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Description
of the Book
In
1994, Akhil Bakshi led the Central Asia
Expedition, comprising of Indian, Chinese and
European scholars, on the Old silk Road. The
expedition drove12,000 kms, in five Mahindra
Armadas, across Uzbekistan, Kirghizstan, Chinese
Turkestan and Tibet.
In
a charming and hilarious account of this
remarkable journey, the audacious adventurer
brings alive the excitement of Silk Road
travel as he visits ageing caravanserais; enjoys
the wondrous beauty of Kirghiz lakes; chases
double-humped camels in the foothills of the
Tien Shans; races gyrating whirlwinds and
explores Budhist caves in Taklamakan and Gobi
deserts; and rubs shoulders with yaks, nomads
and monads n Tibet.
The
tempestuousness of times is felt through the
pulse of Timurlance, Chingiz Khan, Huen Tsang
and Milarepa- who accompany the author through
their old haunts.
Silk
Road On Wheels offers not only action and
adventure, but also social and political
insights revealing twenty centuries of the
Silk Road. The epic tale is handsomely
illustrated with photographs.
ISBN
No. 81-900861-1-1
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