History of a people is the story of their culture. Traditions are as relevant to it as any inscribed or excavated testimony. India's ancient past is seen exclusively in relation to Indo-Gangetic plains and Himalaya is dismissed as an inconsequential borderland. Dr. Kashyap's study shows that it is precisely this great mountain that has been the cradle and the most creative workshop of Indian culture. Preserved in its hoary fairs and rituals are pre-Rigvedic and ...
