This is probably the only Indian travelogue of the Himalayas, which I loved reading. Gaurav Punj does not give you the Himalayas like you would have expected or read of or seen. He just gives you his version – plain and simple and no frills attached.
"The Land of Flying Lamas" is a charming book – the sort that also is capable of calming the reader to a large extent. It is wistful and I felt I was there, in the mountains, sharing stories with people around me and sipping my cup of tea. Punj speaks of treks, and the life in neighbouring areas. A book that will satisfy the soul for sure.
The Land of Flying Lamas & Other Real Travel Stories from the Indian Himalaya is a book which talks about the beauty of the Himalayan range of mountains and describes it as a place that is so magical that you might just see flying Lamas.
Summary of the Book
Everyone knows of the beauty of the Himalayas, but not many have actually been there to witness it. The book comes to explain that beyond the Himalayas that is known to most people is a place which has beautiful green meadows, streams flowing with bubbly water and pretty flowers in bloom. This is the part of the great mountains that hasn't been taken over by tourism. The book is a compilation of short stories of people who have experienced the real Himalayas and have shared their stories - it is a call for those of us who wish to travel and to find ourselves. A chapter by one of India's Top Fitness Professionals, Rujuta Diwekar, on why one has to trek and what effects trekking has on the body completes the book.
About the Author
Gaurav Punj is the author of this book and the creator of CWH (Connect With Himalaya). It is a forum that promotes tourism in the lesser known parts of the Himalayas which are waiting to be explored.
Table of contents
Foreword: A Few Words by Harish Kapadia – The Mountain Man
The Why, What and How of This Book
Prologue: The Other Himalaya
Story 1: Kashmir: Second Chance
Camping in Lidder Valley and High Drama in a Chaupan Hut
Story 2: The Ladakh Blues, Whites and Browns
The Khardung La Adventure and Patriotism at 4500m
Story 3: The High of Kulu Valley
A Path Less Travelled and the Lost City of Thava
Story 4: Surreal Spiti
The pastures of Kara and the 'friendly spirit' Phenomenon
Story 5: Rupin-Supin – the Descendants of the Kauravas
A village of Tattooed Women and Surviving and Himalayan Thunderstorm
Story 6: Nanda-Devi – More Than a Mountain
A Never-Ending Day and the Veil of the Goddess
Story 7: Darma Valley – The Land of Flying Lamas
The Four Meadows of Nagling and the Himalayan Viagra
Story 8: Darjeeling Hills and The Story of a Brave Girl
The day we Ran for the Ant-Eaters
Story 9: Sikkim and the Art of Tourism
The Trek Cake and Nimo ki momo
Story 10: Arunachal: A Preview
Epilogue: Trekking – the Way of the Wise by Rujuta Diwekar
Appendix
Altitude Sickness
Common Trekking Terms
The Next Ten
Acknowledgements
| Publisher | Westland Publisher |
| Imprint | Tranquebar |
| Publication Year | 2013 December |
| ISBN-13 | 9789383260522 |
| ISBN-10 | 9383260521 |
| Language | English |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | 256 Pages |
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