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writes, "The book is an unprecedented attempt to shed a geopolitical light on a stretch of land, a region that has so far been imagined as having a curiously singular identity, which ceases to exist beyond political borders. However, experiences from the arc transcend any sort of boundaries, and
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writes, "The volume ticks all boxes, covering most of the region, opening with Nepal and going all the way to Myanmar. There’s even poetry and colonial-era photographs thrown in. But in the absence of an overarching theme other than geography, the information is discrete and unconnected, an
29: 351:, Omair Ahmad writes, "These histories have largely been forgotten in favor of the lines drawn on the map by the British Empire and its successors, but they have re-emerged, and have to be understood, if we are to understand the complex political geography of the region." 345:, Vivek Mukherji in his review suggests that the book, "Despite the vastly different subcultures tucked within the folds of the Himalayan ranges, the book is a testament to the interconnectedness of its many warm communities." In a review published in 461: 146:, with contributions by authors from the region Gokhale has described as "the bend of the Himalayas, the East of South-east, including Nepal, Bhutan, north-east India, and Myanmar." 154:
This book, with more than thirty authors contributing to it, is an attempt to depict the sense of shared existence and cultural connectivity between the people residing in the
427: 410: 158:. Along with photos, fables, and folk stories, it features articles on topics such as strategy and diplomacy, espionage, and the deep state. 192: 125: 548: 538: 528: 533: 518: 543: 341: 553: 243: 213: 487: 523: 28: 322: 57: 248: 435: 428:"Abdus Salam reviews The Himalayan Arc: Journeys East of South-east, edited by Namita Gokhale" 406: 182: 120: 200: 187: 155: 331: 372: 287: 172: 143: 39: 512: 377: 347: 235: 208: 167: 139: 89: 267: 224: 462:"The Himalayan Arc takes a long, hard look at the uneasy realities of the region" 400: 298: 253: 71: 439: 317: 177: 67: 336:
change of culture, practices, beliefs, and language is fluid."
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assemblage of vignettes that doesn’t add up to a big picture."
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Index


Namita Gokhale
Political geography
Fiction
Nonfiction
HarperCollins Publishers India
ISBN
978-9352776115
edited
Namita Gokhale
Himalayan region
Janice Pariat
Salil Tripathi
Ma Thida
Indra Bahadur Rai
Prajwal Parajuly
David Malone (independent filmmaker)
Kanak Mani Dixit
Pushpesh Pant
John Elliott (historian)
Sushma Joshi
Tsering Tashi
Manoj Joshi (journalist)
Catherine Anderson
Andrew Duff
Sameer Tanti
Indira Goswami
Meghna Pant
The Hindu
Abdus Salam

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