Mount Kailash in Western Tibet is sacred to Hindus, Buddhists, and the local Bön religion. The sources of the Indus, Sutlej, Ganga, and Brahmaputra Rivers are all found in close proximity to it. (Ruth Gamble)


About

The Australian Himalaya Research Network is a group of Himalaya-focused researchers working across universities in Australia. Our research examines the combined challenges of nationalism, state-making, cultural transformation, environmental destruction and the minoritization of Himalayan people. Read more

Brief & Bios


Plastic bottles from tourists cover the environment in Ladakh, India. (Ruth Gamble)


Latest Posts

All posts


Indian soldiers boarding ferry boats on the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam. (Alexander Davis)


Contact

Email contact@aushimalaya.net
Twitter @AusHimalaya
More info


The Lhasa-Chengdu Railway under construction along the Yarlung Zangpo River in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. (Ruth Gamble)