Rage of the river : the untold story of Kedarnath disaster / Hridayesh Joshi ; translated from the Hindi by Vandana R. Singh ; foreword by Bill Aitken.
"On 17 June 2013, calm Madakini came crashing down the hills of Uttarakhand and destroyed everthing in its path: houses, bridges, dams, and the town of Kedarnath. Thousands of people perished and lakhs lost their livelihood. Three years after the disaster, stories from the valley - of pain and...
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| Other title: | Tuma cupa kyoṃ rahe Kedāra. English |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Hindi |
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Gurgaon, Haryana, India :
Penguin Books,
2016.
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| Summary: | "On 17 June 2013, calm Madakini came crashing down the hills of Uttarakhand and destroyed everthing in its path: houses, bridges, dams, and the town of Kedarnath. Thousands of people perished and lakhs lost their livelihood. Three years after the disaster, stories from the valley - of pain and sorrow, the state government's indifference and the corporate goof-ups, the courage and heroism shown by the locals in the face of an absolute catastrophe - have remained largely unheard of till now. While the government continues to remain in denial and chooses to ignore the confrontational issues in Uttarakhand, the ravaged Kedarnath valley still haunts us - though the temple has been restored, given its religious importance and centtrality in the local economy."--Back cover. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from Hindi. Translation of: Tuma cupa kyoṃ rahe Kedāra. |
| Physical Description: | xxviii, 209 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 20 cm. Also available as an e-book. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) |
| ISBN: | 9780143425748 0143425749 |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also available as an e-book. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |