The roots of monastic education in India trace back to ancient religious and philosophical traditions, particularly within Buddhism. From the 5th century BCE, Buddhist monasteries, or viharas, emerged ...

The vast, mesmerising expanse of Ladakh, nestled high in the Himalayas, is both a strategic frontier and a symbol of ...

ITANAGAR, 9 Nov: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday announced the formation of the Yak Federation of India, a collective platform aimed at uniting yak herders across the Himalayan belt to promote ...

For over 50 years, Elizabeth Hawley documented Himalayan expeditions. We commemorate her birthday by revisiting some of her important investigations.

Geologists have uncovered troubling evidence that India’s tectonic plate is tearing apart beneath Tibet, signaling potential ...

In Tibetan Buddhism, compassion is not merely an emotion but a vibration of positive energy that transforms everything it touches. His Holiness embodies that energy. Despite being a leader of a nation ...

China’s stewardship of the Third Pole will shape not only Asia’s water security but the credibility of global climate ...

Agnès b., known for its classic French style, is joining emerging label Abode of Snow in its quest to pay tribute to the ...

At Darjeeling Kitchen and Cafe, servers carry out dumplings, the steam emanating into the atmosphere as guests indulge in ...

South Asia is one of the most water-stressed regions in the world, with water in short supply in many parts of it, at least ...

Two years ago, as he arrived to check a mountain trout fishing centre he owned near the Tibetan border, Gyanendra Kachhapati ...

As he watches his neighbours watering the tens of thousands of tree saplings they planted in their Himalayan village a few ...