Garhwal Himalayas: Chorus of Solitude

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The Garhwal Himalayas - gaunt in their stark, almost masculine and pristine beauty have been described as the abode of the Gods and a journey through these captivating mountains threaded together by the mighty Ganga is as fascinating as it is mesmerising.

The journey into the majestic Garhwal Himalayas is an exploration into the known and the unknown with the dynamic and revered rivers Ganga and Yamuna giving contextual sanctity to a tradition.

The tiraths of Badrinath and Kedarnath and Hem Kund Sahib in the mountains are sentinels of a nation and witness to its cultural moorings, with sparkling icy glaciers glowing in the dark and flower spangled meadows sculpted out of meandering waters. It is here that faith of the believer is tested and rocks deified and elements defined.

DI AKA RACHANs, wears many hats- a senior columnist and author-she has been on the editorial teams of the Indian Express, the Times of India and the BBC She was the arts editor of Pioneer and editor Swagat. She is India's first trained art curator, having trained at the Goldsmiths College, London and the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford. A keen painter herself, she has held several solo shows and participated in over 100 group shows.

She has authored and edited over 20 books and won several national and international awards. Among the few authorities on the arts who traverses the folk and classical arts, performing and plastic arts, crafts and aesthetics with ease, she is known for her crusading spirit for the arts She launched Enkitarts.com and Pioneerarts.com. the first of its kind websites on the performing and visual arts.

SANJAY SHARMA is a highly acclaimed photographer who has been acknowledged for his spectacular range and the life he brings to the landscape. He captures nature at its pristine best in some of the most inaccessible locations in the world's most enthralling mountains. He has extensively travelled and photographed the Himalayas in practically every season. His photographs grace several publications to portray the nuances of the mountains in all their glory and grandeur.

He has exhibited his works in various exhibitions and won several awards for his photographs, which also form part of collections both in India and abroad.

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