Prini Ropa: Corner of the house from the kitchen side. Note the dressed stone and timber – ‘deodar’ bonding. The lower window leads into the store, and the upper window leads into the visitors’ bathroom. (Film slip error: verandah at the bottom of the picture).
British Travellers in the Himalayas. Reproduction of lithograph from India Office Library & Records, titled ‘Stone House at Manikaran – Parbutti Valley’
Not Christina’s photo. The Kullu -Mandi gorge Road 1976.
Not Christina’s photo. Kullu-Mandi gorge.
Not Christina’s photo. Below Nagar. Rice terrace.
Side A: Two sides of a document. A photocopy of a route map of the Western Himalayas, published by Surveyor General of India in 1907. Difficult to read. You can make out what John Keay and I intended to be our route between Simla and Srinagar, but it would not have been realistic to try to follow the route by this map.
On Side B (7.17) there are some details of contacts and addresses, we hoped that some of our important contacts – Lalit Sen, Raja of Suket and a congress stalwart, and Ahok Nehru son of BK Nehru were going to help us gain permit to cross the ‘Inner Line’ into Lahaul. It didn’t happen.
On Side B (7.17) there are some details of contacts and addresses, we hoped that some of our important contacts – Lalit Sen, Raja of Suket and a congress stalwart, and Ahok Nehru son of BK Nehru were going to help us gain permit to cross the ‘Inner Line’ into Lahaul. It didn’t happen.
Side B: Two sides of a document. Details of contacts and addresses, we hoped that some of our important contacts – Lalit Sen, Raja of Suket and a congress stalwart, and Ahok Nehru son of BK Nehru were going to help us gain permit to cross the ‘Inner Line’ into Lahaul. It did n’t happen.
Side A (7.16) is a photocopy of a route map of the Western Himalayas, published by Surveyor General of India in 1907. Difficult to read. You can make out what John Keay and I intended to be our route between Simla and Srinagar, but it would not have been realistic to try to follow the route by this map.
Side A (7.16) is a photocopy of a route map of the Western Himalayas, published by Surveyor General of India in 1907. Difficult to read. You can make out what John Keay and I intended to be our route between Simla and Srinagar, but it would not have been realistic to try to follow the route by this map.
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‘In Grandmother’s Footsteps’ an article illustrated with my photographs , in Welcome Aboard, BOAC’s on board magazine. I’m in the illustrious company of James Morris and Delia Smith. ‘CCN Noble and John Keay do what their ancestors did – trek with some heroism, in the Himalayan foothills and then compare notes with them’
