Kinnaur (Articles)

• 1988 Kinnaur -The Land of Musicians

  The river Satluj, originating at Tirthapuri, near the foot of Mount Kailash in Tibet, makes a long journey across the Himalayan chain, entering Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh at Khab, where the Spiti and the Satluj river valleys meet, forming a terrific 1,500 m gorge. more details…

• 1990 Note on Kinnaur

  KINNAUR CONJURES UP memories of the unknown and inaccessible valleys of the Hindustan-Tibet road; of the gorge of Satluj, and strange customs.  more details…

• 1993 What Did You Do in the Sorang Valley

  As I returned from a two-week trek to the Sorang valley, in Kinnaur and was piqued by the situation I faced.
  ‘What did you do in Sorang valley?’ my two sons, Sonam and Nawang asked me.  more details…

• 1994 Manirang A Mountain of Surprises

  It is surprising how trivial a thing can trigger off an expedition. Some wild schemes start in the most inconspicuous way. One day as I returned from my morning walk, I saw a figure sitting in the balcony on the 5th floor of a building on my road. It was Monesh Devjani, the habitual 9 a.m. wake-up-wala, sitting upright at 7 a.m.

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• 1994 The Language of the Mountains-Rangrik Rang

  Alexander Csoma de Koros, the Hungarian scholar, had stayed for many years at the Kanam monastery in Kinnaur. He was the first scholar to translate from Tibetan to any European language.1
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• 1997 Hanasbeshan A Dawn in Winter

  The forest was full of snow. Covered by pine needles, it crunched crisply under our feet and made an unusual fragrant carpet. Hiking up slowly through a forest of pines, then deodars, and later birch and rhododendrons, was a unique experience.  more details…

• A Ringing Revolution

  A revolution is taking place in the Himalaya. The slow progress of last few decades has gained momentum and lives of villagers and visitors are changing fast.   more details…

• 2008 Road Much Travelled

  Kim looked through binoculars. He was awestruck and said to his companion Lama:

  “Surely the Gods live here!” said Kim beaten down by silence and appalling sweep and dispersal of the cloud-shadows after rain. “This is no place for men. ”

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• 1997 On Kinnaur – Decade of Visits

  I could not believe it. The letter read: ‘We regret to inform you that the government has rejected the application of your “ABCD Trek, 1986” to Kinnaur.’  more details…

• 1999 The Plan B

  We were all about 50 years in age, an age when people have reached pinnacles of their professions but have less physical energy left for exertion.  more details…