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Malana, situated at an altitude of 2644 m, tucked deep in the rugged and forbidden heights in one of the treacherous tributaries of the Parvati river, has been a sleepy, sequestered and extremely remote village of Kullu dist. of Himachal Pradesh, where history and mystery, facts and fictions seem the have blended in to form an exotic socio-cultural ambience.
With the opening up of the hitherto isolated areas of Lahul, Zanskar and Ladakh of the Western Trans-Himalayan region, to the outside world, and with the developments taking place in various fields, especially transport and communication, vestiges of cultural heritage in the area is under threat and in several cases completely lost or is on the verge of destruction. In fact, whatever records remains also posed problem regarding their interpretation, since these ...
Moravian missionaries entered the Himalayan states in the middle of the nineteenth century with the objective to propagate the Christian faith and remained there under very tough climatic conditions for nearly a century. The whole period of their stay is the story of their struggle and adventure. They were highly educated and some of them like Jaeschke and Francke were scholars of international repute. While there was general acceptance among ...
Bashahar, situated amid the high Himalayan ranges, on the Indo-Tibetan border, is one of the most ancient states among those of the Punjab and Shimla hills. The valley remained generally secluded and peaceful and as such had been a safe refuge for many a moving tribes. Having survived in the face of harsh environment of the high Himalayas, they developed and gave protection to a unique civilization. The book endeavours to showcase the title known history of the ...