As apparent from the title and book-cover itself, the book The Lost World of Ladakh is a collection of century-old photographs of the trans-Himalayan terrain of Ladakh. Tastefully captured by a talented amateur photographer, Claude Rupert Trench Wilmot who was…
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Category: Books, Talks and Rants
Tags: bates, Book, expedition, harman, Hemis, Himalayas, Karakoram, Kashmir, Kullu, Ladakh, Leh, review, the lost world of ladakh, Tibet, trade route, wilmot, yarkand
My most recent trip to Kotgarh Valley came as a sweet surprise and just as the previous one to the region, was a totally unplanned one. The unavailability of a suitable accommodation at Narkanda, while on a family-trip last monsoon,…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: Apple, Church, Golden, Gorton, Himachal, Hindustan-Tibet, Jubbal, Kotgarh, Kullu, Narkanda, Rampur, Satluj, Shimla, Stokes, Sutlej, Thanadhar, Thanedhar, Valley
The ensuing thoughts are based on my visit to the popular destination Solang late in the spring last year. Having visited Manali on numerous occasions serving varied purposes, it was only then when the long cherished wish to experience its…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: adventure, Bara Banghal, Beas, Deodar, Himachal, Himalaya, Kothi, Kullu, Manali, Palchan, Photography, Pirpanjal, Rohtang, Solang, travel, Valley, Vashishth
Situated a little more than ten kilometer from the fine spreading of enormous deodars jacketing the touristy Manali, Kothi makes for quite a visible delight. At 2552 m, almost placed at the foot of the mighty Rohtang La, since time…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: Banghal, Beas, Great Himalayan Range, Gulaba, Himachal Pradesh, Kothi, Kullu, Manali, Moorcraft, Palchan, Photography, Rahla, Rohtang, Shakuntla Tibba, Solang, travel, Trebuck, Valley