Readings; India and Uttarakhand
... THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY UNDER EDIT ...
Titles by Harish Kapadia
These books are based on author's several visits to the regions in Uttarakhand, exploring its valleys and climbing peaks. Travel books concentrate most valuably on extremely rewarding summits, unknown passes and remote valleys, which have been hitheto neglected due to lack of information or difficulty of access.
A Passage to Himalaya
Harish Kapadia
(Editor),
ISBN :0195657748, Year: 2001, Edition: First, Pages : 351 + 55 b/w pictures, Binding : Hardcover
A Passage to Himalaya contains a selection of some of the finest writings from the Himalayan Journal, Volumes 1 to 55 (1928-2000). These are the best references on the Himalaya and the Karakoram. This volume contains articles on trekking. Climbing, tragedy, rescue, nature, and all other aspects of these ranges. The authors are some of the leading mountaineers of the last century.
Across Peaks & Passes in Kumaun Himalaya
Harish Kapadia, ISBN: 8173870969, Year: 1999, Edition: First, Pages: 229 + 61 coloured & b/w plates + 13 maps.
Kumaun is often confused with the other parts of Garhwal--indeed there is no official border to demarcate the region. Its eastern boundary runs along the Kali river which separates India from Nepal. The tributaries, Kuthi, Darma and Lassar, flow into the Kali at different points. The Kali valley is now a standard trade route from India into Tibet over the Lipu Lekh pass. There are many famous valleys like Milam, Pindari and Sunderdhunga. There are beautiful peaks like Panch Chulis, Chiring We and Hardeol.
The centre-piece of Kumaun region is, without doubt, the Nanda Devi Sanctuary. Until 1934 the gorge of the Rishiganga and the immediate area around Nanda Devi was the least known and most inaccessible part of the Himalaya. The early Indian surveyors and mountaineers alike were unable to penetrate the Inner Sanctuary. The book details the entire history of exploration and climbs into the Sanctuary.
Complete with several maps, illustrated with many photographs, tables of road distances and trek routes, this book is an exhaustive reference work on this area. The author's experience in Kumaun takes one to transformation of Kumaun from an ancient civilisation to a tourist destination. The book will be essential reference for all travellers, trekkers, mountaineers and historians interested in Kumaun or as a simple armchair travelogue.
The Contents
List of Illustrations
My Himalaya: An Introduction
1. The Valleys of Kumaun
2. Mountaineering in Kumaun
3. The Nanda Devi Sanctuary
4. Exploration and Ascents of Nanda Devi Peaks
5. Accident and Rescue in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary
6. A Trek in the Darma Valley
7. Climbing in the Milam Valley
8. Peaks and Passes of the Kalabaland Glacier
9. First Ascent of Chiring We
10. Ascents in the Panch Chuli Group
11. Accident on Panch Chuli
12. The Sunderdhunga Valley
13. A Trek in the Saryu Valley
Appendices
1. Regions and History of the Indian Himalaya
2. A Note on Climbing Mountains in India
3. Major Passes in Kumaun
4. Major River Valleys in Kumaun
5. Nomenclature and Notes
6. Major Peaks in Kumaun
7. Major Road Distances in Kumaun
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author(s)
Harish Kapadia began climbing and trekking in the range aroung Bombay, the Western Ghats. His first visit to the Himalaya was almosr 35 years ago. He has never looked back since, still trekking and climbing actively. His main contribution to Himalayan climbing has been to explore unknown areas and, in a number of cases, to open up climbing possibilities. Some of his major ascents have been of Devtoli (6788 m), Bandarpunch West (6102 m), Parilungbi (6166 m), and Lungser Kangri (6666 m). He has led five international joint expeditions, four with the British and one with the French.
Harish has a degree in Commerce, Law and Management from Bobbay University. He has published nine books. His books Exploring the Hidden Himalaya (with Soli Mehta), High Himalaya Unknown Valleys and Meeting the Mountains cover his various trips to the Himalaya, climbing and trekking in different regions. He is the editor of the prestigious Himalayan Journal for the past 20 years.
He was awarded the IMF Gold Medal by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation in 1993. Harish was invited to many countries to lecture on his Himalayan exploits. He is Vice-President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation and lives in Mumbai.
The Abode of Mahashiva
The Abode of Mahashiva Cults and Symbology in Jaunsar and Bawar in the Mid-Himalayas
ISBN : 8173870306
Year : 1995
Edition : First
Pages : 199 + 31 plates
In this study, the cultic manifestations of Mahashiva with its complex structure of symbology have been discovered and analysed in a broader spatio-temporal format.
THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY UNDER EDIT
|
