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Author : Kamal Tuladhar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Caravans
ISBN : UOM:39015063123833
Personal experiences of the author.
Author : Kamal Tuladhar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Newar (Nepalese people)
ISBN : 9994658913
Author : Abdul Wahid Rdhu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Tibet Autonomous Region (China)
ISBN : 8193314190
Author : Abdul Wahid Radhu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9386582295
Born into an eminent merchant family in Ladakh in 1918, Khwaja Abdul Wahid Radhu, often described as 'the last caravaneer of Tibet and Central Asia', led an unusual life of adventure, inspiration and enlightenment. His family, and later he, had the ancestral honour of leading the biannual caravan which carried the Ladakhi kings' tribute and homage to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government. Tibetan Caravans, his memoir, is an unparalleled narrative about trans-Himalayan trade--the riches, the politics and protocol, the challenging yet magnificent natural landscape, altitude sickness, snow storms, bandits and raiders, monks and soldiers. The book also contains rare and fascinating details about the close connections between Ladakh, Tibet and Kashmir, the centuries-old interplay between Buddhism and Islam in the region, the Chinese occupation of Tibet, and life in Lhasa before and after its takeover by China. In this rich and insightful memoir, Abdul Wahid Radhu reminisces about a bygone era when borders were fluid, and mutual respect formed the basis for trade relations across cultures and people. As his son, Siddiq Wahid, says in his introduction, Tibetan Caravans is a testimony to the organic relationships between 'societies who have learned how to hear each other out, argue, even do battle and yet remain hospitable to each other.'
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : HARVARD:32044105231815
Includes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately.
Author : Deepa Agarwal
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788184758474
Fourteen-year-old Debu sets off across the high mountain passes from Kumaon to Tibet to search for his father who got lost in a blizzard the year before. Adventures follow thick and fast—a forced stay in a monastery with a boy lama who takes a fancy to him, his capture by the cruel, enigmatic bandit Nangbo, who has magical powers, and a stay in the legendary goldfields of Thok Jalong. And finally—a heart-pounding, breathtaking horse race. Does Debu find his father. Does he win the race? Pick up this page-turner to find out!
Author : Giotto Dainelli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429817588
This book, first published in 1933, reproduces the diary of the 1930 explorations by the great Italian traveller, Giotto Dainelli. In it he records his experiences as he travels the little-explored (by Westerners) region of Western Tibet, and the result is a detailed snapshot of Tibetan life, cultures and customs of the time.
Author : Sven Hedin
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781504078573
In this classic memoir and travelogue, the Swedish explorer shares the story of his epic journey along the ancient Silk Road. After a childhood spent reading tales of adventure in far-off places, Sven Hedin knew by the time he was twelve years old that he wanted to be an explorer. He lived in an age when maps still contained uncharted territories and he wished to travel to these mysterious destinations. By the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, he traveled along the Silk Road in Asia for three decades. In My Life as an Explorer, Hedin recounts his journeys along the ancient route. He discovers long-lost cities, maps unfamiliar rivers, and finds himself in many life-threatening situations. He makes a perilous trek through the Taklamakan desert in China where his party runs dangerously low on water. He climbs treacherous mountains and evades ruthless bandits. He infiltrates Lhasa, the Tibetan city restricted from Westerners by penalty of death. And while he lives to tell the tale, his journey is not without sacrifice . . . Originally published in 1926, Hedin’s story of real-life adventure was a worldwide bestseller. It delighted audiences then and continues to do so. “A fascinating period piece as well as a nail-biting read.” —The Guardian
Author : Gray Tuttle,Kurtis R. Schaeffer
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 749 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231513548
Covering the social, cultural, and political development of Tibet from the seventh century to the modern period, this resource reproduces essential, hard-to-find essays from the past fifty years of Tibetan studies, along with several new contributions. Beginning with Tibet's emergence as a regional power and concluding with its profound contemporary transformations, the collection is both a general and specific history, connecting the actions of individuals, communities, and institutions to broader historical trends shaping Asia and the world. With contributions from American, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and Tibetan scholars, the anthology reflects the international character of Tibetan studies and its multiple, interdisciplinary perspectives. By far the most concise scholarly anthology on Tibetan civilization in any Western language, this reader draws a clear portrait of Tibet's history, its relation to its neighbors, and its role in world affairs.
Author : Abdul Wahid Radhu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000081010138
This first-hand account of Tibetan life within a sacred society prior to the Chinese invasion is the most complete and definitive work to date on the subject of Islam in Tibet. It reveals fascinating interplay between the traditional cultures of Islam and Buddhism; the spiritual lives of these very different traditions recognize one another at a level behind external forms.
Author : Lowell Thomas Jr.
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781787207547
In 1949, renowned travel writer Lowell Thomas, Jr., along with his father, the American writer and broadcaster best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous, was invited by the Tibetan government to make a film there, in the hope that their reports would help persuade the U.S. government to defend Tibet against the Chinese. The trip lasted 400 days, and the father-and-son team were the last Westerners to reach Lhasa before the Chinese invasion and occupation. The trek garnered worldwide attention when Lowell Thomas, Jr. succeeded in getting his father safely across the Himalayas to India after a serious accident on a 17,000-foot pass. Out of This World, which was first published in 1950 and became a bestseller, tells the story of this journey that the author describes as “a climax to his father’s lifetime of adventure” and “probably the greatest travel adventure I will ever have”. A thoroughly gripping autobiography.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781300464860
Author : Noel Stevens
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781440126192
The phone rang, and a voice in Spanish said, "I'm Carlos. In excavations in Rome, they have found a new Gospel, in Latin, on clay tablets. The tablets went directly into the Vatican. However, I have a copy from a friend within the Vatican-we'd like to have it in English. He said, "I have a Spanish translation. If I post you the transcript, could you translate it?" I said I could. I'm simply an Australian journalist, who worked for United Press. Carlos said, "I only ask your word that you will not photocopy the Spanish version, and when you finish, you'll hand it back to me, together with a copy of your own version." Leaving me hanging out on a limb, in thin air but when I read it, I could see that it was authentic. When I finished, we met. I asked him for his phone number, and he told me they'd call me if needed. A week later, he rang, and said, "That's beautifully written, what you've done." I never heard from him again.
Author : Charles Bell
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788120810679
The book deals with Tibetan history from the earliest times, but especially with the aims and movements of the period witnessed by the author. Anecdotes, conversations with leading Tibetans, and quotations from poetry and proverbs illustrate the Tibetan point of view. Sir Charles Bell gives an inside view of the Tibetans; he served for eighteen years on the Indo-Tibetan frontier, spoke and wrote the Tibetan language, and was brought into close touch with all classes from the reigning Dalai Lama downwards. Recent developments in Tibet have attracted worldwide attention and through this Indian edition, Sir Charles Bell's classic study will perhaps be more eagerly read now than ever before.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : NWU:35556035324680
An account of an Austrian mountain climber's escape from a British internment camp in India during World War Two and his twenty-one-month journey through the Himalayas to safety in the Forbidden City of Lhasa in Tibet.