{"product_id":"cultural-heritage-of-trans-himalaya-kinnaur-nak743","title":"The Cultural Heritage of The Trans-Himalaya (Kinnaur)","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eNAK743\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/ar\/book-author\/p%20s%20negi%20loktus\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"P.S. Negi Loktus\"\u003eP.S. Negi Loktus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/ar\/book-publisher\/indira%20gandhi%20national%20center%20for%20the%20arts%20and%20d%20k%20printworld%20pvt%20ltd\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts and D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.\"\u003eIndira Gandhi National Center for the Arts and D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2015\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e9788124608111\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e421 (Throughouts Color Illustrations)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e11.0 inch X 9.0 inch\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-weight\"\u003e2 kg\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003e The work is a study of the cultural heritage of the trans-Himalayan area of Himachal Pradesh, especially Kinnaur, that involves documentation of traditional institutions like temples, monasteries, Bon chos, artefacts, forts and old dialects of various ethnic groups.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Relying on field studies, the volume throws light on the socio-economic and cultural life of the people of the region of Kinnaur including a study of their customs and architectural heritage. It discusses the indigenous deities (\"Shu\" on rathang or Shu Republic) that rule and run the administration of the ethnic communities alongside the development administration and democratic set-up from the Panchayats upwards. It deals with the universe under the various indigenous deities of cults like those of Vishnu, Shaiva and Shakti based on an actual field study of the public proceedings of the Shu Republic in 15 deshang or villages of Kinnaur and the U-Khyang and Dhang-U-Khyang, i.e. the festival of flowers and the festival of the Dakhrain, in some deshang. With reference to the deshang, it provides more than a glimpse into their administrative set-up and customary laws and traditions, and describes various architectural designs of the native residential buildings. The book emphasizes the need for necessary conservation measures for the preservation of the cultural heritage of Kinnaur. It would be useful to scholars and students concerned with the study of cultural heritage of India.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003e P.S. Negi Loktus, IAS (retd) is a native of the Trans-Himalayan District of Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh. During his career in lAS, he served as Principal Secretary to the Government of Himachal Pradesh in departments like Culture and Language and Education, and also held the charge of the Vice- Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh University during the academic session 1993-94. Negi has also served as the Member Secretary of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes Com- mission, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India (2002-04). He also worked as UN \/FAO Project Consultant during 1991-92 for three projects in the Peoples Republic of China under UN \/World Food Programme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Negi is MA in Social Work (Delhi University) and MA in Criminology (Keele University, England). He is the Convener of the Trans-Himalayan Chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Himachal Pradesh. He is also the President of 'Green Himalayas' - an ecological society established for the environmental protection of the Himalayas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eForeword\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is a premier resource centre engaged in research, documentation, publication and dissemination of knowledge in the field of arts. It is visualized as a Centre encompassing the study and experience of all the arts, each for with its own integrity, yet possessing a dimension of mutual interdependence and interrelatedness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The present book - The Cultural Heritage of the Trans-Himalaya (Kinnaur) - is a result of the documentation and the study of the cultural heritage of Kinnaur in the Trans-Himalaya region conducted by the author P.S. Negi Loktus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The study covers both tangible and intangible cultural heritage like the Shakti cult shrines, temples, monasteries and the natural heritage sites like snow-laden sacred mountain, peaks, alpine and the sacred water resources. The architectural designs of the forts and the residential buildings have also been documented. Oral traditions like the legends, songs sung during festivals and divine revelations by the oracles of the deities have been comprehensively studied. This is, perhaps, the most important and major research-based study on the cultural heritage of Kinnaur in the Trans-Himalaya region.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The focus of the study is on the \"Shu Republic\" that each deshang (village) has under the \"Shu\" (the deity). The administration of the deshang is run by the \"Shu\" through whom the \"general will\" of the people is expressed. This unique tradition has existed from the time immemorial alongside the \"Democratic Republic\" under the Constitution of India in the modern times as well. The customary laws are framed and amended from time to time through the deity. There are no appeals made against the enforcement of these customary laws. The dictum often given by the \"Shu\" on the customary laws is:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Do not discard old customs and traditions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Do not start a new one.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The author has aptly recommended that necessary conservation projects need undertaken for the preservation of the cultural heritage including performing art of the Trans-Himalayan Kinnaur before these cultural resources face extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd width=\"15%\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"75%\"\u003e Foreword\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"10%\"\u003e v\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Acknowledgement\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e vii\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Introductory\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 2\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Trans-Himalaya\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 11\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 3\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Shu Republic\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 55\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 4\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Kamru (Mone) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 81\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 5\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Batseri (Borsering) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 107\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 6\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Chhitkul Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 127\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 7\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Sangla Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 147\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 8\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Sapni (Rapang) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 161\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 9\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Sungra (Grosnam) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 175\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 10\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Nachar (Nalche) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 201\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 11\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Chagaon (Tholang) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 213\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 12\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Kothi (Koshtampi) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 225\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 13\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Pangi (Pangyen) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 247\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 14\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Kalpa (Chine) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 271\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 15\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ribba (Reedhang) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 281\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 16\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Morang (Geenam) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 291\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 17\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Fort of Lhabrang Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 309\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 18\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Kanam Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 321\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 19\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Buddhist Monaseries at Kanam Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 361\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 20\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Kangyur and Tangyur at Kanam Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 377\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Annexure I\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Kamru (Mone) Deshang\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 393\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Annexure II\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e देवता श्री श्री बद्रीनाथ जी कामरु का चिरानिंग\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 395\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Annexure III\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Map of Districts of Shimla, Kinnaur and Lahul \u0026amp; 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