Ladakh- Land of Possessive Powers and Charms

About the Book Ladakh lies on the southern slopes of "the roof of the world", the parts of which fall within Ladakh are drained by the Indus and its tributaries and is linked with the Kashmir Valley by a very narrow deep gorge and Zoji-Ia (pass) which is the lowest within the whole length of 2000 miles of the Himalaya, extending from Assam to Afghanistan.

In this book author has described vividly that the villages in Ladakh are not a cluster of mud-huts sheltering in the floor of the valley, but one or two square and many stories houses and Gumpas rising boldly out of the hillside with flat roofs and faded fluttering prayer- flags: inside the life is peaceful, many Lamas and nuns chanting their mantras and squishing their prayer-wheels.

About the Author The author, Muhammad Amin Pandit was born in Sri nagar in 1925. He entered government of Jammu and Kashmir service at the age of thirty serving in various capacities. He also served as Deputy Director, Tourism Publicity. In addition to his extensive practical experience in political life and government service, he had religiously kept notes in his diaries of important and extraordinary happenings in the socio-political life of his homeland, Ladakh.

He has also authored a book on Ladakh in Urdu called "Ladakh Ki Kahani".

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