Author: R C Naithani
Publisher: Publications Division
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 455
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8123007671
Description
This book on the Himalayas is thought-provoking and unique, as it traces political, economic, social and cultural changes from the Pamirs to Nepal in the last 2000 years and the impact of cataclysmic movements in the earth’s crust and their impact on the changes.
The present book tries to reconstruct a glorious and unified Himalayas from the ruins of its geography, history and political economy. It is not possible to think of a brighter future for these poverty stricken people unless all these physical, social, cultural, historical, political and economic aspects are analyzed in the light of the present day problems being faced by the Himalayan societies. The Himalayas discussed in the book is one which goes across the political boundaries of different countries but is characterized by an inherent unity of its extensive and solid socio-cultural base.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
The Rise of Himalayas during Historical Period-Geographical, Geological and Biological Evidences
The Rise of Himalayas during Historical Period - The Indirect Evidences Drawn from
Historical and Local Traditions
The Political and Economic Impact of the Himalayas through Ages
The Racial Composition of the Himalayan People
The Western Margins of the Northern Mountains
Chitral and the Kafirs
The Gilgit Agency including Hunza, Nagar, Ponyal and Baltistan
The Valley of Kashmir and Adjacent Areas
Ladakh
Tibet-The Land and its People
The Alpine and Sub-Alpine Regions of Himalayas
Trade Along the Indo-Tibetan Border
The Middle Mountains
Nepal-Land And People
Some Important Himalayan Social Groups
Cultural Unity in a Land of Physical Diversity
The Uniformity in Political and Social Practices
Some More Similar Customs and the Goat Sacrifice
The Himalayan Problem and Potential-Wider
Regional Perspective
Objective Concepts and Operational Principles - Facing the Challenge
EPILOGUE
APPENDIX I - APPENDIX XI