Himalayas

Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism. He was an Indian prince that was kept away from the outside world because his father feared that Siddhartha would not become the next great ruler. Eventually he got out of his isolation and saw the suffering of the people. Once he saw the pain of the people, he left his wife and family to live an ascetic life. (“Siddhartha Gautama Becomes the Buddha: c. 500 bce."). The Bhiksus were the monks that taught others the religion of Buddhism. They were a…

Plumbago zeylanica – Root 2.2.1. Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle It is an important endangered medicinal herb seen in temperate regions and the alpine regions of Himalayas. The taxonomic position of the plant is as shown below. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Angiospermae Class: Dicotyledonae Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae S. Family: Ranunculoideae Genus: Aconitum Species: heterophyllum Regional Names Bengali:…

“supposedly,” supporting that they don’t even know where they are found. Another word used for big foot is Yeti. The Oxford Dictionary defines yeti as “A large hairy creature resembling a human or bear, said to live in the highest part of the Himalayas.” Reading this two definition, it is still unclear where this bigfoot originated. Now the question is which definition is correct? Does bigfoot live in Northwest America or in the mountain range in Asia? Or is the definition correct, does…

sprout under rusted, broken rock, there is little besides long stretches of open wilderness. In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, while much of the climbing community fixated on the Yosemite Valley, and the world’s attention was captivated by the Himalayas, a group of Colorado climbers, led by a Boulder climber named Layton Kor, ventured into a landscape of unclimbed sandstone towers, perfect parallel cracks, and established a unique brand of climbing in a wild, untamed environment. For over…

Effects of Global Warming on Arctic Regions According to the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we must cut the worldwide use of fossil fuels by at least 90% if mankind is to have any chance of stopping global warming. The gases that are released from fossil fuels get trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere like a heated dome known as the greenhouse effect. The condensed heat melts or dissolves all the glacier and ice in the Arctic regions. The sudden change of climate can have…

Overview The Earth goes through many natural changes like sea levels slightly changing, earthquakes, and tornadoes. Global warming has greatly increased and became one of biggest contributors to the changes on the Earth. Immediately I decided I wanted to learn more about global warming. Global warming has changed climate a lot since when I was younger. Right now it is December 18th and we have no snow. I think this is the first winter that we have had no snow; usually there is so much that we…

Civilization is an advancement state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry and government has been reached. The Indus Valley Civilization which is known as The Harappa Civilization was the most fascinating civilization. Unlike Egypt and Mesopotamia are famous with Pyramids and Ziggurats, Mature Harappa’s city uniformed with just well-fired bricks, sewerage systems and buildings. This Civilization rose between 2600-1900B.C. in the region that is now Pakistan and…

Red, yellow, and orange blended into a single swath of color as I drove north along the Blue Ridge Parkway on an autumn day in Appalachia. I slowed down as I passed by a row of trees noticeably smaller than the rest, reflecting back to what was visible before their growth. Six years ago, as a high school student, I used a graphical information system (GIS) to conduct a viewshed analysis of undesirable vantage points on this scenic byway. Alongside this data I created before and after imagery in…

Mountains are beautiful, awe inspiring and perilous. They are the perfect embodiment of peace and tranquillity. It’s often said that mountains are the abode of the gods. This is backed by the fact that most places of worship are located on the top of mountains. Another interesting observation to emphasize the significance of mountains is that the practice of Zen Buddhism involves seeing the world empty of inherent existence. It helps meditator to be able to look into the vast, empty space from…

He is alone, sitting upon the balcony of his international hotel at the base of the Himalayas. In this moment he finds himself free of the burdens that have come to rest upon his shoulders from years of working in the development field. The odd tone of this text adds a unique perspective that I believe is lost when reading development documents…