Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains: Shortlisted for the 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award Tapa blanda - 2017

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A thrilling and dangerous adventure though the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh--a mountainous area in to the far north-eastern corner of India--one of the world's least explored regions. Arunachal Pradesh--meaning "land of the dawn-lit mountains"--has remained uniquely isolated. Steeped in myth and mystery, not since pith-helmeted explorers went in search of the fabled "Falls of the Brahmaputra" has an outsider dared to traverse it--until now. Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent sets out to chronicle this forgotten corner of Asia, travelling more than 2,000 miles she encounters shamans, lamas, hunters, opium farmers, fantastic tribal festivals, and little-known stories from the Second World War. In the process, she discovers a world and a way of living that are on the cusp of changing forever. Beautifully written and vividly told, this is an exciting and exuberant journey through India's forgotten frontier.