To enable us to acclimatise to the high altitude, we decided to take the 34-hour train ride from Chongqing, China to Lhasa, instead of boarding a direct flight to the city. But it was a good option as ...

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Himachal Pradesh opens Shipki La pass to domestic tourists, reviving historic trade route with Tibet, boosting tourism and ...

This time, I didn't expect to get a ground yak patty with a side of fries at a five-star hotel, to perform burpees at an elevation of 4,600 meters, or to rediscover Tibetan yak cheese that's so ...

"To the discerning eye, other mountains are visible—giants between 23,000 and 26,000 feet high. Not one of their slenderer ...

Throughout the history of the spread of Buddhism to Tibet from India, Buddhist masters and pilgrims have travelled between ...

Recently, a farmer from the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh has developed churpi made from the milk of mithun — a semi-domesticated bovine species (Bos frontalis) native to Arunachal Pradesh and parts ...

The climbing season on Mount Everest peaks in late May and early June every year. Extreme weather patterns at this location ...

Tibetan yak treks are one of the best ways to witness the Himalayas ' beauty. You can explore the remote areas and even ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...

The eco-environmental quality of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region remains stable and continues to improve, and Xizang is still among the areas with the best environmental quality in the ...

For more than six decades, India has been the lifeline of Tibetan culture, traditions and religious studies. Since the Dalai Lama’s exile in 1959, India has not only provided refuge to thousands of ...