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An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by internationally bestselling, prizewinning writer Erika Fatland. The Himalayas meander for more than two thousand kilometres through many different countries, from Pakistan to Myanmar via Nepal, India, Tibet and Bhutan, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are interspersed with ancient shamanic beliefs. Countless languages and vastly different cultures exist in these isolated mountain valleys.

Modernity and tradition collide, while the great powers fight for influence. We have read about climbers and adventurers on their way up Mount Everest, and about travellers on a spiritual quest to remote Buddhist monasteries. Here, however, the focus is on the communities of these Himalayan valleys, those who live and work in this extraordinary region.

As Erika Fatland introduces us to the people she meets along her journey, and in particular the women, she takes us on a vivid and dizzying expedition at altitude through incredible landscapes and dramatic, unknown histories. Skilfully weaving together the politics, geography, astrology, theology and ecology of this vast region, she also explores some of the most volatile human conflicts of our times. With her unique gift for listening, and for storytelling, she has become one of the most exciting travel writers of her generation.

• Forfatter: Erika Fatland
• Publisert: August 2022
• Antall sider: 578
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781529416893

India: The Cookbook is the first comprehensive guide to Indian cooking, with over 1,000 recipes covering every aspect of India's rich and colourful culinary heritage. Unlike many other Indian cookbooks, it is written by an Indian culinary academic and cookbook author who lives and works in Delhi, and the recipes are a true reflection of how traditional dishes are really cooked all over India. They have been carefully edited to ensure that they are simple to follow and achievable in western kitchens, with detailed information about authentic cooking utensils and ingredients.

Indian food has been hugely popular in the UK for many years, and the appetite for Indian food shows no sign of diminishing. Now, for the first time, a definitive, wide-ranging and authoritative book on authentic Indian food is available, making it simple to prepare your favourite Indian dishes at home, alongside less well-known dishes such as bataer masalydaar (marinated quails cooked with almonds, chillies and green cardamom), or sambharachi kodi (Goan prawn curry with coconut and tamarind). The comprehensive chapters on breads, pickles, spice pastes and chutneys contain a wide variety of recipes rarely seen in Indian cookbooks, such as bagarkhani roti (a rich sweet bread with raisins, cardamom and poppy seeds) and tamatar ka achar (tomato and mustard-seed pickle).

India: The Cookbook is the only book on Indian food you'll ever need.

• Forfatter: Pushpesh Pant
• Publisert: 2010
  
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9780714859026

• Forfatter: Vikas Swarup
• Publisert: 2006
• Antall sider: 382
• ISBN: 9780552772501

Iain campbell has been fascinated by mountains for as long as he can remember. In his new book, he tells the story of a journey following the course of the indus river from its mouth in the mudflats of karachi through the karakorum, kashmir and the himalayas to its source in ladakh on the indian side of the tibetan plateau, where it springs from the 'lion's mouth' on mount kailash. His narrative paints an insightful, honest and heartfelt portrait of pakistan, a country that through all his wanderings of the deserts and mountains of asia kept drawing him back, and a place which combines a rich religious heritage with some of the most spectacular mountains in the world.

'i came to see how closely the indus river is involved with pakistani religious life and how this has been true for thousands of years' he says. 'i took four months to make this trip and was able to travel slowly... It became apparent to me as I travelled and developed personal friendships that the image of pakistan that we are often fed by the media is distorted.

i found the pakistanis to be the most hospitable people I have ever met, to the point where I would have to allow time on my walks in the mountains for the delay caused by sitting down to tea and chapatti in every settlement.'over the course of his journey, he is exposed to all sides of local life, from a sufi shrine attended by crocodiles to a holy man competing with saudi-sponsored wahhabi clerics in the swat valley, a near meeting with the fairies of nanga parbat and the temple of a three-year-old buddhist lama on the edge of the tibetan plateau. Engrossing and eye-opening, iain campbell's account of his travels through this mesmerising land will appeal to travellers, mountaineers, trekkers, wilderness enthusiasts, anyone interested in the culture and history of the subcontinent, and fans of quality travel writing.

Publisert måned: Aug
Publisert år: 2019
Sider nr: 213

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North-western India at 1:1,300,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant, indexed road map from Reise Know-How with topographic and tourist information. The map, part of the publishers’ highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale and a convenient size sheet. Coverage on the northern side extends beyond the demarcation border to K2 and includes Islamabad and most of the Pakistani part of Punjab; the southern side extends south to Daman and east to Jabalpur.

Topography is presented by altitude colouring with spot heights and names of mountain ranges, peaks and valleys, plus graphics for swamps, salt pans, etc. Road network includes selected local roads and tracks, indicating driving distances on main routes. Railway lines are included and local airports are marked. National parks and other protected areas are highlighted, and symbols show locations of various UNESCO sites, forts and palaces, temples and other religious buildings, natural curiosities, beaches, etc. The map has a latitude and longitude grid at intervals of 1° and an index of place names. Map legend includes English.

Publisert år: 2024
Innbinding: falset
Material: plastpapir
Målestokk: 1:1300000

Publisert år: 1990
Målestokk: 1:250000

Kartet inneholder vandreruter med korte beskrivelser. Viser høyder og topografi.
Publisert år: 1990

Innbinding: fal
Material: -
Målestokk: 1:200000

Publisert år: 2006

Innbinding: fal
Material: papir
Målestokk: 1:200000

Publisert år: 2004

Innbinding: fal
Material: papir
Målestokk: 1:200000

Guiden Explore Ladakh inviterer til å utforske de villeste hjørnene av det indiske Himalaya med motorsykkel, 4×4 eller sykkel. Ladakh er en region med fler tusen år gammel tibetisk budistisk kultur. Det er også hjemsted for vakkert og godt bevarte naturlandskap. Du vil oppdage en annen side av India og krysse de høyeste passene i verden, og ta deg fra billedskjønne daler til store platåer.

Bli inspirert til å foreta en tidløs reise ved å bruke vårt utvalg av tolv offroad 4×4, motorsykkel- og sykkelruter som er kartlagt på satellittbilder sammen med hovedpunktene av interesse: innsjøer, isbreer, utsiktspunkter, ville campingplasser, servicestasjoner, herberger osv. Du finner all nødvendig praktisk informasjon du trenger for å komme i gang på en selvstendig reise (bilutleie, helse, utstyr, indre linjetillatelse) og all informasjon du trenger å vite om dyrelivet, floraen og kulturen av denne unike regionen i India!

• Publisert: 2020
• Innbinding: Spiral
• Språk: Engelsk
• Antall Sider: 160
• ISBN: 9782491618018

• år: 2015
• språk: engelsk
• antall sider: 174

Dette er en av de bøkene man ikke klarer å legge fra seg. Boken er en selvbiografisk gjengivelse av et fantastisk liv - og det er utrolig hva en person kan klare å gjennomgå i løpet av et liv. Boken handler om India og er skrevet på en ”indisk” måte. Den er på noen måter som en Bollywood-film med store handlinger, store følelser og store ord. Og skal du til Mumbai MÅ du lese denne boken. Sett deg på Leopolds Café sammen med alle de andre som har Shantaram i hånden.

A novel of high adventure, great storytelling and moral purpose, based on an extraordinary true story of eight years in the Bombay underworld - A literary masterpiece... at once erudite and intimate, reflective and funny... it has the grit and pace of a thriller' Daily Telegraph

'A publishing phenomenon' Sunday Times

'A gigantic, jaw-dropping, grittily authentic saga' Daily Mail

'In the early 80s, Gregory David Roberts, an armed robber and heroin addict, escaped from an Australian prison to India, where he lived in a Bombay slum.

There, he established a free health clinic and also joined the mafia, working as a money launderer, forger and street soldier. He found time to learn Hindi and Marathi, fall in love, and spend time being worked over in an Indian jail. Then, in case anyone thought he was slacking, he acted in Bollywood and fought with the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan...

• Forfatter: Gregory David Roberts
• Publisert: August 2011
• Utgave: 5. utgave
• Antall sider: 933
• ISBN: 9780349117546

National Geographics sine Adventure Map er laget for å møte behov på ulike eventyr. Kartet har nøyaktig topografi og viser i tillegg byer og tettsteder, samt tydelig detaljering av veinett - merket med avstander og betegnelser for motorveier og hovedveier, landeveier og stier. Fergeruter, flyplasser, fyr, jernbanestrekninger og andre reisenettverk er tegnet inn. Kartet er tosidig, vanntett og slitesterkt - ingen rift eller flisige hjørner her i gården.

• Publisert: 2020
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastpapir
• Målestokk: 1:1 400 000

The World Heritage Sites listing by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) aims to promote awareness and preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage around the world, considered to have outstanding value for all humanity, irrespective of location. UNESCO has inscribed 38 such sites in India, all of which are presented in this volume, together with commentary by architects and conservationists and stunning photographs by Rohit Chawla. The cultural sites in India are a rich repository of the country's long, layered history, bearing witness to the creativity and influence of multiple communities, crafts and religions.

The sites covered in this volume range across the length and breadth of India-from the earliest periods of rock art, Buddhist caves and Hindu temples, Sultanate and Mughal forts, palaces, tombs and memorials, medieval Hindu and Islamic cities, step-wells and observatories to Portuguese churches, Victorian and Art Deco ensembles to, finally, 20th-century industrial and modern heritage sites. The natural and mixed sites include national parks of exceptional natural beauty and sites of long interaction between people and the landscape.

• Publisert: August 2021
• Utgave: 1. utgave
• Antall sider: 240
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9783777435718

 

Forfattere: N. Menon mf
Publisert måned: Des
Publisert år: 2007
Utgave: 1utg
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