About the Book: Lost Shangri La Glimpses of Ancient Kashmir
The Land of Kashmir, celebrated as paradise on earth for its scenic beauty, has
an equally enchanting historical and cultural past: this is the place
symbolising Indias cultural unity, where different cultures have prospered at
different times, where scholars from all over India and the distant lands of
Mesopotamia, Persia and China converged to imbibe learning in ancient times. The
author, S. Sapru here unravels the glorious past of Kashmir; he discusses its
importance as the centre of Sanskrit learning in the bygone eras; its
achievements in music, dance, drama, sculpture, language and literature, and
philosophy marked by