{"product_id":"06ldrv9sk3ot","title":"Himalaya : a Literary Homage to Adventure, Meditation, and Life o [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIntimate, exhilarating writings on adventure, meditation, and life in the captivating wildness of the Himalayan Mountains—with contributions from Amitav Ghosh, Mark Twain, Rabindranath Tagore, Peter Matthiessen, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some, the Himalaya is a frontier against which people test themselves. Others find refuge and tranquility in the mountains, a place where they can seek their true selves, perhaps even God. Over millennia, the mountains have cradled civilization itself and nurtured teeming, irrepressible life. With over thirty essays, this exhilarating anthology offers a dazzling range of voices that reveal accounts of great ascents and descents—from reflecting on a deadly avalanche to searching for a snow leopard and enjoying the simple pleasure of riding a handcar down a railway track. These diverse writings bring to life the spirit of the Himalayas in an unparalleled panorama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors include:\u003cbr\u003eAmitav Ghosh\u003cbr\u003eMark Twain\u003cbr\u003eRabindranath Tagore\u003cbr\u003ePeter Matthiessen\u003cbr\u003eEdmund Hillary\u003cbr\u003eAleister Crowley\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Harvey\u003cbr\u003eVicki Mackenzie\u003cbr\u003eSarat Chandra Das\u003cbr\u003eH. A. Giles (Trans.)\u003cbr\u003eJahangir\u003cbr\u003eSven Hedin\u003cbr\u003eFrank S. Smythe\u003cbr\u003eAnil Yadav\u003cbr\u003eJinasena\u003cbr\u003eArundhathi Subramaniam\u003cbr\u003eDharamvir Bharati\u003cbr\u003eSwami Vivekananda\u003cbr\u003eRahul Sankrityayan\u003cbr\u003eFrancis Younghusband\u003cbr\u003eRuskin Bond\u003cbr\u003eJemima Diki Sherpa\u003cbr\u003eKirin Narayan\u003cbr\u003eJawaharlal Nehru\u003cbr\u003eAbdul Wahid Radhu\u003cbr\u003eJim Corbett\u003cbr\u003eBill Aitken\u003cbr\u003eHridayesh Joshi\u003cbr\u003eDom Moraes\u003cbr\u003eManjushree Thapa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Shambhala Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48328404009210,"sku":"06LDRV9SK3OT","price":1323.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/06LDRV9SK3OT_1.jpg?v=1724339939","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/06ldrv9sk3ot","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}