written by S.C. Bajpai and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 2002-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Present Study Describes The Land And People Of Lahaul-Spiti, A Remote District Of Himachal Pradesh. It Is A Multi-Disciplinary Study And The Subject Has Been Dealt With Chronologically, In Order To Present An Overall Picture Of This Beautiful And Unique Region Of The Himalayas.

Download or read book Lahoul, the Mystery Land in the Himalayas written by Ram Nath Sahni and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Is A First Hand Account Of The Overall Picture Of The Beautiful Lahoul Valley Surrounded By Lofty Snow-Capped Mountain Ranges Of The Western Himalaya. The Author, A Native Of The Valley, Has Painstakingly Done A Deep Study Of Its History, Culture, Religion, Languages, Folklore And Has Uncovered The Mysteries Of Its Diversities.

Download or read book Ladakh written by Janhwij Sharma and published by Har-Anand Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ladakh, A Region Isolated For Centuries, Has Unique, Exclusive And Rich Cultural Base. This Magnificently Illustrated Book Provides A Comprehensive Account Of The Architectural Heritage Of This Unparalaled Landscape.

Download or read book Buddhist Monasteries of Himachal written by Om Chand Handa and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: