Himalayan Studies in India
Author: Maitreyee Choudhury
Publisher: Mittal Publications
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9788183241960
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProceedings of a national seminar held at Raja Rammohunpur in December 2003.
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Himalayan Histories
Author: Chetan Singh
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2018-12-27
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 1438475233
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHimalayan Histories, by one of India's most reputed historians of the Himalaya, is essential for a more complete understanding of Indian history. Because Indian historians have mainly studied riverine belts and life in the plains, sophisticated mountain histories are relatively rare. In this book, Chetan Singh identifies essential aspects of the material, mental, and spiritual world of western Himalayan peasant society. Human enterprise and mountainous terrain long existed in a precarious balance, occasionally disrupted by natural adversity, in this large and difficult region. Small peasant communities lived in scattered environmental niches and tenaciously extracted from their harsh surroundings a rudimentary but sustainable livelihood. These communities were integral constituents of larger political economies that asserted themselves through institutions of hegemonic control, the state being one such institution. This laboriously created life-world was enlivened by myth, folklore, legend, and religious tradition. When colonial rule was established in the region during the nineteenth century, it transformed the peasants' relationship with their natural surroundings. While old political allegiances were weakened, resilient customary hierarchies retained their influence through religio-cultural practices.
Himalayan Passages
Author: Andrew Quintman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-08-12
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 161429092X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplore new research on the religious and cultural traditions of the Himalayan Buddhist world. Over decades, hundreds of American undergraduates spending a semester abroad have been introduced to Tibetan culture in India, Nepal, and China by Hubert Decleer. A number went on to become prominent scholars in the field at institutions such as Yale, Berkeley, and Georgetown, and as a tribute to him they have put together this collection of cutting-edge research in Himalayan studies, bringing together contributions of this new generation with those of senior researchers in the field. This new research on the religion and culture of the Himalayan Buddhist world spans a broad range of subjects, periods, and approaches, and the diversity and strength of the contributions ensures Himalayan Passages be warmly welcomed by scholars, travelers, and Tibetan Buddhists alike. Highlights include: Donald S. Lopez, Jr. tells the story of Gendun Chopel's unusual visit to Sri Lanka in 1941. Leonard van der Kuijp examines the Bodhicittavivarana, an ancient work on the enlightened resolve to free all beings. Kabir Mansingh Heimsath compares Western and Chinese curatorial approaches to Tibetan modern art. Alexander von Rospatt illuminates the fascinating history and artistic details of the famous Svayambhu stupa in Kathmandu. Sarah H. Jacoby translates the short autobiography of Sera Khandro, the celebrated female Tibetan mystic of a century ago. Additional contributors include Franz-Karl Ehrhard, Ernst Steinkellner, Jacob P. Dalton, Iain Sinclair, Anne Vergati, Punya Prasad Parajuli, and Dominique Townsend.
The Himalayas and India-China Relations
Author: Devendra Nath Panigrahi
Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall
Published: 2019-04-25
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780367177133
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a systematic analysis of China's rise to power. It traces the complex contours of its relation with India, with the Himalayas prominently figuring in the discourse. Drawing on myths, legends, classical literature, archival resources and contemporary political and international affairs, it brings to the fore several critical issue
Himalayan Frontiers of India
Author: K. Warikoo
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-01-21
Total Pages: 447
ISBN-13: 1134032935
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Himalaya, which is a great natural frontier for India, symbolises India’s spiritual and national consciousness. The Himalayan region displays wide diversity of cultural patterns, languages, ethnic identities and religious practices. Along the Himalayas converge the boundaries of South and Central Asian countries, which lend a unique geopolitical and geo-strategic importance to this region. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of historical, geo-political and strategic perspectives on the Himalayan Frontiers of India. Drawing on detailed analyses by academics and area specialists, it explains the developments in and across the Himalayas and their implications for India. Topics such as religious extremism, international and cross border terrorism, insurgency, drugs and arms trafficking are discussed by experts in their respective field. Himalayan Frontiers of India will be of interest to scholars in South and Central Asian studies, International Relations and Security Studies.
The Origins of Himalayan Studies
Author: David Waterhouse
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-10-28
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1134383649
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrian Hodgson lived in Nepal from 1820 to 1843 during which time he wrote and published extensively on Nepalese culture, religion, natural history, architecture, ethnography and linguistics. Contributors from leading historians of Nepal and South Asia and from specialists in Buddhist studies, art history, linguistics, ornithology and ethnography, critically examine Hodgson's life and achievement within the context of his contribution to scholarship. Many of the drawings photographed for this book have not previously been published.
Shadow States
Author: Bérénice Guyot-Réchard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1107176794
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores Sino-Indian tensions from the angle of state-building, showing how they stem from their competition for the Himalayan people's allegiance.
Life in the Himalaya
Author: Maharaj K. Pandit
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2017-06-19
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 0674971744
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates 50 million years ago created the Himalaya, along with massive glaciers, intensified monsoon, turbulent rivers, and an efflorescence of ecosystems. Today, the Himalaya is at risk of catastrophic loss of life. Maharaj Pandit outlines the mountain’s past in order to map a way toward a sustainable future.
Paper Tiger
Author: Nayanika Mathur
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 1107106974
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPaper Tiger shifts the debate on state failure and opens up new understanding of the workings of the contemporary Indian state.
Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region
Author: Anup Saikia
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-02-19
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 3030033627
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book focuses on environment and conservation issues pertaining to the Himalayas, spanning Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bhutan and Myanmar. Environmental degradation, changes in snow cover and glaciers in India-Bhutan, threats to protected areas, and biodiversity in this ecologically fragile region are assessed in twelve distinct, regional case studies.
