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Land Of The Dawn-Lit Mountains

Land Of The Dawn-Lit Mountains

Shortlisted For The 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award

Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

A thrilling and dangerous adventure though the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh—a mountainous area in to the far north-eastern corner of India—one of the world's least explored regions.Arunachal Pradesh—meaning "land of the dawn-lit mountains"—has remained uniquely isolated. Steeped in myth and mystery, not since pith-helmeted explorers went in search of the fabled "Falls o...

Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Year of publication:
2018
ISBN:
978-1-4711-5656-4
Pages:
384
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A thrilling and dangerous adventure though the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh—a mountainous area in to the far north-eastern corner of India—one of the world's least explored regions.Arunachal Pradesh—meaning "land of the dawn-lit mountains"—has remained uniquely isolated. Steeped in myth and mystery, not since pith-helmeted explorers went in search of the fabled "Falls of the Brahmaputra" has an outsider dared to traverse it—until now. Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent sets out to chronicle this forgotten corner of Asia, travelling more than 2,000 miles she encounters shamans, lamas, hunters, opium farmers, fantastic tribal festivals, and little-known stories from the Second World War. In the process, she discovers a world and a way of living that are on the cusp of changing forever. Beautifully written and vividly told, this is an exciting and exuberant journey through India's forgotten frontier.

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