River Deep, Mountain High: Geographic Landscape of Ladakh
(For our post on the role of Leh as a crossroads for ancient and modern visitors, see At the Junction: Crossroads and Borders of Leh, Ladakh) and for our post on the spiritual landscape of…
(For our post on the role of Leh as a crossroads for ancient and modern visitors, see At the Junction: Crossroads and Borders of Leh, Ladakh) and for our post on the spiritual landscape of…
Ladakh, the eastern portion of Jammu and Kashmir state (J&K) - and its capital Leh - have long been at the crossroads of global trade. Or at least trade stretching from Persia to China. Here…
Traveling at dawn by river along the stepped riverbanks - the ghats - of Varanasi is surprisingly serene. In this early light, at 5 AM, the holy river Ganges flows imperceptibly northward, a half-kilometer wide…