Bhutan: Kingdom in the Himalaya

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Tucked away in the eastern Himalaya, between the riverine plains of India and the cold and arid Tibetan plateau, Bhutan is the country of dreams, dragons, legends and landscapes. With its sparkling snow-clad mountains, verdant valleys, gurgling streams and forests aglow with wild orchids, this picturesque country is like no other. But Bhutan is more than just temperate forests and tropical jungles. It is the land where the king initiates the move towards democracy, where the people are firmly rooted in religion and are fiercely proud of their history. Most of all, it is a country on the path of development but without sacrificing its values or polluting its environment. This book brings alive all these aspects of the dragon country through some exquisite illustrations in colour and a flowing narrative.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sanjay Acharya

Sanjay Acharya is a writer, broadcaster and documentary producer. His camera has taken him to adventures in mountains, deserts, rainforests, coastal mangrove swamps and even underwater to the fascinating world of coral reefs. In 1980, he moved to Thimpur on a two-year UNICEF project to help the Royal Government set up the Development Support Communication Division. Sanjay has also taught photography at the Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia and the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. He currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland, where he works for the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society. His passions, apart from photography and music is soaring the skies in sailplanes.