Becoming Himālaya @textandterrain
On History, Culture and Everyday Life in Himalayas Mānaskhaṇḍa Joined April 2025-
Tweets339
-
Followers277
-
Following55
-
Likes2K
मैंने तो भीषण जाड़ों में नभ-चुम्बी कैलाश शीर्ष पर महामेघ को झंझानिल से गरज-गरज भिड़ते देखा है बादल को घिरते देखा है। छोटे-छोटे मोती जैसे उसके शीतल तुहिन कणों को मानसरोवर के उन स्वर्णिम कमलों पर गिरते देखा है बादल को घिरते देखा है। वर्षा महादेव 🙏🙏
जब कल गढ़वाल सांसद अनिल बलूनी आपदा प्रभावित क्षेत्रों का दौरा कर रहे थे, तभी देवप्रयाग डिग्री कॉलेज के पास उनके सामने ही पहाड़ का बड़ा हिस्सा टूटकर गिर पड़ा। हालात इतने खतरनाक थे कि सांसद जी को भी वहां मौजूद लोगों के साथ जान बचाने के लिए भागना पड़ा। देवप्रयाग विधायक विनोद कंडारी…
The Son of Brahma: If there's a river in the subcontinent that humbles you, it's the Brahmaputra. Thundershower activity over Dibrugarh forced the pilot into a holding pattern over the Brahmaputra and I was awed & glued to the window. The river here is over 10 km wide!
The temple of Jvālāmukhī in Kangra has a very rich tradition. It brings together a Śakta Tantric lore, mythical birth of a Rājpūt king, Iranian Magis who assimilated into Hindu caste system, Tibetan Bön and Buddhist taming of "demons" and relegating of rival Gods to subservience.
A Himalayan Snowcock Feeding in the Yasin valley Mountains of Hindukush range. @Himalayologist @himdispatch @textandterrain @icimod @thirdpolehindi
Return of livestock from upper areas mountain pasters and meadows of Gilgit-Baltistan. #winteriscoming #GilgitBaltistan #Karakoram #himalayanshepherd #KarakoramHighway #folkstories @himdispatch @HinduKush @textandterrain @Himalayologist @PakistanNature @KarakoramOdysey
As the Pāṇḍavas prepared to enter the Himalayas... - Vana Parva, chapter 140, verse 11-15
...Shot through by its sheen, your dark-blue body / shines resplendent like Viṣṇu’s in his cowherd guise, / lit up by iridescent peacock-plumes. —Kalidāsa. Meghadūtam (The Cloud Messenger), Stanza 15.
...Shot through by its sheen, your dark-blue body / shines resplendent like Viṣṇu’s in his cowherd guise, / lit up by iridescent peacock-plumes. —Kalidāsa. Meghadūtam (The Cloud Messenger), Stanza 15.
Lianbaoyeze Holy Mountain is located in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. In Tibetan, "lianbaoyeze" means dignified jade mountain. According to legend, it was the ancient battlefield of King Gesar, the heroic king of ancient Tibetan kingdom of Ling.
Krishna Steals the Buttermilk Kangra or Guler, ca.1780
The Kathkuni architectural style provides a remarkable example of how traditional building methods can offer superior resilience to natural disasters. The technique, passed down through generations, highlights a deep understanding of the local environment and its challenges.
'When Yogis Get Together', Svetoslav Nikolaevich Roerich, 1939.
A rare coin of Hindu Ṣāhī ruler Bhimadeva of Kabul, Afghanistan The coin bears the legend - Brāhmaṇaśāhi shribhīma deva (ब्राह्मणषाहि श्रीभीमदेव) Source : Virasat Auctions share.google/Y3XqucaQO8xXRa…
Look up in the sky It’s a full moon today! 🌕
Kathkuni Architecture is greatest Art of our Ancestors Here we have 300 - 400 year old Houses Still Intact...faced many Earthquakes, flash floods, Snowfall, Winds... This house was standing Tall in a Landslide in 2023... Regained it's position after the debris was cleared...
Kathkuni Architecture is greatest Art of our Ancestors Here we have 300 - 400 year old Houses Still Intact...faced many Earthquakes, flash floods, Snowfall, Winds... This house was standing Tall in a Landslide in 2023... Regained it's position after the debris was cleared... https://t.co/dTBPro7K8A
rational_geographic @ritodhi_c
4K Followers 7K Following Feminist father, wannabe farmer, itinerant scholar: political ecology, masculinity, rurality, climate justice.
Neelima Vallangi @NVallangi
12K Followers 2K Following Climate Journalist | ✍🏼 for Guardian, BBC, SCMP, Al Jazeera, DW etc Not on Twitter anymore. On Bluesky as @/neelima.bsky.social On Instagram as @/neelimav
Rhea 🌊 @rheajgurung
322 Followers 1K Following regular butter haver, grocery shopper, diet coke enjoyer
UPLad @up_lad45200
8 Followers 476 Following Hills ❤️ | Hindustān, Īrān and Turān enthusiast | Languages ❤️ |
nihilism disrespecter @meaning_enjoyer
13K Followers 1K Following I am well-adjusted and make good decisions.
Nivedita Khandekar @nivedita_Him
9K Followers 7K Following Journalist Environment, Climate and everything connected 🌍 Currently with PTI 🌿 Avid traveller, passionate about Himalayas | 🐾🐾
Mana .☘︎ ݁˖ @himalayan210
63 Followers 76 Following
dharmarakshita @kenimonk
0 Followers 67 Following
Satish Santhanam @satishsanthanam
3K Followers 6K Following Project Manager, FinTech. Interests in Human Science, Pattern analysis, Data Science, Motivating, Medical IT, Literature, Philosophy, Psychology.
Sethi_🕉️🚩 @Hindutva_roots
2K Followers 397 Following Santan Dharma, Political commentator,Rss Activist, karma,🇮🇳🚩
Pankaj @KPankajsharma
124 Followers 873 Following
Spiced Chai latte @SpiceChaiilatte
233 Followers 1K Following I have a left wing. I have a right wing.
Mandeep @Mandeep32886047
136 Followers 1K Following
pavan @pavan35746038
27 Followers 683 Following
neha @pahaadsepyaar
466 Followers 347 Following Freelance Content Writer. Previously, market researcher. Yoga lover. Extrovert turning introvert. Travel planner and advisor for friends. True love: mountains
Rammit @obno_vleniye
132 Followers 2K Following
Amandeep Mathur @Amandeep1Mathur
1K Followers 6K Following Modern Right Conservative Indian-Hindu-Jat
.. @boohoo_kitcat
0 Followers 749 Following
Anshika Singh @lupinseverus
23 Followers 3K Following
Yash @yashtya91975053
5 Followers 591 Following
Vaibhav Kaul @Himalayologist
5K Followers 2K Following Wild child of the Himalaya. Dotty mountain geographer. Obscure artist. MSc @UniofOxford, PhD @sheffielduni, FRAS @RAS_Soc, FRGS @RGS_IBG. Live only in love! 🕊️
Tavish Thakur @tavishthakurrrr
2 Followers 5 Following
PARMOD K SHARMA @k_parmod
192 Followers 2K Following A Teacher by profession,Physics aficionado.Loves Science,Tech,Cricket,Football,Bollywood,Changing India ,Devbhoomi Himachal....
AKTC @anil69thakur
31 Followers 440 Following
Swati Sahara Official @SwatiSaharaOffi
56 Followers 313 Following Swati Sahara | A Mission of Education, Health, and Equality from Jhunjhunu | Inspired by Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mother Teresa | Sahara @SwatiSaharaOffi
நா. கணேச�... @naa_ganesan
2K Followers 4K Following Classical Tamil texts, pre-modern literature & prabandhams in palm leaves, Indology, Indus in Bronze era, Dravidology research, Linguistics, Art, Indic Unicode.
Ropree @Ropree14806
21 Followers 487 Following
Unknown Gunman @codeofcold
260 Followers 5K Following From a warrior race. Drinks milk & climbs mountains.
Shady The8 Facts @56computr
132 Followers 672 Following i actually find it cute and charming that your horniness supersedes your ideological framework
cricpolitynature @cricpolity45504
0 Followers 26 Following Politics cricket football badminton trains bikes cars hills beaches sand windmills old houses rivers blue green red black white
Rock n Roll Patriot @RadicalUrbanite
369 Followers 290 Following if you're looking for trouble, you came to the right place
King-Forge @EOrr321
382 Followers 3K Following
martin swain @mt_swain
2 Followers 2K Following
TheSageTrader @TheTrader51714
8 Followers 264 Following 💹 Your average Day Trader.💹 (providing free chart updates for learning purposes only)🧘♂️
Frozen Ghost @FrozenGhost89
1 Followers 6K Following
Daaktar🇮🇳 @Talkin_rational
560 Followers 2K Following Doc, Strategic affairs, Afghanistan, History, Aviation. Jack of many trades, master of some
Abhishek Avtans अ�... @avtansa
11K Followers 290 Following Lecturer (Indic language/s), Leiden University (Netherlands), KHS (Agra), JNU (Delhi), Hindi, Urdu, Linguistics, Lit, भाषा, भाषाविज्ञान, साहित्य 🇮🇳 🇳🇱 ✍️🚲
PANDAVAAS @pandavaas
2K Followers 0 Following Uttarakhand's Leading Band & Production House. Working to promote Talents and Folk Culture.
Vaibhav Kaul @Himalayologist
5K Followers 2K Following Wild child of the Himalaya. Dotty mountain geographer. Obscure artist. MSc @UniofOxford, PhD @sheffielduni, FRAS @RAS_Soc, FRGS @RGS_IBG. Live only in love! 🕊️
Alexander's Cartograp... @cartographer_s
157K Followers 3K Following History, Geopolitics and Art across Eurasia | Writing a novel about Byzantine diplomacy Get my book! https://t.co/brLZxZrTOR
Project Pahari 𑚞�... @project_pahari
895 Followers 97 Following #उत्तराखंड_मांगौ_भ्वीं_नैम #उत्तराखंड_मांगे_भू_कानून Committed to the demand of Scheduled Language Status for Pahari languages. Scripts: #Takri #Sirmauri #Dogra
Nature Desai @NatureDesai
5K Followers 458 Following AI/ML | CSE | Trade | Geography | Maps | Himalayas | Tibet | IIT Guwahati | BITS Pilani
Himalayan Malt гим... @HimalayanMaltt
348 Followers 498 Following जय मां ज्वाला जय गण देवता नागराज Mechanical Tension Enthusiast Aerospace,Turbine Engines, Data Analytics & Data Driven Engineering
Monidipa Bose - Dey (... @monidipadey
34K Followers 545 Following Author || Columnist (History) || Research scholar || My book “Himachal Temples and the Bengal connection” is on Amazon - https://t.co/OnTpLgvt9z || 🌺🔱||🇮🇳||
The Silk Road @thesilkroad
25K Followers 340 Following Photos of the natural scenery and historical relics along the Silk Road. #history #culture #nature #arts #photography #landscape #thesilkroad #silkroad
healing himalayas @healinghimalaya
13K Followers 191 Following Trash Odyssey. Aims to bring the habit of responsible trekking in Himalayas. Covers 2000 Kms annually. Religiously on an expedition to collect the litter
Rahul Kotiyal @kotiyalrahul
3K Followers 435 Following Founder Editor @baramasa_in Previously @Newslaundry, @DainikBhaskar @SatyagrahNews, @Tehelka. Ramnath Goenka, RedInk Awardee.
suhash | সুহা... @TheSuhash
656 Followers 5K Following ☭ 🇵🇸 Self proclaimed Übermensch🐈 🏔️ Research Scholar-NIT Silchar. Media-Culture-Citizenship. Timeline is Personal, re-poster at large
Sacred Bharat @sacredbharat_
5K Followers 351 Following Unveiling truths buried under centuries of distortion. Dharma. Rashtra. Awakening. 🚩
Prof.O P sharma.Tagor... @Omparka71845902
1K Followers 2K Following 1.संस्कृति मंत्रालय,भारत सरकार राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार 2.हिमाचल अकादमी पुरस्कार 3.हिमाचल गौरव पुरस्कार 4.चंद्रशेखर बेबस राष्ट्रीय सम्मान 5.परमार साहित्य सम्मान
मसाण @Gadwali_soul
561 Followers 395 Following Preserving the sounds, stories, and spirit of the hills 📿🗻
Kyang Thang རྐྱ... @Kyangs_Thang
12K Followers 1K Following Roams the Tibetan plateau. Representative of the mighty tableland's fauna and landscapes. Loves mountains, maps and wildlife and weather.
Katoch @AS_Katoch
3K Followers 4K Following Dream researcher | Teaching dream fluency | Host, Dream Circle https://t.co/UDkcp2Er84
Reading Himalaya @ReadingHimalaya
477 Followers 25 Following An independent Research & Policy Consultancy, focusing on Himalayan society, environment (physical & urban), development and politics.
Uttarakhand Forest Re... @ukfrihaldwani
4K Followers 80 Following The official handle of Uttarakhand Forest Research Institute, Haldwani, Research Wing of Uttarakhand Forest Department.
Yogesh Upadhyay @metooyogi
146 Followers 317 Following PhD student @IUGeography Himdhara Environment Collective Ints: Waters, Development Politics, Environmentalisms, Himalaya.
Mitul Baruah @Majuli_Chapori
3K Followers 2K Following Geographer | Political ecologist | From #Majuli river island | Teach Anthropology & Env. Studies @AshokaUniv | Animals first | Love cooking & storytelling
śivapriyā @Trigartha
4K Followers 311 Following Interested in History, Culture & Heritage of Western Himalayas | Socio-political issues | No DMs; open to connect with like-minded individuals only.
Himalayish Tiglhig �... @tiglhig
77 Followers 34 Following An attempt to understand Himalayish & Bodish languages.
The Darjeeling Chroni... @TheDarjChron
12K Followers 522 Following The News Site that proudly supports GORKHALAND Statehood
Max Weber Forum for S... @MWF_Delhi
2K Followers 197 Following Research & Education | Stay connected with the MWF Delhi on Bluesky: @mwfdelhi.bsky.social
Pawan bisht @idkYimDoinDis
252 Followers 494 Following
Reading South-Asia @readingSAsia
718 Followers 93 Following An interdisciplinary journal of social sciences for early-career scholars and students. Write to us at [email protected]
The Ghanapati @TheGhanapati
3K Followers 20 Following Visit https://t.co/12qOvzL5Al for Vedas - Books and Audio The Ghanapati - YouTube Channel: https://t.co/ZP9AUoHu3O
Sagarmatha Sambaad @S_Sambaad
2K Followers 28 Following Official account of Sagarmatha Sambaad (Everest Dialogue), a permanent global dialogue forum initiated by the Government of Nepal. #SagarmathaSambaad2025.
Indian History Collec... @IndianHistory_C
14K Followers 80 Following Primary sources and work by professional historians, scholars and writers which change how we view the history of our country, our world and ourselves.
Kumaoni__Bhasha @Kumaoni__Bhasha
350 Followers 91 Following कुमैय्या, उत्तराखंड, हिमालय | छेत्रवादी | कुमाउँनी कणि बचूण छु | इजभऻख कुमाउँनी | मूव-रैथमीयूँ हुणि भीं-नींम अन मूवरैथान १९५० instagram : @kumaoni__bhasha
Scythian Bro @ScythianBro
4K Followers 4K Following Walking the Path to Godhood * Syncretic Ancient Wisdom * Building the Galactic Holy Empire of the Future * Death to the Bugman!
The Thinking Tiger @krish_bohra
2K Followers 2K Following Wildlife enthusiast🐅| History nerd🔍| Bibliophile 📚| A little bit of a weeb 🏴☠️🌊 I like chasing animals in history 🐾 ✍️
Swati Chawla, Ph.D. @ChawlaSwati
4K Followers 385 Following Historian (Tibetan exile, Himalaya, migration, Buddhism,Digital Humanities), #himalayanhistories, #DHatJSLH, #pedagogybookclubDelhi.Tweets in personal capacity.
South Asian Studies A... @SouthAsiaAU
3K Followers 280 Following The South Asian Studies Association of Australia was founded in 1969 and is the oldest formally constituted body of scholars of South Asian Studies in the world
The Himālaya Dispatc... @himdispatch
5K Followers 75 Following From the Himalaya: travels, stories, truth and tall tales. Personal interests: @malayraunsil
Alpinism @Alpinism__
455 Followers 355 Following Stories of uncompromising people. Legends of the Cold.
Archaeological Survey... @ASIGoI
141K Followers 164 Following ASI under Ministry of Culture, Govt of India is the premier organization for the archaeological research and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation.
CSAS South Asian Stud... @CSASedinburgh
3K Followers 496 Following Follow us to learn more about South Asian interdisciplinary study at the University of Edinburgh. Co-Directors: Moyukh Chatterjee & Rahul Ranjan.
Ministry of Culture @MinOfCultureGoI
658K Followers 29 Following Official Twitter account of Ministry of Culture (Govt. of India)
Indian Institute of A... @IIASShimla
8K Followers 68 Following The Indian Institute of Advanced Study was founded in 1964 as a centre for academic research in the humanities, social studies, & natural sciences.
Studies in Nepali His... @SINHAS_journal
1K Followers 201 Following SINHAS, estd. 1996, is a premier social science journal published from Nepal
Yale South Asian Stud... @YaleSouthAsia
7K Followers 181 Following The South Asian Studies Council at Yale is committed to promoting a comprehensive understanding of historical and contemporary South Asia.
AIIS @AIISIndia
5K Followers 977 Following The American Institute of Indian Studies is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of India in all its complexity.
Trends for United States
You might like
