The Himalayas

  • The Himalayas: Playground of the Gods - Trekking, Climbing and Adventures
    The Himalayas: Playground of the Gods - Trekking, Climbing and Adventures
    By M.S. Kohli

    1 have experienced winds well over a hundred miles an hour . Towards the second half of May , the monsoon sets into action winds from the east . And just before the monsoon hits the Himalayas there is a period of comparative calm known ...

  • The Himalayas: An Anthropological Perspective
    The Himalayas: An Anthropological Perspective
    By Makhan Jha

    Hindu Shrines of the Central Himalaya E.T. Atkinson made a preliminary survey of the Himalayan shrines about one hundred years ago , when he was commissioner of Kumaon in 1882-84 . He had noted that there were 350 temples of ancient ...

  • The Himalayas: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture
    The Himalayas: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture
    By Andrew J. Hund, James A. Wren

    Additionally, sidebars throughout the book relate compelling facts that point readers to new and interesting avenues of exploration.

  • The Himalayas
    The Himalayas
    By Molly Aloian

    Explore the geography, weather, plants, plants and animals, and environment of the the Himalaya Mountains.

  • The Himalayas: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture
    The Himalayas: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture
    By Andrew J. Hund, James A. Wren

    ... Himalayan mountains , the Himalayan people were the very backbone of trade . Consequentially , families prospered ... households , and other aspects of their daily life - their food security , for example -became less predictable ...