Bhutan : Kingdom in the Himalaya
Sanjay Acharya
This book bring alive all these aspects of the dragon country through some exquisite illustration in colour and flowing narrative.
Paperback | 9" x 12" | 96 pp
ISBN 9788174360618
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Tucked away in the Eastern Himalaya. Between the riverine plan of Iindia and the cold and arid Tibetan plateau, Bhutan is the country of dreams, dragons, legends and landscapes. With its sparking verdant valleys, gurgling stream and forests aglow with picturesque country is like nine other.
But Bhutan is more than just temperate forest and tropical jungles. It is the land where the king initiates the move towards democracy, where the people are firmly rooted in religion and are fiercely proud of their history. Most of all, it is a country on the path of development but without sacrificing its values or polluting the environment. This book bring alive all these aspects of the dragon country through some exquisite illustration in colour and flowing narrative.
But Bhutan is more than just temperate forest and tropical jungles. It is the land where the king initiates the move towards democracy, where the people are firmly rooted in religion and are fiercely proud of their history. Most of all, it is a country on the path of development but without sacrificing its values or polluting the environment. This book bring alive all these aspects of the dragon country through some exquisite illustration in colour and flowing narrative.
About the author
SANJAY ACHARYA is a writer, broadcast and documentary producer. His camera has taken him to adventures in mountains, deserts, rainforests, coastal mangrove swamps and even underwater to the fascinating world of coral reefs. In 1980, he moved to Thimpu on a two-year UNICEF project to help Royal Government set up the Development Support Communication Division.
Sanjay has also taught photography at the Mass Communication Research Centre, jamia Millia Islamia and the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. He currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland, where he works for the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society. His passion, apart from photography and music is soaring the skies in sailplanes.
Sanjay has also taught photography at the Mass Communication Research Centre, jamia Millia Islamia and the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. He currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland, where he works for the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society. His passion, apart from photography and music is soaring the skies in sailplanes.
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