Author: Bharti, K.R.
Title: Pangi and Pangwalas
Description: n.p. [Ludhiana], n.p. [P.L. Printers], (1995). orig.boards, dustwrapper. 112 pp,, 22x14cm, Includes textual maps & tables, 12pp textual trekking route plans + 4pp color photoplates.. 4 color photoplates. Slight stain to table of contents, minor rubbing, VG. ¶ Author served for 2½ years as Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Pangi Valley. "...The general impression given to an outsider is that the original inhabitants of the Pangi Valley are no other than the political offenders sent there by the Rajas of Chamba State from time to time. The author entered the valley with this impression & found that all this is not true..." [dustwrapper blurb]. Contents: Preface; Geo-Climatic Aspects; A Journey into the Wondrous Valley; A Peep into the Past; People & their Life Style; Flora & Fauna; Impact of a Single Line Administration; Places of Interest; Trekking Routes to & within the Valley.

Keywords: Indian Ethnology, Pangi Valley, Pangwalas, Chamba District, Himalayas, Ethnography, Anthropology, Himalayan Sociology, India, Himachal Pradesh