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1973 A Climbing Holiday at Manali
Manali has developed into an important climbing centre in the Kullu valley. It has all that a mountaineer can ask for—nearness to the scores of mountains, easy availability of porters and rations, no requirements of permits for Indians, (and foreigners to most areas) and beauty in abundance with thick forests and flowers.
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1981 Winter Foray -Yada in Dhaula Dhar
MORNING OF 21 December 1981. Muslim Contractor and myself left Bombay for Chamba in the Himachal Pradesh. In the light of what was to follow it may be noted that we were starting at sea-level and perhaps from the warmest climate in India at this time of the year,
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1983 Around Kailash in 14 Days
IN HINDU mythology, Kailash is the legendary home of Shiva. And perhaps because of that many ranges have peaks named Kailash. Kailash (6714 m) above Manasarovar in Tibet is the holiest, believed to have been climbed by the Chinese. more details…
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1986 Kulti Valley
‘WE WILL GO ‘‘in a hurry hurry’’ and come back quickly’. Monesh was urging me to take advantage of the nearness of the Himalaya and a short vacation. It was difficult to resist against such youthful exuberance. more details…
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Weeks in the Dhauladhar
THE KANGRA valley, through which I first passed, was bounded on my left-hand side—that is, the north-west—by the line of the Himalaya mountains, and on my right by the last outer ridges separating the mountains from the perfectly level plains of India. more details…
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2013 Bara Bangahal – The Land of Passes
The Dhauladhar range rises abruptly from the Kangra valley (there are no gentle Shivalik ranges here). more details…
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2013 Ramblings in Chhota Bangahal
The Dhaula Dhar range, from its junction with the Pir Panjal range, proceeds east-northeast, defining the Ravi and the Beas river watersheds.
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2022 Prisoners of Himalaya
During the Second World War, as Britain declared war against Germany in 1939, people of German and Italian origins became enemy of the nation and were interned, including in the countries ruled by Britain.