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An abundantly illustrated journey through one of the world's most
diverse and fascinating regions. Although India's northeastern
administrative region makes up only eight percent of India's land
area, it is home to some 140 indigenous tribes, each with its own
unique culture. The terrain, predominantly hilly, ranges from
snow-capped peaks to tropical rainforests. Now, for the first time,
noted authors and filmmakers Dipti Bhalla Verma and Shiv Kunal
Verma provide a comprehensive introduction to this little-known yet
captivating part of the world. Verma and Verma conduct us from the
towering Kanchenjunga massif in Sikkim to the tea plantations of
Assam, to the astonishing biodiversity of Arunachal Pradesh, to the
martial tribes and Baptist churches of Nagaland, to the birthplace
of polo in Manipur, to the living root bridges of Meghalaya, to the
farms nestled among the hills of Tripura and Mizoram. They take us
into the lives of the many peoples of these eight states, who
maintain their traditional customs and beliefs even in the face of
growing ecological threats. Featuring more than 300 colour
photographs and several detailed maps, Life and Culture in
Northeast India will be an essential volume for anyone interested
in the peoples and places of Planet Earth.
This one-of-a-kind book, more than seven years in the making, is a
dramatic photoexploration of the Indian subcontinent from the air.
The breathtaking visuals, many of them photographed from over
30,000 feet from the cockpit of MIG fighter planes, and others from
AN-12 transporters and MI-8 choppers, are a poetic mosaic of the
stunning variety of India's entire landscape -- from ocean to sky.
The Andaman Islands and the Indian Ocean in the south, the rain
forests of the western coastline, the sparkling harbours of Goa,
Rajasthan's golden sands, hamlets and tea plantations of the
jungles in the North-east, the mighty peaks, glaciers and rivers of
the Himalayas -- all combine in a profusion of kaleidoscopic images
to make an awe-inspiring statement of the earth as art.
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