Excellent post. The highest mountain range in the world is much more than the physical mass that most of the world recognizes. Stretching in an immense arc of 2500 kms in length, along the boundaries and covering parts of 5 Asian countries, the rugged terrain of the Himalaya range is broken intermittently by valleys and plateaux that have allowed habitation. Although a tremendously difficult terrain, the Himalayas are thus inhabited by a sizeable population of 65.57 million belonging to different indigenous tribes. Of this, 36.32 million reside in India (25% in western Himalayas, 54% in central Himalayas and 21% in eastern Himalayas), 27.07 million in Nepal and 2.18 million in Bhutan1 .The Himalayan region may be considered to be a cultural complex, a composite of several cultural cosmoses rolled into one, each little valley or plateau with its distinctive cultural forms. Their altitude changes create different agro climatic conditions and diverse ecosystems; their seclusion and remoteness has made them the last bastions of globally significant indigenous knowledge and cultural heterogeneity. The geographical and adaptation continuities have however helped create and preserve some features that form a uniquely ‘Himalayan way of life’ common across the range. PROTECTION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE HIMALAYAS IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR. Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
Posted on: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:08:03 +0000
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