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Book Talk: Himalayan Playground by Trevor Braham
“How wonderfully fresh and adventurous it must have been for the 20-year-old Braham travelling through the Himalaya in 1942 as a young soldier on leave during the Second World War and how wonderful to have Sherpa companions whom he had…
Read MoreBook Talk: Jim Corbett of Kumaon by DC Kala
“A tiger among men, lover of the underdog, a hero in war and pestilence, a model zamindar and employer, an ascetic, naturalist, and, above all, a hunter of maneating tigers and leopards for thirty-two active years in the then three…
Read MoreBook Talk: The Sacred Mountain by John Snelling
As apparent from the title and book-cover itself, “The Sacred Mountain” is a travel manual to the holiest of mountain regions – the Kailash Mansarovar – located in Tibet trans-Himalayas, which is regarded sacred by followers of no less than…
Read MoreGadget and Gear Talk: Sandisk Sansa Clip+ Music player and Yuin Pk3 earphones
For me, travel and music are conjointly associated. Notwithstanding the mode of travel, good music always accompanies me. Long after a trip gets over, each track transports me back to relive that particular experience. My preferred music that accompanied me…
Read MoreBook Talk: The Shining Mountain; Two Men on Changabang’s West Wall
As you would have noticed from the cover of it, the book is an account of the author Peter Boardman’s inspiring climb of the west face of the 6864m Changabang along with his teammate Joe Tasker who also provided some…
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