Kashmir- The Switzerland of India (A Descriptive Guide with Chapters on Skiing and Mountaineering)

In the past the natural beauties the glorious climate and other attractions of the Kashmir Valley have been so much appreciated that the new-comer is apt to picture to himself a paradise. on the earth, Dermot Norris's present study titled Kashmir, The Switzerland of India, verily puts forth the Valley of Kashmir. It's a descriptive guide that covers very comprehensively the different aspects of the Valley in five separate chapters. The climate of the Kashmir Valley and its inhabitants, their way of living; Srinagar-The Dal lake and Mughal Gardens, Gulmarg: Over the Zoji La pass skiing in winter, spring and summer; game shooting and fishing etc., are some of the major issues dealt with in the present book. The appendices are very helpful that incorporate visitor's rules and regulations. The book is richly illustrated with fourteen illustrations in black-n white. It is a compendium to be necessarily possessed by everyone having interest in Kashmir.