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The Great Game on the Roof of the World

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There have been many Western Explorers who went on different assignments in these Mountains but one of the key reasons was always to find out more about the Politics and the Geography of the regions which were not under the Control of the Empire. The frontiers of the Punjab Empire of Maharaja Ranjit Singh were a key target as they bordered the wilds of Afghanistan as it slowly gave way to Central Asia. Also of great interest to them were the Routes that were traditionally taken from Kashmir via Ladakh into Central Asia.

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tags: great game, high asia, pamirs, tsarist Russia, british empire, wakhan corridor, oxus, amu darya, lake zorkhul, francis younghusband
Friday 05.08.20
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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Romancing the Mall

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The British established Hill Stations, as they were called in the Himalayas as places where they could escape the heat of the Indian Plains. These Hill Stations acquired a European flavor and the Mall Roads in these Hill Stations became the playground of Scandals and Romances. My personal ode to my favorite Mall Road.

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tags: shimla, himalayas, mall road, british empire, shivaliks, himachal pradesh
categories: Himalayan History
Tuesday 02.12.19
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

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