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Ruskin Bond is the author many novellas, short story collections, and non-fiction books. Many of his books are set in the Himalayan villages and towns. His books include The Room on the Roof and Time Stops at Shamli. Night Train at Deoli. Rain in the Mountains. Lone Fox Dancing: My Autobiography. A Book of Simple Living. In 1999, he was presented with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India and in 2014, the Padma Bhushan. He lives with his extended family in Landour, Mussoorie. Namita Gokhale is an author of many bestselling fiction and nonfiction works. Paro: Dreams of Passion and A Himalayan Love Story are some of her books. Shakuntala, Things to Leave Behind, The Book of Shadows and Shakuntala are also among them. She is also the co-director of Jaipur Literary Festival, Mountain Echoes and the Bhutan literary festival.
This is the definitive book on the greatest mountain ranges in the world. Now it’s in a revised edition with expanded content and a fresh look. “Eclectic pickings that you might otherwise encounter in a life of reading …[This book is] a delicious hoard .’–India Today. This comprehensive collection includes over fifty essays. It offers a stunning array of voices and a unique panorama. Stories of thrilling descents and ascents, strange epiphanies and hallucinations, war on the “world’s highest battlefield”, tales of exploratory desring-do and a rebellion up on a mountain are just a few of the many stories that you’ll find here. One seeker experiences a profound spiritual experience at Mount Kailas. Another among the shamans is located on a mountaintop in Nepal. A search for the snow leopard in Ladakh leads to an author. An elderly Sherpa villager writes about the devastating effects of an avalanche that killed climbers and porters on Everest. Langtang residents record an oral history from the earthquake that decimated their village. An Almora matriarch recounts her family’s life in Almora; Langtang residents record an oral history of the earthquake that decimated their village. A classic anthology by Ruskin Bond (who have a deep, lifelong connection to the Himalaya) covers the entire range from its foothills to its highest peaks and its easternmost to its ends. You will be riveted.