Introduction

Himalayas Introduction:
(One may refer Wikipedia for detailed info on Geography of Himalayas)

Himalayas are the youngest folded mountains in the world formed approximately 10, million years ago. Himalayas were the result of the transformation of the changes that the planet earth underwent during its evolution to the present state of 7 continental land masses. Tethys sea existed where Himalayas rose today, the fossils of sea life were found near Manas Sarovar Lake and several other locations across Himalaya supporting the theory.

Beautiful and mighty Himalayan ranges that captivates the human heart on some of the Himalayan treks:



Shiwaliks, Lower & Middle Himalaya, Greater Himalayas
Himalayas are broadly divided as Shiwaliks, Lower Himalaya, Middle Himalaya and the Greater Himalayan ranges. Shiwaliks are the foot hills of Himalaya which pave the entry into the lower and Middle Himalaya. Rishikesh, New Jalpaiguri/ Siliguri, hills of Darjeeling in West Bengal come under this category. Lower Himalayas are in the range fall at about 3000m altitude. Middle Himalayas are between 4000m and 6000m altitude, while the Greater Himalayas are above 6000m altitude.

Eastern, Central and Western Himalayas
On the basis of watersheds that originate from the Himalayas they can classified as Eastern, Central and Western Himalayas.
The Brahmaputra River originating from Manas Sarovar is the significant river playing a dominant role along its course until it flows into Bay of Bengal. It collects the waters of all the rivers originating from different Himalayan ranges and other sources and flows into Bay of Bengal. Eastern Himalayas lie between Sikkim in the west and Arunachal in the east.

Central Himalaya:
Mighty Ganges plays a significant role in this region.

Western Himalayas:
Indus River plays a significant role in this region,

I will try to post the interesting nuggets about Himalaya from my travels and experiences in this blog. This blog will not follow any order in terms of information posting. The content will be photos, anecdotes and write ups.