The Himalayan expedition
24 July 2013 2:53 AM IST
Cascading waterfalls, mighty mountains, wild forests and the lush green valleys make for everyone's idea of utopia. For some it is a reality that they breathe day in and day out. The Himalayas, nurtures and sustains the faiths and socio-religious beliefs of its civilization. It cradles myths, legends and tales – some told some untold.
Author Alka Raghuvanshi and photographer Sanjay Sharma capture these magical moments in places few have ventured due to reasons of inaccessibility in the book Garhwal Himalayas- Chorus of Solitude.
'Perhaps it was ordained that many of the trips were made well before the book was even envisaged. And as the reader goes through the maze of legends and reality juxtaposed in weird and wonderful patterns, it would be important to remember that this journey into the unforgiving terrain – one wrong move is all that separates life from life eternal,' says the author Alka Raghuvanshi.
The photographer made endless trips to most places featured in this book in different seasons in his quest for getting just the right picture, including earlier this year in adverse weather conditions.
Being the last documentation of the Uttrakhand region before havoc, this book written over six years assumes even more importance in this context.
Author Alka Raghuvanshi and photographer Sanjay Sharma capture these magical moments in places few have ventured due to reasons of inaccessibility in the book Garhwal Himalayas- Chorus of Solitude.
'Perhaps it was ordained that many of the trips were made well before the book was even envisaged. And as the reader goes through the maze of legends and reality juxtaposed in weird and wonderful patterns, it would be important to remember that this journey into the unforgiving terrain – one wrong move is all that separates life from life eternal,' says the author Alka Raghuvanshi.
The photographer made endless trips to most places featured in this book in different seasons in his quest for getting just the right picture, including earlier this year in adverse weather conditions.
Being the last documentation of the Uttrakhand region before havoc, this book written over six years assumes even more importance in this context.
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