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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. Folklore of Nepal. 2. Folk songs of Nepal. 3. Eight Kashmiri poems. 4. Medieval Kashmiri Literature (Shafi Shauq). 5. Medieval Dogri Literature. 6. Medieval Kashmiri Literature (Shafi Shauq). 7. Medieval Dogri Literature the spirits. 8. Medieval Nepali Literature. 9. Modern Dogri Literature (Shivanath). 10. Modern Kashmiri Literature. 11. Modern Kashmiri Fiction a selection. Index. This book presents a folk cultural and anthropological study of the Himalayan Folk Literature including Nepali Kashmiri and Dogri. The illiterate rural folks and tribals the world over have their own repertoire of oral literature including songs ballads tales epics and dramas peculiar to them. Yet it showed the levels of their wisdom and intellect wit and humour fiction and realism. Anthropologists during the British period noticed that some tribes were given to more fantasy whereas the other neighbouring tribes were rather realistic and were able to deal with crude realties of life. The oral literature served to entertain as well as to give moral education and wisdom. In their community a good story teller or singer commanded special respect. The myth and legends also meant to cherish religious and social values of their society. The book is a valuable treasure for the students of religion literature anthropology and folk culture. In later chapter it also charts the course of Kashmiri Dogri and Nepali Literature during the modern times separately. 400 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. Lost vision Art in the Himalayan region today. 2. The Himalayan tribes. 3. The Tribes of Nepal. 4. Himalayan polyandry. 5. Himachal arts and manufacturing. 6. Aspects of cultural ecology Sikkim. 7. Tradition as a factor in modernization a case study of Bhutan. 8. Art and painting Uttarakhand. 9. Myth history and man. 10. Pahari Painting Himachal and Jammu Kashmir. 11. Social culture of Kumaon Himalaya. 12. Social culture of Jammu and Kashmir. 13. Jagar Spirit possession seance in Kumaon. 14. Nepali Art. 15. Ladakhi Popular culture. Index. A number of factors are responsible for disappearance of different art forms from the Himalayan region. The main among them are social economical and ecological ones. The cultural invasion from outside is also one of them. During Mughal Sikh and Rajput periods the Himalayan art and culture was at its zenith. But during the British period it took a nosedive. The British were rather pragmatic and matter of factly. They wasted no efforts on vain and inane aesthetics even in the building activities. They raised buildings rather for public schools hospitals and other public utilities only. This volume describes the social constitution its polyandrous marriage systems and peculiar customs and rituals paintings sculptures and religious practices of Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Nepal Tibet and Bhutan. This book is a must read for the serious students of art culture sociology and anthropology. 362 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. Himalayan forests. 2. The geology of the Himalaya. 3. Ethnobotany of eastern Himalaya. 4. Medicinal plants. 5. The lepcha medicobotany of Dzangu in the Sikkim Himalaya. 6. Ethnobotany of the Darjeeling Himalaya. 7. Bon medicine among Monpas in Western Arunachal Pradesh. 8. Healing practices amongst the Gaddi tribe of Himachal Pradesh. 9. Conservation and regeneration of endangered gymnospermic medicinal plants in Kumaun Himalaya. 10. Medicinal plants in the northwestern Himalaya a public involvement approach analysis. 11. Rural poultry farming a model for rapid generation of rural income and employment in the north east regions of India. 12. Improvement of rural hill economy through the eastern Himalayan flora. 13. The eastern Himalaya environmentalism and economic development. 14. The march of commercial forestry. 15. Industry and minerals. 16. Traditional methods of water management in the Central Himalayan agriculture. 17. Man and forests in the Darjeeling Himalaya reviewing settlement fuelwood equations. Index. Natural resources of Himalaya are immense in richness and variety. First and the foremost the forest cover at distinct altitudes serves the ecological and environmental balance in the region. The mountain ranges have the deciduous alpine scrubs birch for forests on the snow capped peaks to the tropical evergreen forests and Sal tree forests in Tarai and Bbabar. The nature of forests changes with the altitudes. The traditional ethnobotany is the source of medicine foodstuff in form of wild fruits barks leaves and flowers to the rural and tribal folks besides fodder for animals. The book deals with a wide variety of Himalayan vegetations. The book also deals with the ethnobotany of Sikkim Darjeeling Arunachal Pradesh Himachal and Uttarakhand in a great detail. Besides the water mineral industrial and commercial forestry resources of the mountainous regions have been discussed. The book contains wealth of information on the subject. 312 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. Ecological security of the Himalayas. 2. Ancient communities of the Himalayas. 3. The survival economy and forest conflicts in Himalayas. 4. Rebellion as confrontation People's Ecological Movement in Kumaon and Garhwal over forest rights. 5. The Chipko Movement. 6. Chipko Social history of an Environmental Movement. 7. Development Project vis a vis ethno religious sentiments the Rathong Chu Imbroglio in Sikkim. 8. Background to political unrest in Nepal. 9. Security and political environment a Nepalese perspective. 10. Nepal Quest of elusive peace. 11. The roots and the emergence of the Maoists. 12. The end of Shangri La. 13. Tibetan legend. 14. Political economic and religious relations between Mongolia and Tibet. 15. Bhutan Political culture and national dilemma. 16. Ethnic stalemate and crisis of confidence. 17. Gender disparity in level of literacy a case of Uttaranchal. 18. The role of women in the Uttaranchal Regional Movement. 19. Women's empowerment types of marital relationship Polygyny Polyandry and divorce in Himachal Himalayas. Index. This book presents a panoramic overview of politics and women empowerment in the Himalayan region and North Eastern States Nepal Tibet Bhutan Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It brings into sharp contrast the fragile Himalayan ecology due to continuous seismic activities and movements in the plates tectonics and the increasing militarisation wars and armed conflicts in the hilly regions. The Chipko Movement launched initially by a few women brought into focus the mindless exploitation of the forest resources and the related issues. Unrest in Sikkim over Rathong Chu Hydel Project and Maoist emergence in Nepal show their peculiar political slant. Political economic and religious relations between Mongolia and Tibet had its own mutual effects. In Uttarakhand the women seemed powerful and influential due to their participation in Chipko and the agitation for the separate state. In actual fact they are very vulnerable due to prevailing polygamy polyandry and illiteracy. The book is indispensable for serious readers and research scholars. 392 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. Eco stress around Himalaya. 2. Himalaya's strain environment calls for quick action. 3. Himalayan expedition by a British Climber a review. 4. Himalaya its geology metereology and hydrology. 5. Constitutional provision to save Himalaya. 6. Effect of pilgrimage in Gangotri Gaumukh region. 7. Gangotri conservation project. 8. North eastern frontier region in Jeopardy. 9. Human interference into nature accelerates natural hazards. 10. Effect of environmental problems in Himalaya. 11. Threat to wildlife in Himalaya a region wise review. 12. Flora and fauna of Kumaon region. 13. Nepal's protected areas and their management. 14. Rich flora and fauna of Arunachal Pradesh. 15. Beautiful but little known species Red Panda on the brink of extinction. 16. Eastern Himalaya habitation of Salamanders.17. Trapping of beautiful butterflies in Darjeeling. 18. The Lloyd botanic garden its aesthetic and recreational value. 19. Changing process of conservation around the great Himalayan National Park. 20. Valley of the lost horizon. 21. Ecological disturbances and conservation of wildlife Garhwal Himalaya. 22. Jigme Dorji National Park largest protected area of Bhutan. 23. Global trade in wildlife. Index. Today environment and ecology are the buzzwords. The pace of development and modernisation has endangered the ecological balance of Himalaya. When the British brought railways in India in the late eighteenth century the Himalayan jungles were denuded of vast forests cover due to the demand for sleepers. When in early nineteenth century the Britishers attempted to curb wanton tree felling there arose resentment among the people of Garhwal and Kumaon in Uttarakhand. But in later times those very women folk took to Chipko movement to curb tree felling. The book gives a multitude of ill effects of tree felling ranging from soil erosion to causing floods in the plains and depositing silt. The shrinking of various Himalayan glaciers has also created alarm among the global ecologists and environmentalists. Denudation of forests also has been causing landslides and endangering the wildlife. Now the efforts are being made to avert the man made disaster. This book comes to grips with the magnitude of problem in the entire Himalayan region. 374 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. Background paper on Himalayan ecology main issues and concerns. 2. History of Himalayan ecology. 3. The people and tribes in rural and urban ecosystems. 4. Characterization of socio economic factors in Western Himalaya perspectives and conservation implications. 5. Tibet and development a personal view. 6. Impact of man on the mountain ecosystem. 7. The ecology of Kumaon a paradise in peril. 8. Rural and urban settlements. 9. Himalayan paryavaran. 10. Development project vis a vis ethno religious sentiments the Rathong Chu Imbroglio in Sikkim. 11. Inter ethnic relations in Sikkim in historical perspective. Index. The Himalayan ecology and the ecosystems of the urban centres are in the spotlight today. An imbalance in the environment a resulted in glacial recessions cloud bursts and floods causing massive devastation. This has caused much concern amongst the ecologists and environmentalists. The forest cover is reducing not only in Indian side of Himalaya but in Bhutan and Nepal also. This book deals with the problems besetting the Himalayan river systems various mountain ranges major passes receding glaciers pastures and glacial lakes in regions like Pir Panjal Dhaula Dhar Siwalik Zanskar Ladakh and East Karakoram ranges. The book also discusses the people and tribes living in distinct ecosystems at various altitudes ranging from Tibet Nepal J and K to Kumaon. It also deals with the Himalaya's fragile ecosystem in active seismic zone. The book provides a comprehensive study of the subject to a serious student. 298 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. An introductory perspective on interpretation of social sciences. 2. The history of mankind. 3. Aggressive behaviour. 4. Races and their classification. 5. The individual and culture. 6. Development of communication. 7. The media revolution. 8. Manipulating attitudes and behaviour. 9. North American culture differentials. 10. Facts and fashions and the youth. 11. Cross cultural comparisons studies. 12. Systems of knowledge and beliefs. 13. Identity concept management and methodology. Index. Man and animals have biological needs to be met like food water and protection. But humans are unique as compared to the animals because of their ability to produce a second nature out of the first nature. While the geographical and physical settings determined the adoptive rationale of the earlier human society with advancement the humans have carved a second nature out of the first nature. Different cultural entities and civilisations prospered in succession. New discoveries and inventions broke fresh ground with each generation. This book is a detailed study of man in social anthropological and psychological perspectives. This is the study of man in his given natural geographical and social surroundings. In course of time however all these outside factors changed effecting the inside changes too. So here is a fascinating study since the stage of ape to the modern man. The book also deals with the different world races individual cultures and interface between cultures use of language as a means to educate and brain washing and different linguistic cultures. It serves as a research study to the discerning reader. 398 pp.

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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. The scope and aims of ethnobotany in a developing world. 2. Ethnobotany an old practice a new discipline. 3. Ethnobotanical method and fact a case study. 4. Ethnobotany today and in the future. 5. Ethnobotanical resources of hot arid zones of India. 6. Ethnopharmacology. 7. Ethnopharmacology a challenge. 8. The urgent need for the study of medicinal plants. 9. Considerations in the multidisciplinary approach to the study of ritual hallucinogenic plants. 10. Ethnomycology discoveries about amanita muscaria point to fresh perspectives. 11. Neem in Niger a new context for a system of indigenous knowledge. 12. Ethno veterinary medicine and development a review of the literature. 13. The world of tribal healers. 14. Healing practices among the tribes of Uttaranchal. 15. Disease and illness and their ethnomedical treatment among the Rathwas of Suskal Gujarat. 16. Healing practices amongst the Gaddi Tribe of Himachal Pradesh. 17. Bon medicine among Monpas in Western Arunachal Pradesh. 18. Technology road map for herbals as renewable bioresource and tribal health care. 19. Plant use among the tribals of Jharkhand. 20. Science in society the case of tribal medicine. 21. Ethnomedicine and tribal health an illustrative appraisal. 22. Collaboration of doctors and nurses with ethnomedical practitioners. 23. With an eye to good practice traditional healers in rural communities. 24. Traditional healers in Casamance Senegal. 25. What future for traditional Chinese medicine outside China. The rural and tribal people living beyond the modern civilization had been dependent on herbs and plants in forests from the time immemorial. Many of these plants are indeed very effective in curing diseases. Some practitioners of this primitive branch of medicine have become experts in the ethnopharmacology. Many herbs and plants used in curing various ailments during their practice of magico sorcery create hallucinogenic effects on the subject and thus bring about the psychological relief. Plants like neem serve in various ailments. The tribal healers ranging from Manipur Nagaland Nepal Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh and Tibet etc. are the reservoir of the traditional herbal knowledge. This branch of folk medicine is a science of rural and tribal society. The book shows how the shamans combine their herbal wisdom with the magico sorcery to create psychosomatic effects on their clients. It is a must read for the serious readers. 362 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Vol. I. Ecotourism and Travelogues Introduction. 1. Historical account of Himalayan mountaineering. 2. Search and rescue operation. 3. Mustang a walk across five centuries. 4. Himalayan treks in Nepal. 5. Tour Himachal (Manali to Leh). 6. Altruistic tourism a new form of Himalayan pilgrimage the case of Kanda in Uttaranchal. 7. Pilgrimage and tourism in Gangotri Gaumukh Area formulation of development planning and conservation model. 8. Eco tourism for Garhwal Himalayas. 9. Eco tourism in mountain regions reducing vulnerability and promoting people and place centric development in the Himalaya (A case study of Manali Himachal Himalaya). 10. Eco tourism in Uttaranchal a strategy for development and management. 11. Transport and its role in growth of tourism in the Central Himalaya. 12. Sustainable mountain tourism development an analytical approach. 13. True account of Everest. 14. Upon that mountain. 15. Historical background to Himalayan Odyssey. 16. Sikkim. 17. Kanchenjunga. Index. Vol. II. Glaciers and Watershed Introduction. 1. Snow and rain over the Himalayans. 2. Himalayan glaciers. 3. Main rivers of the Himalayas. 4. Himalayan river systems. 5. Himalayan river of Assam. 6. Himalayan rivers of Punjab. 7. Himalayan rivers of Nepal. 8. Drainage basins of eastern Himalayas. 9. The Kaneli watershed. 10. The Panar watershed. 11. Watershed management. 12. Water ecosystems. 13. The how and why of Himalayan river gorges. 14. Floods and landslides in the Himalayas. Index. The first volume of this book introduces the reader to mountaineering in the snow capped peaks like Everest Nanda Devi Kanchenjunga Nanga Parbat etc. Indeed it is a thrilling subject. Tourist places in Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand include mainly the Buddhist and Hindu religious shrines besides the other places. Ecotourism in Himalaya is a modern concept. The book deals with several case studies of Ecotourism like Manali Garhwal and Kumaon in Uttarakhand Sikkim and Kanchenjunga. The second volume of this book deals with the inclement weather and other climatic conditions of the mountainous regions including snowfall rainfall glaciers ecosystems and river systems of Nepal Uttarakhand Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh and Assam etc. It also deals with various river gorges and valleys in great details. The book is meant to serve well to the students of tourism environment and ecology. 660 pp.

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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Vol. I. Spiritual Ecology Include Daama Rituals and Customs Introduction. 1. Himalayan region. 2. Temples and culture. 3. Badrinath The Dhaam in the Himalayas. 4. Badrinarayan Temple. 5. Kedarnath Gangotri Yamunotri. 6. Garhwal landscape and Pilgrim's progress. 7. Going on a Tirtha. 8. Vishnu and his Dhaams. 9. Religion The Wonder World of Khasas. 10. Gods and Goddesses of Kumaon. 11. Nepal and the Gorkhas. 12. Residence and ritual in the Garhwal Himalaya. 13. Culture and traditions of Himachal. 14. Fairs festivals rituals and temples in Western Himalayas. Index. Vol. II. Spiritual Ecology of Monasteries and Gompas Introduction. 1. Temples and monasteries. 2. Lamaism and the Monks Institutions temples and monuments. 3. Monastic institutions and priesthood. 4. Lamaism in Sikkim. 5. Monasteries in Sikkim a geographical study. 6. Monasteries of Sikkim with specific reference to the economic structure. 7. Realms of spiritual ecology in Sikkim. 8. Tantric Buddhism. Index. This book presents a new vista to the Himalayan religions Brahmanical as well as non Brahmanical and primitive. Most of the pre historic primitive religions however are adopting nowadays Brahmanical religious practices in order to climb up the social ladder. The book reveals that the Himalayan Temples are serve to preserve and protect the culture of the social segments concerned. But large shrines like Badrinath Kedarnath Gangotri and Yamunotri have power of influencing the non Brahmanical and primitive culture and set pace for a new cultural trend besides the religious trends. Hindu and Mahayana Buddhist Philosophies followed in the Himalayan region offer much to ponder on the spiritual and metaphysical connections between human and nature. The Buddhist Monasteries and Gompas in the Himalayas and Tibet include the erstwhile cave hermitages the hlakkangs or small temples and conglomerations of temples. The building sites for Gompas and Monasteries are selected with great care with due considerations to auguries and omens. Prayer wheels and prayer flags are duly placed and erected and differentiated on the basis of their colour patterns. A number of legends are associated with the monasteries and Gompas. The volume addresses about secrets in detail. 718 pp.

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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Vol. I. Historical Prospectives Introduction. 1. Distribution of ancient communities in the Himalaya. 2. History Kangra. 3. Historical sketch. 4. Ranas and Thakurs of the Western Himalaya. 5. Myth history and man. 6. Historical background of Uttarakhand. 7. The history of Kumaon. 8. Facts about Nepal. 9. The kingdom of Nepal. 10. The history of Nepal. 11. History of Sikkim and its rulers. 12. The history of Tibet. 13. Legends religion and history of Bhutan. 14. What happened to the McMahon Line. 15. McMahon Line conference at Shimla. 16. McMahon Line Assam Himalayan Crisis 1910 11. Index. Vol. II. Demography and Human Geography Introduction. 1. People communities and languages. 2. The ancient Himalayan tribes. 3. The people. 4. The people of Kullu. 5. The people of Lahaul and Spiti. 6. Demographic profile of Uttaranchal. 7. Physical aspect of the people. 8. Kinship and social organization. 9. Polyandrous castes a brief ethnographic survey. 10. The people of Sikkim. 11. The country and the people of Bhutan. 12. Physical features ethnicity and social structure Bhutan. 13. The people of Nepal. Index. Vol. III. Geological and Physical Perspectives Introduction. 1. Birth of the Himalaya. 2. Geological history. 3. Regional geography Western Himalaya. 4. General description of the Himalaya. 5. Kishtwar Kashmir and Zanskar. 6. The high peaks of Asia. 7. The principal mountain ranges of the Himalayas. 8. The principle mountains ranges of Asia. 9. Kumaon and Gharwal. 10. The geology of the great peaks. 11. Geographical names that have given rise to controversy. 12. The climate of the Himalaya. 13. Historical perspectives on the errors of the adopted values of height. Index. Historical Prospectives this book gives a detailed account of the origin and location of Himalaya. Aeons ago the region was covered by a Shallow Tethys Sea but as a result of the plates tectonics coming closer and colliding there emerged the mountain of Himalaya. This is the youngest mountain of the world which is still registering growth in its peaks annually. Besides these fascinating details it deals with the different ranges of Kashmir Uttarakhand and other parts of Western and Eastern Himalaya which are diverse ecological environmental and climatic zones. Demography and Human Geography another volume of this book deals with the demography and social structure in various regions of the Himalaya. This includes the people communities languages the aboriginals and later arrivals. The people of Jaunsar Bawar are called as the relics of past who still preserve their culture dating back to Mahabharata period. There are polyandrous and Polygynandrous people in Jaunsar Bawar Spiti and Lahaul. This book also deals with kinship and social organisation of India Bhutan and Nepal. Geological and Physical Perspective this volume deals with geology of Nepal Uttarakhand myth history and man and other facts about Nepal. This book in three volumes contains up to date wealth of information culled from various sources on the subject in fascinating detail. 1174 pp.

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