About the Book: Living Himalaya
The Living Himalaya is an expansive new volume co-written and co-edited by
Namita Gokhale and Malashri Lal. It makes for a stunning exploration of the
intangible spirit of the Himalayan region, its culture, spirituality, ecology
and ethnography. The book is a deep-dive into the Himalayas living legacy as
revealed through scholarship and research as well as through personal narratives
of those who have made the Himalayas their home. Through essays, stories and
reflections, The Living Himalaya brings together narratives that illuminate the
layered nuances of Himalayan life: its epic texts and folk legends, music and
food, its gods and deities, rocks and