Exploring the Brahmaputra : Harish Kapadia | IMF Webinars Vol. 8 | Exploration

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When Sara Shepard said "The Best Secrets are the Most Twisted", she probably did not mean it quite so literally. Yet that is exactly what Harish Kapadia's 2004 exploration of the Brahmaputra turned out to reveal. The Tsangpo flowing from Tibet, after a long journey enters India to be known as the Siang. Later it is called Brahmaputra in the plains of Assam. Many great names ventured to explore the course of the river. However the last few kilometres in India were never physically trekked due to a variety of reasons. This webinar narrates the history of the Tsangpo, and the Final Exploration of the mysterious twisted S-Bend by Harish Kapadia.
Harish Kapadia, born and residing in Mumbai, Mountaineer, Explorer and Writer received worldwide recognition for his long-standing commitment to geographical explorations in the Himalaya and Eastern Karakoram. By promoting awareness of the unknown valleys, its history and people and by drawing attention of the trekking and mountaineering world to the beauty of their peaks, he has made a unique contribution to the development of trekking and mountaineering in the Himalaya and the Karakoram. He has led more than 35 expeditions and published 17 books in addition to a large number of articles and papers on his experiences. He was Honorary Editor of the prestigious Himalayan Journal for three decades and is now the Editor Emeritus of the Himalayan Club.
He is Honorary Member of several International mountaineering clubs. He has received numerous awards which include Tensing Norgay Adventure Award from the President of India, Patrons Royal Medal from the Royal Geographical Society, London and the Piolet’s D’or Asia for Life Time achievements. All his work is dedicated to his younger son, an Indian Army Officer, Lt Nawang Kapadia who sacrificed his life for defence of the country.
Harish Kapadia's detailed report on his Tsangpo expedition can be seen here : www.harishkapadia.com/download...
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29 апр 2020

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@surjitpuri4839 4 года назад

Harish's exploration journey takes me back to 1974 when I was posted to Jorhat, with 2 Sqns looking after supply dropping of rations to Army as well as to the civilians as at that time there were no roads at that time. Flying in the Eastern valley used to start at 4 AM as the weather becomes violent after 12 o clock. We were twice struck at Tuting and Mechuka and had developed a big friendship with the Appataani tribes. The SSB Bn at Tuting was very friendly and landing at Tuting was always a challenge to the pilots in rickety Dakota aircraft. Later the IAF had the privilege to launch an Intl rafting expdn on the mighty Brahmaputra, which looked like a sea. Harish in his charismatic style not only explores virgin routes but aptly describes the history of the place. Maybe a book by him on trek routes in NE, as done by Mehmood Shah for Kashmir. My heart goes to Harish's son, who died in harness defending the borders, which his father has been exploring for decades.

@malakumar6232 4 года назад

Thank you for a magnificent journey to the famous S bend, Mr.Kapadia, and thank you IMF for this awe-inspiring webinar. ! What a daring exploration it was!

@geli013 3 года назад

welcome to arunachal we have 26 major Rivers in Arunachal all coming down frm Tibet .

@amitbikramjana9527 4 года назад

Another milestone in Indian exploration journey!

@saumyachakraborti2641 2 года назад

Thanks Sir 🙏🙏Tried follow the Brahmaputra trails many times on Google Earth but this illustration is just so amazing and fulfilling.

@plutoacoustic Год назад

Mesmerizing

@darshankhullar6169 4 года назад

Thanks, Harish for a wonderful exposition.

@nayak5550 3 года назад

Amazing sir..thank u for your great expedition information to India....how the great river Brhamputra enters into The india.

@mahmoodshah2626 4 года назад

lovely presentation with a spice of history ,Just to add that Tsangpo flows in a straight line in Tibet being located in a fault line ,Geologists call this fault Indus Tsangpo Suture zone (ITSZ) .

@ManishSingh-tr9jw 4 года назад

Very Informative

@devangbp 4 года назад

So many interesting facts worth knowing! Thank you so much for sharing some pearls from your vast ocean of knowledge, as you always do, HK Sir!

@j2whoami 4 года назад

What an exploration it must have been

@geli013 3 года назад

👍

@ashukandala4228 2 года назад

Thank u so much sir for letting us know about this great river....

@amitbikramjana9527 4 года назад

Want to know the process of availing permission for this. Always fascinated by thinking of this region by Mr. Kinthup' s work and Pandit Sarat Chandra Das's illastrious work on Tibetan plains. Please let the enthusiasts know the process behind getting the permission.

@j2whoami 4 года назад

Debe na :)

@gyadre 3 года назад

One thing you got wrong info is that during the British India ERA Tibet was independent and hardly any Chinese soldiers except for 200 or so at Lhasa to guard the Chinese officials .Tibetan never allowed any foreigners and more so to those who carried permit from China. So British learnt to get permit for Tibetans. It was only after 1959 that China was in control of Tibet. Even the famous George Mallory in 1924 sought permit from The 13th Dalai Lama to climb Mt Everest as Nepal never allowed to climb.

@gyadre 3 года назад

The reason why British could not enter where the Yarlung Tsangpo is that the area was part of Tibet but in 1914 Treaty at Shimla Tibetan agreed to give Tawang Region to India and called the new border McMohan line. But British never fulfilled its part of the treaty to recognize Sino-Tibetan border and instead signed a treaty with China behind the back of Tibet about Tibet. So Tibetan controlled the Tawang region until 1959. Only after the fall of Tibet in 1959 Indian soldier came and occupied the region.

@kalpeshwani8520 Год назад

It should be really only tourist access and water concern projects areas. Rest of India is already a concrete mess jungle : Eroded mountain , erosion soils, lost ecosystems, artificial Nature.