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Cold and forbidding to some. A comfort and solace to others. India’s mountainscapes are a testimony to the endurance of the human spirit. From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south, there exist a diverse range of physical, cultural, and aesthetic lifestyles. Into the High Ranges brings together essays and creative works by some of India’s best-known contemporary writers as well as fresh writings by other authors whose imaginations have been ...
Situated in the high reaches of the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges, the unique culture of India’s northernmost district, Ladakh, has been radically affected by war, tourism and development. These stories by Abdul Ghani Sheikh provide a rare glimpse of Ladakhi society today. The author of several analytical articles in Urdu and English, Ghani Sheikh is recognized as one of Ladakh’s foremost scholars and fiction writers.