Land of the Dawn-lit Mountains

Land of the Dawn-lit Mountains

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Author: Bolingbroke-Kent, Antonia
ISBN: 9781471156564
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 384
Dimensions: 7.795 inches x 5.118 inches x 1 inches
Format: Paperback / softback

Description:
A thrilling and dangerous adventure though the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh—a mountainous area in to the far north-eastern corner of India—one of the world’s least explored regions.

Arunachal Pradesh—meaning “land of the dawn-lit mountains”—has remained uniquely isolated. Steeped in myth and mystery, not since pith-helmeted explorers went in search of the fabledFalls of the Brahmaputra” has an outsider dared to traverse it—until now. Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent sets out to chronicle this forgotten corner of Asia, travelling more than 2,000 miles she encounters shamans, lamas, hunters, opium farmers, fantastic tribal festivals, and little-known stories from the Second World War. In the process, she discovers a world and a way of living that are on the cusp of changing forever.

Beautifully written and vividly told, this is an exciting and exuberant journey through India’s forgotten frontier.

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