Re: [Assam] River Dog: A Journey along the Brahmaputra - By Mark Shand

[Ram Sarangapani]

Yes! It does sound promising. But I was taken aback by the reference to:

"including a bizarre group of identical-looking gay monks in Majuli" in the synopsis.

I am sure that the Shand has somehow mis-interpreted that part. From whatever knowledge I have, I have not come across to any reference to gays in either Hinduism or Budhism. I would not think either religion gave any sanctity to or tolerated that lifestyle. Just a thought.

Ram

BTW: Saurav, several of the messages (links) seem to get 'scrubbed' in Assam Net by the server. Was wondering if there was a problem. -- Thanks

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Thanks for the reference. Looks like a must read book for the Luitporias.

Barua

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Came across this today. Has any netter had a chance to read this book? Here is synopsis from Amazon. A section of the Indian Press was critical though.

 

River Dog: A Journey along the Brahmaputra By Mark Shand

 

Synopsis
The Brahmaputra is one of the world's great rivers. Beginning as a tiny glacial stream in Western Tibet it flows through India and Bangladesh before gushing out into the Bay of Bengal. Unable to reach the northern part of the river due to Chinese intransigence, Mark Shand nonetheless set out to attempt what no foreigner had ever done: complete the huge journey from the unexplored jungles of the Indo-Tibet border to the largest river delta in the world. "River Dog" is a chronicle of that journey, a story encompassing sublime landscapes - in Assam where the River begins to broaden into its full majesty - and rather odd encounters - including a bizarre group of identical-looking gay monks in Majuli (the largest river island in the world). But it is also a celebration - of a river that flows with mystery and legend, the m! en who have set out to discover it and a rather charming canine travelling companion called Bhaiti.

 

 

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