Author: Col (Retd) Kuldip Singh Dhami
Pages: 196
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9789382573968
Size: 8.5 * 11
Publication Date: Mar 2014
Price: 2995/-
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The book, in three parts, takes one a pictorial journey across the majestic Himalayas, across borders, from the land of the rising sun in the east to the extreme west, from Himalayan foothills to Trans Himalayan regions Himalayan wonders that in times to come, may not be the same. Included are pictorial articles to put to rest the controversy on the melting state of Himalayan glaciers the feeders of major rivers of North-West Himalayas and the life support of the Indo-Gangetic plain. Finally “Future Shock” we are heading for with catastrophic consequences not only for the mountain folk, but for the people of plains a looming environment disaster.
About the Author
Col (Retd) Kuldip Singh Dhami
Studied at The Lawrence School, Sanawar from 1948 to 1956.Joined NDA, Khadakwasla June '56. I was commissioned into the Armoured Corps (The Scinde Horse) on 12 June 1960.Volunteered in 1963 for the Parachute Regiment after the Indo-China conflict. Was instructor at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun from '68 to'70.Commanded 6 Para. Took early retirement on compassionate grounds on 1January 1983 after my father expired.
I was Bursar at The Lawrence School, Sanawar from November '94 to January '98. Besides my duties as Bursar which included all aspects of administration, I organized a gamut of adventure activities for students from day treks, annual camps to high adventure the following: Sanawar to Kanayakumari cycling expedition, Trans-Himalaya Cycling Expedition, River rafting on the Alaknanda, Trans-Himalaya Trek over the Great Himalaya Range in Kinnaur and Desert Cycle Safari in Rajasthan.
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Himalaya Environment Disaster
