Manohar Singh Gill: An Officer of the People
Mountaineering
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Living dangerously in Lahaul Spiti
Read more here →: Living dangerously in Lahaul SpitiPublished on March 29, 1979 While M. S. Gill writes of the hazards of life in this Himachal area, struck by a disastrous avalanche recently, in the article below Mr SunderJal Bahuguna, leader of the Chipko movement in Uttarakhand, UP, warns of the mounting dangers to the eco-system of the Himalayan region. The heavy snowfall…
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Men of the Mountains
Read more here →: Men of the MountainsThe Sunday Tribune | July 1, 1973Republished in The Statesmen Magazine | August 12, 1973 Darjeeling has always been associated with mountain climbing. The other hill stations along the lower Himalayan ranges – Simla, Mussoorie, Nainital – are essentially sanatoriums, cool havens from the sun-scorched northern plains. Not so Darjeeling. It was born to nobler…
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Travels With a Judge
Read more here →: Travels With a JudgeThe Tribune | September 3, 1972 It is not often that one is invited to travel with a Judge. I never dreamt of doing so, till one morning the Financial Commissioner of a neighbouring State telephoned me. Would I come for a walk and shoot in the Dhaula Dhar? His Lordship had invited the Financial…
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Winter Crossing of the Rohtang Pass
Read more here →: Winter Crossing of the Rohtang PassPublished on February 16, 1964 We were a party of eight, Tshering Dorje, Rana, two peons, three dak·runner and I. On the first day we expect to do the five miles to the Tandi confluence and another four up the Chandra river to the village of Gondhla. During the night there was light snowfall and…
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The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
Read more here →: The Himalayan Mountaineering InstituteThe Illustrated Weekly of India | July 30, 1961 A BAND of enterprising young men have been the toast of the country these past few weeks, and Annapurna and Nilkantha have become familiar names. While all recognise the daring of these mountaineers, few understand and appreciate the role that the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, has…