The British Museum has a great Collection of Sculptures from Kashmir from the first Millenium AD. We try and highlight some of the selected pieces from the Museums Collection. All Pics and Descriptions are from the British Museum Website (http://www.britishmuseum.org/)
Read moreThe "Outsider" Kashmiris
The Story of outsiders who came and finally settled in Kashmir. And today are a part of Kashmir like any other Kashmiri.
Read moreThang : India's most Northernly Village
Right at the Line of Control. At the River bend lies the fence.
Thang is the last Village before the LOC in the Turtuk Sector. Entry to Thang is restricted and presenting some rare pics from inside the Village.
Read moreThe Chingus Sarai
The Entrance to the Sarai
The Chingus Sarai or Fort is an old Mughal era Sarai on the Mughal Road which connected Punjab with Kashmir over the Pir Panjals. The word “Chingus’ is derived from the Persian word for “Intestines”. It got this rather unflattering name after the intestines / entrails of one of the Great Mughals, Emperor Jahangir were buried here.
Read moreA Place Called Chushul
On the desolate Changthang region of the Tibetan Plateau lies the Village of Chushul. It lies close to the Border with China. And it was here that a Treaty was signed and Ladakh became a part of the Sikh Empire.
Read moreGuide to Catch a Snowfall !
Our Guide on How to Catch a Snowfall !
Read moreThe Newt of Chuharnag
The high Altitude Lake of Chuharnag is a home to various stories and legends. The most endearing one of the Newt of Chuharnag that people used to “kidnap” and hold till the Gods paid them back in the form of Rain.
Read moreThe Murree Brewery
The Ruins of the Murree Brewery in Murree.
The Murree Brewery was established in 1860 the fulfill the ever increasing demand of Beer for the British Troops in the British Indian Army. It did roaring business till it was reduced to ruins after being burnt down during the riots in the wake of the partition of the British India.
Read moreBuddhist Art from Kashmir at the Metropolitan Museum, New York
Reliquary(?) with Scenes from the Life of Buddha
Kashmir was at one time one of the great centers of Buddhist learning and it was from Kashmir that Buddhism spread Northwards into Ladakh and Central Asia and subsequently to Tibet and China. The Metropolitan Museum in New York has a fine collection of Kashmiri Buddhist artworks.
Read moreThe Tiger Leaping Rock
The Tiger Leaping Rock in the Middle of the Gorge, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan
The Tiger Leaping Rock in the middle of the Tiger Leaping Gorge, which is one of the deepest River Gorges in the world in Yunnan, forces the Jinsha or the Upper Yangtze through a narrow channel just a few meters wide. The result of a River which is almost a km wide being forced through a Channel just a few meters wide is indeed spectacular.
Read moreThe Changthang
The Changthang is a part of the Tibetan Plateau which is located in the Western and North Western part of Tibet and it also includes Eastern Ladakh. Its a forbidding Plateau and is home to a number of Lakes like the Pangong Tso and the Tso Moriri. However it holds a large array of wildlife in its high altitude Wetlands. Its home to the Changpa People who are nomadic herders known to keep the best herd of Pashmina Goats.
Read moreThe Patola Shahis of Gilgit
The Patola Shahis were a Dynasty that ruled the region of Gilgit and were instrumental in the promotion and spread of Buddhism in Central Asia and Tibet.
Read moreShyok : The River of Death
The vast flood plain where the Shyok meets the Nubra
The name of the Shyok River in the local language means the “River of Death”. True to its name its still as wild and furious as it used to be. This is the story of the Shyok and its notorious reputation.
Read moreWhen Two Great Gamers Met in High Asia
When Younghusband met Grombchevsky
When two of the great Great Gamers from each side, Younghusband from the British Empire and Grombchevsky from Tsarist Russia met on the high Mountain wilderness on the other side of the Himalayas.
Read moreThe Best of Kashmir in Pics
The Hazratbal Shrine besides the Dal Lake
A Collection of great pics from Kashmir showcasing why exactly this most exalted of all Himalayan Valleys is referred to as “The Paradise” on Earth.
Read moreThe Junction of the Three Mightiest Mountain Ranges
The Point where the Himalayas, the Karakorams and the Hindu Kush meet. At the confluemce of the Gilgit and the Indus Rivers.
Jaglot near Gilgit is the point where the Three Mightiest Mountain Ranges of the world the Himalayas, the Karakorams and the Hindu Kush meet at the confluence of the Gilgit River with the Indus River
Read moreThe Case of Aksai Chin
Aksai Chin a high altitude desert which lies between the Karakorams and the Kun Lun is a disputed territory between India and China in the Trans Himalayas. Here is the story.
Read moreThe Blog Archive for Kiki on Travel the Himalayas
The Index / Archive for Articles / Notes posted by Kiki on Travel the Himalayas.
Read moreVittorio Sella's Himalayan and Karakoram Classics
Vittorio Sella was an Italian photographer and mountaineer, who took photographs of mountains which are regarded as some of the finest ever made. He did extensive Photography in the Himalayas and the Karakorams.
Read moreHumans of the Himalayas : The Wakhi People
Wakhi Girls
Living literally on the Roof of the World or the Bam-I-Duniya are the Wakhi people, who predominantly live in the Wakhan Corridor, the narrow strip of Afghan territory that traditionally separated the British Empire from Tsarist Russia in days of the old. Also called the Khik at present they live in the Wakhan of today's Badakhshan region located in northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
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