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Mountains of India
Tourism, Adventure, Pilgrimage
M.S. Kohli (Ed)

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Mountains of India, whose magnificent sights have enthralled countless men and women over the ages, have inspired many to turn their gaze inwards in search of their true self. They also hold a special significance in the cultural ethos of India. Besides the Himalayas in the north, there are several mountain ranges criss-crossing the rest of India. These are the Aravallis, the Vindhyas, the Satpuras, the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. They hold great reserves of natural resources and are vital to the economy of India.
Written and compiled by India?s most eminent mountaineer Captain M.S. Kohli, who in the early seventies pioneered the concept of Himalayan trekking on global basis from the Air India platform, the book serves as a guidebook for an individual who want to use the mountains of India for pleasure or spiritual fulfillment, or to feel the sheer thrill of adventure. From his unique position of being associated with the Himalayas and other mountain ranges of India, and their different aspects of adventure, tourism and environmental conservation, Captain Kohli has brought out a very special book on this unique gift of nature to India.
This book explores the tourism aspects of the ?Mountains of India? in general and provides useable information on their geography, pilgrimage centres, hill stations and adventure options available to an individual. Finally it draws attention to the need for conservation of their delicate ecosystem for future generations. It is extremely rare to find such a wealth of information in one volume, which makes this book unique.

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Internationally renowned climber, Captain Mohan Singh Kohli led the historic Indian Everest Expedition 1965 which put nine men on the summit, a world record which India held for 17 years. He belongs to the exclusive band of three climbers who in 1962 survived six consecutive days in the death zone of Everest, above 26,000 feet, which included 65 traumatic hours between 27,650 feet and 28,650 feet in raging blizzards, most of the time without oxygen. Captain Kohli has 14 major expeditions to his credit. These include his leadership of Indian Navy?s challenging ascent of Nanda Kot in 1959, India?s most dramatic ascent of Annapurna III in 1961 and world?s longest and most unusual expedition?a highly sensitive Indo-American mission to Nanda Devi and Nanda Kot from 1965 to 1967.
Captain Kohli has had a distinguished and spectacular career spanning the Indian Navy (Captain), the ITB Police (Advisor) and Air India (Regional Director). He was responsible for developing the ITBP into a formidable mountaineering organisation. In 1971, on joining Air India, he conceived and poineered the brand new segment of Himalayan Tourism. In 1977 he collaborated with Sir Edmund Hillary in ?From the Ocean to the Sky Jet-Boat Expedition? up the Ganges which heralded white water rafting in India. In 1984, he introduced aero sports in India by organising the first International Hang-Gliding Rally. He is also the architect of congresses and conventions, tourist charters, luxury sea-cruises in the Indian ocean and tourism to Lakshadweep and Andaman islands.
He was born at Haripur on December 11, 1931 in the mountainous Hazara district of NWFP. He was President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation from 1989 to 1993. On October 14, 1989, in consultation with Sir Edmund Hillary and other Himalayan legends, he founded the Himalayan Environment Trust to save the Himalayas for future generations. Mohan Kohli is recipient of Padma Bhushan, Arjuna Award, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, IMF Gold Medal, Order of the Khalsa and Most Distinguished Citizen of Delhi Award. He advised the governments of Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Malaysia on adventure sports and tourism. Captain Kohli enjoyed the rare privilege of addressing Members of both the Houses of Indian Parliament.

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